New Medical Director to Oversee Integration of the Touchstone Program at Nexus Specialty Hospital

June 26, 2008

Nexus Health Systems recently appointed Ron Tintner, MD, to implement a new program at Nexus Specialty Hospital in The Woodlands that is based on the company’s services at the Touchstone Neurorecovery Center in Conroe.

Dr. Tintner is currently a neurologist at The Methodist Neurosciences Institute and an associate professor of clinical neurology in the Weill Medical College of Cornell University at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Previously, he served on the medical staff and in teaching roles at several Texas and California medical facilities, including Baylor College of Medicine, The Parkinson’s Institute, Ben Taub General Hospital, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, among others.

“We recognized an opportunity to expand the impact of Touchstone’s program through a partnership at Nexus Specialty Hospital and Dr. Tintner will lead that exciting combination,” said John W. Cassidy, MD, president, CEO, and chief medical officer for Nexus Health Systems. “His leadership will help further position Nexus as the premier medical and rehabilitative care facility for those with complex health needs.”

As medical director of the Touchstone Program at Nexus Specialty Hospital, Dr. Tintner will direct a full array of neurobehavioral services ranging from nursing to clinical psychology, behavioral therapy to social work, respiratory to recreational services, physical and occupational therapies to speech and language pathology.

Born in Israel, Dr. Tintner received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, a Masters of Science degree in Biopsychology from the University of Massachusetts, and a Bachelor’s of Science in mathematics and Bachelor’s Degree in psychology from the University of Miami. He performed his internship in internal medicine at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, and Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He performed his residency in neurology at Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, and Southwestern Medical School. He also took a fellowship in movement disorders at Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Tintner is board certified in Neurology and is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology, Movement Disorder Society, Parkinson Study Group, Huntington Study Group, and Tremor Research Group.