Assistant Professor
UTHealth/TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, TX, United States
Simra Javaid, DO, provides comprehensive care for pediatric patients with physical disabilities, cerebral palsy, spasticity, dystonia, acquired brain injury, neuromuscular disorders, and myelomeningocele. She is passionate about ensuring that all pediatric patients have access to equitable care and emphasizes personalized care based on the needs of the patient and their families. She is affiliated with TIRR Memorial Hermann and Children’s Memorial Hermann.
Dr. Javaid is also a clinical assistant professor of pediatric rehabilitation medicine at UTHealth Houston. After earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin, she completed her medical degree at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson, Nevada. After completing her physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan in Detroit, she received additional fellowship training for pediatric rehabilitation medicine at Children’s Health Dallas through the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She is currently board certified in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Dr. Javaid is an author of multiple published articles as well as chapters on pediatric brain injury and pediatric spinal cord injury. She also maintains active memberships with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, International Brain Injury Association, and International Paediatric Brain Injury Society.
When not seeing patients, Dr. Javaid enjoys traveling, trying out new foods, music, cooking, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Saturday, November 2, 2024
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
Saturday, November 2, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM