MD
US Physiatry
Craig DiTommaso, M.D. is the medical director of the Post Acute Rehabilitation Hospital in Humble, Texas and works with US Physiatry. Dr. DiTommaso performs rehabilitation management for patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injury. He performs intrathecal baclofen pump management and chemodenervation for patients with spasticity. He is an active member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American College of Rehabilitation Medicine. He supports Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project - Texas and enjoys scuba-diving with his wife.
Dr. DiTommaso received his medical degree in 2008 from Tulane University and he completed an internship in Internal Medicine. He completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine. He then completed a Brain Injury Medicine fellowship at University of Washington. He remained at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle as a neuro-trauma consultant until returning to Houston in 2013.
Dr. DiTommaso ascended to the medical director of inpatient rehabilitation for Baylor College of Medicine and served as an assistant professor. During his tenure with BCM, he was the medical director of Baylor St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Services, Baylor St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Center, and a primary attending on the TIRR Disorder of Consciousness program. Dr. DiTommaso also taught Brain Injury Medicine fellows, PM&R resident physicians, medical students, and physician assistant students.
Dr. DiTommaso works administratively to improve the quality of care for patients in rehabilitation centers. He maintains a clinical focus on the rehabilitation of individuals who have experienced strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and other neurological disorders. His research interest include prognosis after traumatic brain injury, headache management after brain injuries including concussions, and spasticity treatment. He is a member of the BIAA Guidelines Project. He is an editor for both the PM&R journal and the CNS Rehabilitation section of the Knowledge NOW project.