WORK HISTORY

• 2016-Current
• HOUSTON M.D.s, P.A.
  Multispecialty group
  Houston, TX
• 1997-2016
• Pinky S. Tiwari, M.D., P.A.
  Solo practice
  Houston, Texas
• 1996-1997
• The Neurology Center
  Group practice
  Houston, Texas

EDUCATION

• 1995-1996
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, Texas
• 1994-1995
• Fellowship in Electrodiagnosis
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, Texas
• 1991-1994
• Residency in Neurology
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, Texas
• 1990-1991
• Internship in Internal Medicine
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, Texas
• 1986-1990
• Medical School
  Tulane University School of Medicine
  New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1982-1986
• B.S. in Biophysics
  Newcomb College of Tulane University
  New Orleans, Louisiana

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES

• Board Certified, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1999, recertified 2011
• Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1995, re-certified, August 2005 and February 2015
• Board Eligible, Added Qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology, 1996
• Medical License, State of Texas, 1996
• Medical License, State of Louisiana, 1990

AWARDS RECEIVED

• Nominee for the Tulane Medical Alumni Association Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2015
• Top Doctor, H Texas Magazine, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• American’s Top Physicians, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• Victor Horsley Clinical Research Fellowship, Epilepsy Foundation Of America, 1995
• Honors in Biophysics, 1986
• Tulane Scholar, 1982-1986
• Phi Eta Sigma, 1982

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Texas Neurological Society
• American Medical Association
• Texas Medical Association
• Harris County Medical Society

PUBLICATIONS

• Shelbure III, Samuel A., Kielhofner, Marcia A., Tiwari, Pinky S. (2003, July)
• Cerebellar involvement in legionellosis: Case report and review of literature
• Mizrahi, EM, Safi, H. Miller, III, CC, Tiwari, PS: Long-term consequences on the electroencephalogram of profound hypothermia, circulatory arrest and adjunctive retrograde cerebral blood flow during ascending aortic arch replacement.
• Abstract, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Annual Meeting, October 3-5, 1998
• Killian, JM, Tiwari PS, Jacobson S, Jackson RD, Lupski JR: Longitudinal studies of the duplication form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth polyneuropathy. Muscle and Nerve 1996; 19:74-79

CURRENT INTERESTS

• Teaching third and fourth-year medical students from University of Texas Medical School, Houston, rotating on neurology, 2005-2015
• Involved in stent v. CEA clinical trials at SLEH, including Sapphire Carotid Stent Trial, 2000-2008

CURRENT COMMITTEES

• Neurology Peer Review Committee – BSLMC. 2003-Present
• Neurology Representative (one of two ) to St. Luke’s Independent Practice
• Association, Inc., 2012 –present
• BSLMC Credentials Committee , 2012 – present
• IPA Credentials Committee. 2015 – present
• IPA Secretary, 2018

• NCV Study - The nerve conduction velocity study (NCV) is done by a neurologist. He will attach a small electrode to your arm or leg and stimulate the affected limb with a small amount of electricity.
• Calculations are then done to determine the speed at which the nerve conducts electricity. This test takes approximately a half hour; it is only mildly uncomfortable. Generally there are no after effects.
• EMG Technique – The electromyography (EMG) is also performed by a neurologist, and will be used to check your muscle and nerve function. A very fine needle, like an acupuncture needle, is inserted into specific muscles to allow the doctor to observe the electrical activity in these muscles. The muscles that will be evaluated with this needle are determined by the symptoms you have experienced. The test takes approximately 10 minutes. As with the NCV the examination is only slightly uncomfortable. There may be some slight localized tenderness for 2-3 hours after the procedure which may be relieved by Tylenol or ibuprofen.
• MRI and MRA Imaging - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) renders a sophisticated image of the brain and the arteries of the brain for diagnosis of neurological disorders.
• CT Scan - Computed tomography (CT) rapid computerized medical imaging of the brain using x-rays.
• CTA Scan - Computed tomography angiography (CTA) uses x-rays and a radioactive dye in order to investigate causes of stroke such as carotid stenosis, arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms.
• Neuropsychological Testing – extensive, in-depth testing of intellectual functions performed by a clinical psychologist or neuropsychologist to evaluate disorder such as Alzheimer’s Disease or stroke-related dementia.

• Stroke
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Epilepsy
• Adult Headache and Migraine
• Vertigo
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Geriatric Neurology
• Neurological Complications of Pregnancy, Including Headache
• Fainting Spells / Syncope
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Dementia
• Movement Disorders and Tremor
• Brain Tumor
• Gait Disorders and Recurrent Falling in the Elderly
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Neurological Complications of Diabetes, Cancer and Other Medical Disorders
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Myopathy
• Sport-Related Concussion