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Department
LocationTexas Medical Center
Phone: 832-826-6106
Fax: 832-825-8978
Address
6701 Fannin Street
16th Floor, Mark Wallace Tower
Houston, TX 77030
Michelle L. Seymour, MD, PhD
Fellow
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Internship | Internal Medicine | 2019 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2018 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular & Cellular Biology | 2016 |
About
Dr. Seymour believes that identifying and reaching each child’s functional goals is a journey that requires the efforts of a multi-disciplinary team, and her priority is to guide and equip families in this process. As a dually-trained physician-scientist, she also seeks to enhance patient care through research that deepens understanding of functional outcomes and communication interventions.
Clinical Interests:
Her clinical interests include pediatric traumatic and acquired brain injury, cognitive communication impairments, augmented and alternative communication (AAC) devices, spasticity and dystonia management, electrodiagnostic medicine, and transition from pediatric to adult care for individuals with chronic diseases of childhood.
Research Interests:
In the research arena, Dr. Seymour is interested in receptive, expressive, and context-dependent language deficits in pediatric communication disorders; the impact of dystonia and movement disorders on AAC use; improving functional communication through AAC partner/facilitator training; and functional outcomes following pediatric traumatic and acquired brain injury.
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Fellow Member |
| American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine | Fellow Member |
| Association of Academic Physiatrists | Member, Pre-applicant phase of Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program |
Selected Publications
Gober J, Seymour ML, Miao H, Curry DJ, Thomas SP. (2022) Management of severe spasticity with and without dystonia in the pediatric population: cross-sectional study of the use of intrathecal baclofen in a large pediatric tertiary hospital. World Journal of Pediatric Surgery 5:e000407. doi: 10.1136/wjps-2021-000407
Karri J, Seymour ML, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Jayaram P. (2020) Point-of-care procedures in physiatry: practice considerations during the Covid-19 pandemic. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 99(7): 567-570. PMID: 32398402
Chen CA, Wang W, Pedersen SE, Raman A, Seymour ML, Ruiz FR, Xia A, van der Heijgen ME, Wang L, Yin J, Lopez J, Rech ME, Lewis RA, Wu SM, Liu Z, Pereira FA, Pautler RG, Zoghbi HY and Schaaf CP. (2020) Nr2f1 heterozygous knockout mice recapitulate neurological phenotypes of Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome and show impaired hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Hum Mol Genetic 29;5:705-715. PMID: 31600777
Lotfi P, Tse DY, Seymour ML, Cooper J, Pereira FA, Wu SM, and Sardiello M. (2018) Trehalose reduces retinal degeneration, neuroinflammation and storage burden caused by a lysosomal hydrolase deficiency. Autophagy. 14;8:1419-1434. PMID: 29916295
Xie W, Jen HI, Seymour ML, Yeh SY, Pereira FA, Groves AK, Klisch TJ, Zoghbi HY. (2017) An Atoh1-S193A phosphor-mutant allele causes hearing deficits and motor impairment. Journal of Neuroscience. Sep 6;37(36):8583-8594. PMID: 28729444
Seymour ML, Rajagopalan L, Duret G, Volk MJ, Liu H, Brownell WE, Pereira FA. (2016) Membrane prestin expression correlates with the magnitude of prestin-associated charge movement. Hear Res. 339:50-9. PMID: 27262187
Seymour ML and Pereira FA. (2015) Survival of auditory hair cells. Cell Tissue Res. 361(1):59-63. PMID: 25743696
Awards & Honors
Outstanding Resident, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2022)
Academic Chief Resident, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2021)
NIH/NIDCD F31, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (2013-2016)
NIH/NIA 5T32 Training Grant Award, Baylor College of Medicine Huffington Center on Aging (2010-2012)
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