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Syed M. Nasir, MBBS

Assistant Professor, Director, Chronic Pain Management

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Education and Post-Graduate Training

  • B.A., University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
  • MBBS, Sind Medical College, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan (1st Division on 1st, 2nd and 3rd Professional MBBS Exams)
  • Resident House Officer, Department of Medicine, Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Resident House Officer, Department of Surgery, Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Internal Medicine Internship, Brooklyn Hospital Center New York University, New York City, New York
  • Anesthesiology Residency, New York University Medical Center, New York City, New York
  • Pain Management Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Professional Experience

  • Chronic Pain Management Director, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, 7/09 – Present
  • Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas  77030, 12/08 – Present
  • Attending Anesthesiologist, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, 12/08 – Present
  • Attending Anesthesiologist, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Houston, Texas, 12/08 – Present
  • Attending Anesthesiologist, Pain Management Physician, Pemiscott Memorial Hospital, Hayti, Missouri, 4/08 – 11/08
  • Attending Anesthesiologist, Director of Pain Management Services, Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center, Kennett, Missouri, 9/00 – 3/08
  • Research Assistant, New York Medical College, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Oncology Hematoloogy, Valhala, New York, 1/94 – 12/94

Certification

  • Anesthesiology Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, 4/14/00 (Recertified 8/08)
  • Pain Management Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, 9/15/01 (Recertified 9/08)
  • Pain Medicine Board Certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine, 3/4/02

Professional Organizations

  • Anesthesiology Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, 4/14/00 (Recertified 8/08)
  • Pain Management Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, 9/15/01 (Recertified 9/08)
  • Pain Medicine Board Certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine, 3/4/02

Research Grants (Non-Funded)

  • Radiation Exposure Study for Anesthesiologists, 4/10 – 4/11

Faculty Biography

Syed M. Nasir, MBBS
  • Syed M. Nasir, MBBS
    Assistant Professor, Director, Chronic Pain Management
  • The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.020
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • e-mail: Syed.M.Nasir@uth.tmc.edu