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Michael Nguyen, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
UTHealth Houston

Michael Nguyen is the Assistant Program Director for Research and physician-scientist at the UTHealth Houston Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He earned his medical degree at the University of Washington in Seattle and MPH from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his internship and residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Veteran Affairs, followed by a fellowship in brain injury medicine at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago.

Dr. Nguyen is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and brain injury medicine. His primary clinical interests are traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries, brain cancer and cancer-related rehabilitation, disorders of consciousness and long-term outcomes of individuals with disabilities.

As a physiatrist, Dr. Nguyen is passionate about providing health care access and services to all individuals, especially people with disabilities. In both inpatient and clinic settings, he treats his patients as partners in health, giving them unbiased information and including them in the decision-making process.

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