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Miguel Velez, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Center

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Language(s): English, Spanish

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2021

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"As a physiatrist, I strive to focus on the patient as a whole, focusing on improving their current level of function and working together to achieve their goals."

My Biography

  • Professional Background
  • Professional Associations
  • Hobbies and Interests
  • Awards & Publications
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.
Dr. Miguel Velez is a member of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Spine Intervention Society, and the Massachusetts Medical Society.

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.

  • 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.

Locations

Berthelsen Main Campus

2727 W. Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77025

Get Directions 713-442-0000

Spring Medical and Diagnostic Center

15655 Cypress Woods Medical Drive,
Houston, TX 77014

Get Directions 713-442-1700

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Education and Board Certifications

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