Leder appointed new medical director at Touchstone Neurorecovery Center

December 7, 2006

Nexus Health Systems recently introduced Stuart Leder, MD, as its new medical director for Touchstone Neurorecovery Center, a nationally recognized neurobehavioral rehabilitation center located in Conroe, TX.

“Touchstone is gaining a tremendous asset in Dr. Leder and his expansive medical and organizational experience,” said John W. Cassidy, MD, president and CEO of Houston-based Nexus Health Systems. “We are confident that he will help advance Touchstone’s mission to develop and provide state-of-the-art transitional, residential and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with brain injuries or other neurological disabilities.”

As medical director, some of Dr. Leder’s responsibilities include directing medical care of specialty services at Touchstone, caring for individual patients, evolving its patient care management system, and representing Touchstone in the community.

Dr. Leder, who lives in The Woodlands, currently serves as medical director for Universal MRI of Champions Forest and for the Stroke Center at Tomball Regional Hospital. He also is a neurologist with the Gulf Coast Center for Neurological Disorders, P.A. He previously has served in several other clinical oversight roles, including as chairman of the Department of Neurology at Conroe Regional Medical Center and as medical director of neurology at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center in The Woodlands.

A familiar member of the Conroe medical community, Dr. Leder worked for 10 years as a neurologist at the Sadler Clinic. He served in several leadership roles at the Sadler Clinic, including as chairman of the board of directors and medical executive committee.

Dr. Leder also taught for several years as a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Family Practice at the UTMB at Galveston, Conroe Division. He practices at Conroe Regional Medical Center, Tomball Regional Hospital and The Woodlands Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Dr. Leder is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and graduated with his M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine after obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in neurology from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been published several times and is a prolific speaker.