713-442-0427
Miguel Velez, MD
2727 W. Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston,
TX
77025
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About the Provider
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Education & Board Certification
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Professional Associations
Dr. Miguel Velez is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist at Kelsey-Seybold Spine Center. He earned his Bachelor of Science in biology in 2012 from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus. He earned his Doctor of Medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 2016. He completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Mass., in 2020. He completed his fellowship in Interdisciplinary Spine and Pain Management at Hudson Medical Group in New York, NY, in 2021.
Awards & Publications
- Alpha Omega Alpha, member, Ponce Health Science University, 2015
- Academic honors, Ponce Health Science University, 2016
- Summa cum laude, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, 2012
Publications
- Leung W, Velez-Vazquez ME, Shaffer CD, Reed LK, Smith ST, Barshop W, Dirkes W, et al (1014 authors). Drosophila muller f elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 million years of evolution. G3 (Bethesda). 2015;5(5):719-40.
- Walker J, Velez M, Caparo M. Pain Management for Advanced Practice: Multimodal Approaches 1nd Edition (2018), Lippincott-Wolters Kluwer. Chapter 9: Interventional Pain Management (In press)
- Velez M, Schneider J. Head Trauma Triggering Acute Functional Decline in Adrenomyeloneuropathy – A Case Report, (poster presentation) Presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists 2020 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
- Velez M, Sarno D, Yong R. Resolution of Chronic Debilitating Headaches and Lumbar Radicular Pain Following Spinal Cord Stimulation and Interspinous Process Decompression: A Case Report, (poster presentation) Presented at the North America Neuromodulation Society 2020 Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
- Beling A, Velez M, Sohn D. “When Chest Pain and Nausea Isn’t Myocardial Infarction” (poster presentation). Presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists 2020 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
- Velez M, Osoria H, Elson L. Incidental Osteochondroma in Middle-Aged Man with Lumbar radiculopathy: A Case Report (poster presentation). Presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists 2019 Annual Meeting. San Juan, PR.
- Velez M. At a Crossroads in Healthcare: Zimbabwe and the Call for Sustainable Global Health Initiatives (oral presentation). Presented at the PM&R Grand Rounds Series, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA. May 2019.
- Velez M, Young T. Unusual Case of Progressive Weakness Following a Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report (poster presentation). Presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019 Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas.
Hobbies & Interests
Dr. Velez enjoys tennis, sailing, boating, traveling, wildlife conservation, gardening, and playing with his puppy.
Fun Facts
The most exotic place he has visited is Namibia, a country in southwest Africa, where he spent a summer working in an animal sanctuary and a remote medical clinic. “I enjoyed working closely on the relocation of cheetahs and leopards, as well as the amazing landscape of the Namib Desert and the Skeleton Coast.”
Not everyone knows this about Dr. Velez, but he has a green thumb and enjoys working with plants.
All throughout his childhood and up to the time he entered college, Dr. Velez wanted to be a veterinarian and work with exotic animals.
Medical School
- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2016
Internship/Residency
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Mass., 2020
Board Certifications
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
