Dr. Shabrez Tariq - Interventional Pain Management

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Dr. Shabrez Tariq is passionate about helping people regain their physical and psychological health when they are in pain or have been injured in an auto collision. Dr. Tariq currently serves as the Adjunct faculty with UT- Memorial Hermann TIRR and is also the Medical Director of Houston Spine and Joint Pain Consultants.

Dr. Tariq has a diverse medical background and has cross training in multiple specialties. Dr. Tariq earned his medical and post graduate degree from J N Medical College India. He worked as a General Surgeon from 2003 until his move to the United States.

Dr. Tariq completed his internship in General Surgery at Union Memorial Hospital; in Baltimore and his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (pain doctor) at Baylor College of Medicine.

He went on to complete his Interventional Pain and Spine fellowship at Pain and Spine Consultants, Nashville, TN where he trained in invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures in treating back and neck pain. He is also trained in Ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal and joint injections. Dr. Tariq’s area of interest is in the treatment of spinal pain, especially following significant trauma.

Dr. Tariq is board certified with American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and American Board of Pain Medicine. He is also certified as a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP), the highest distinction for an interventional pain physician from the World Institute of Pain. He is a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Outside of work he is a trained Pilot with more than 100 hours of flying a Cessna. He also enjoys playing cricket, chess and pool and flying kites.

LIFE CARE PLANNER

Dr. Shabrez Tariq is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Medicine specialist who has practiced medicine in Houston, Texas since 2011. Dr. Tariq earned a Doctor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science from JN Medical College, India. Dr. Tariq completed General Surgery Residency in India with significant experience in Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic surgery. After completing his PMR residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, he underwent a fellowship in Interventional Pain and Spine.

He is a licensed physician in the state of Texas and is credentialed by the Texas State Medical Board and the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. His professional associations include the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the Texas Pain Society and the American Academy of Physician Life Care Planners.

Dr. Tariq is Board Certified with the American Board of Pain Medicine (DABPM) and is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice-FIPP. He is actively involved in clinical practice, diagnosing, and treating patients with a wide variety of complex diagnostic conditions (impairments) and disabilities. He is also engaged in long-term medical and rehabilitative care and pain management. He has recently been appointed as Adjuvant Faculty-UTHealth McGovern Medical School and currently works as a consultant physiatrist at The Institute of Research and Rehabilitation, Houston and is actively involved in treating patients with pain and teaching resident physicians. He serves as the Medical Director of the Houston Spine and Joint Pain Consultants in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Tariq is also a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) as designated by the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC) and CPLCP designated by AAPLCP. Dr. Tariq stays up to date with topics involving life care planning and relevant developments within their respective specialties. Physiatrists are, through their training, experienced in dealing with individuals who have catastrophic functional problems.