Chairman and Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas at Houston; Chief Medical Officer, TIRR Memorial Hermann; Director, NeuroRecovery Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann
Physical Medicine/Rehab
Dr. Gerard E. Francisco, MD
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Gerard Francisco works in the field of Physical Medicine/Rehab. He researched medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He over the years received 7 awards: "Sidney Licht Award", "Distinguished Member", "Alumnus of the Year", "Distinguished Teaching Professor", "Member", "Zeiter Lecturer" and "America's Top Doctors". Gerard Francisco is also published. He has 28 publications published. The lastest publication: "Neuropharmacology of Poststroke Motor and Speech Recovery.'
Publications
- Neuropharmacology of Poststroke Motor and Speech Recovery.
- A note on the mapping and quantification of the human brain corticospinal tract.
- Spasticity, weakness, force variability, and sustained spontaneous motor unit discharges of resting spastic-paretic biceps brachii muscles in Chronic stroke.
- Hospital-Acquired Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Patients Admitted to an Academic Stroke Center Affects Discharge Disposition.
- 43rd walter j. Zeiter lecture, 2011 the pursuit of excellence in physiatric education and practice.
- Poststroke Spasticity Management.
- Do Botulinum Toxins Have a Role in the Management of Neuropathic Pain?: A Focused Review.
- The Interaction of Aspiration Pneumonia with Demographic and Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors is Predictive of Discharge Level of Care in the Acute Stroke Patient.
- Intrathecal baclofen therapy: an update.
- Dynamic splinting after treatment with botulinum toxin type-A: a randomized controlled pilot study.
- Assessment of musculoskeletal examination skills: physiatry residents as evaluators and models.
- Intrathecal baclofen management of poststroke spastic hypertonia: implications for function and quality of life.
- Successful treatment of posttraumatic hemiballismus with intrathecal baclofen therapy.
- Consensus panel guidelines for the use of intrathecal baclofen therapy in poststroke spastic hypertonia.
- Botulinum toxin: dosing and dilution.
- Improvement in walking speed in poststroke spastic hemiplegia after intrathecal baclofen therapy: a preliminary study.
- Blunt versus penetrating violent traumatic brain injury: frequency and factors associated with secondary conditions and complications.
- Abrupt withdrawal from intrathecal baclofen: recognition and management of a potentially life-threatening Syndrome.
- Botulinum toxin in upper limb spasticity after acquired brain injury: a randomized trial comparing dilution techniques.
- Poststroke Chronic disease management: towards improved identification and interventions for poststroke spasticity-related complications.
- Spatiotemporal patterns of language-specific brain activity in patients with Chronic aphasia after stroke using magnetoencephalography.
- Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of fecal incontinence after acute brain injury: findings from the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems national database.
- Pharmacological management of neurobehavioural sequelae of traumatic brain injury: a survey of current physiatric practice.
- Intrathecal baclofen therapy for spastic hypertonia in Chronic traumatic brain injury.
- Botulinum toxin for post-stroke spastic hypertonia: a review of its efficacy and application in clinical practice.
- The interaction of aspiration pneumonia with demographic and cerebrovascular disease risk factors is predictive of Discharge level of care in acute stroke patient.
- Robotic training and clinical assessment of upper extremity movements after spinal cord injury: A single case report.
Schools
University Of The Philippines Manila College Of Medicine
Michael Reese Hospital and Med Center
Procedures Preformed
- EMG (Electromyography)
- Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions Treated
- Arthritis
- Ataxia
- Back Pain
- Bursitis
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Doctors Specialties
- Brain Injury Medicine
- Physical Medicine/Rehab
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Fidelis Care HMO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Health Alliance
- Choice Care PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Houston Area HMO-Standard
- Medicare MCR
- MHealth Insured
- Molina
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
Awards
- Sidney Licht Award
- Distinguished Member
- Alumnus of the Year
- Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Member
- Zeiter Lecturer
- America's Top Doctors
Education
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Baylor College of Medicine -
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School -
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1992774707 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | FRANCISCO | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | GERARD | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 770303405 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
| Total Claim Count | 86.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1992774707 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | FRANCISCO |
| First Name Of The Provider | GERARD |
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