Dr. Basem Hamid is a board-certified neurology and pain medicine specialist based in Houston, Texas. During almost 20 years in the field, the neurology and pain medicine specialist’s research work has had a significant, far-reaching, and overwhelmingly positive impact on clinical pain management practices in the United States and worldwide.
Syrian-born Dr. Hamid earned his medical degree at Damascus University School of Medicine in Syria’s capital city. After graduating, he relocated to the United States and promptly completed an internship at Mount Sinai University in New York City.
He later undertook a residency at West Virginia University, where he became the chief resident in neurology. The research-focused neurology specialist then embarked on a career-defining fellowship in pain medicine at the University of Iowa before entering practice in 1995.
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Education and Research Roles
Throughout his career, Dr. Basem Hamid has focused heavily on research. Perhaps most notably, he served as an assistant professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The board-certified neurology specialist also served as the world-famous cancer center’s pain fellowship program director.
The Syrian-born Damascus University graduate has also held other research-led and teaching-focused roles, including assistant professor of neurology and anesthesiology at the University of Iowa. He’s highly regarded as a principal investigator in an ever-growing number of high-profile medical studies related to pain care.
As a researcher and principal investigator, the Lone Star State-based subject matter expert is especially well-known for his neuropathic and cancer pain management work. He has subsequently published numerous journal articles related to these topics and several book chapters on various closely related subjects.
Successful Clinical Practice
Now in successful private practice, clinician Dr. Basem Hamid continues to lead the field as a specialist in pain medicine. In his dual role as a prolific researcher and esteemed clinical practitioner, Dr. Hamid heads up operations at Houston’s renowned Innova Pain Center while continuing to contribute toward crucial research as a principal investigator.
Conditions treated by the board-certified neurology specialist and his team at Innova Pain Center include Alzheimer’s disease, causalgia, complex regional pain syndromes, epilepsy, migraine disorder, multiple sclerosis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and strokes.
Multilingual Dr. Hamid speaks Arabic, English, and French. The board-certified neurologist and Innova Pain Center founder has been honored with numerous compassionate doctor and patients’ choice awards. The specialist has also received top doctor recognition in his home city of Houston. He’s happily married and is the father of four daughters.
Elsewhere, the board-certified neurologist is a proud Physicians’ Council for Responsible Reform member. Meanwhile, outside of his medical research and practice, he’s active in his local community, works closely alongside the Wasat Institute, and revels in spending as much time as possible with his family and their close friends.
