Dr. Mike Pappolla is a neurologist in Houston specializing in traumatic brain injury (concussion) and pain management. He leads a team that has evaluated and treated thousands of patients afflicted with traumatic brain injury. He runs a hybrid private practice in Houston and is a full professor of Neurology at UTMB. Dr. Pappolla's training included 3 complete medical residencies and 2 fellowships, and a PhD in Neuroscience. He holds active board certifications in 5 areas of medicine (Neurology, Pain Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology). Dr. Pappolla has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers in neuroscience, and his research is cited in thousands of textbooks worldwide, with many papers reaching 300 to over 1000 citations in peer-reviewed journals (search for Pappolla M in Books.Google.com to see how many books cite Dr. Pappolla's research). He served as a consultant for the National Institutes of Health in the United States for over 25 years and as a faculty member at several highly prestigious medical schools in the United States, where he taught Neurosciences to medical students and medical residents for over 30 years. He has served on the editorial boards of prestigious peer-reviewed journals and maintains an active neuroscience research program. Dr. Pappolla has also taught physicians the principles and techniques of effective medical expert testimony, including presenting and defending complex neurological evidence in depositions and at trial.