New Assistant Medical Director and Clinical Director of Neurology Joins Touchstone Neurorecovery Center

December 1, 2007

Touchstone Neurorecovery Center in Conroe announced that Jude Theriot, MD, has been appointed as its assistant medical director and clinical director of neurology.
 

Dr. Theriot is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. He previously served as staff neurologist for the Leonard J. Chabert Memorial Medical Center in Houma, Louisiana.
 

“With his medical and teaching background, Dr. Theriot represents an excellent addition to our Touchstone team and will help grow our staff’s capabilities there,” said John W. Cassidy, M.D., president, CEO, and chief medical officer for Nexus Health Systems. “We look forward to seeing the impact that he has on our patient neurological support programs.”

In this role, Dr. Theriot will direct medical care and participate in the patient care management system of specialty neurology services at Touchstone. In addition, he will help develop specialty treatment procedures tailored for both inpatients and outpatients with neurological impairments, and training programs for Touchstone medical staff.
 

Dr. Theriot received his Doctor of Medicine and his Masters degree in linguistics from the University of California, San Diego and his Bachelor’s degree in psychology and linguistics from Rice University. He performed a neurophysiology fellowship at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and did his residency at Emory University, where he was named Resident Teacher of the Year.
 

Dr. Theriot, who lives in Houston, has performed research related to post-traumatic brain injuries, and other areas of neurology.