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Office
6560 Fannin Street
Suite 802
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-441-5066Fax+1 713-793-7019
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Kent is a highly experienced Neurologist based in Houston, Texas, specializing in Vascular Neurology and Cognitive Disorders. He currently holds a position at Texas A&M Health Science Center-Houston Campus and the highly ranked Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology at Houston Methodist Hospital. He is well known for his expertise in conditions such as stroke, vascular dementia, and carotid disease, Dr. Kent has contributed to significant research publications in the field. His works have been cited over 12,000 times, demonstrating their impact on advancing neurological knowledge. In recognition of his clinical work, Dr. Kent has received numerous awards, including "Super Doctor" consecutively from 2011-2024 and being named one of the "Best 200+ Physicians in Houston."
Education & Training
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1985
University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1983- University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1986 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com, 2011-2024
- Top Doctors in America Castle Connelly, 2011-2021
- Best of the Best 200+ Physicians in Houston Houston Chronicle
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 547 citationsBrain oedema in focal ischaemia: molecular pathophysiology and theoretical implicationsJ. Marc Simard, Thomas A. Kent, Mingkui Chen, Kirill V Tarasov, Volodymyr Gerzanich
The Lancet. Neurology. 2007-03-01 - 68 citationsAcute increase in expression of growth associated protein GAP-43 following cortical ischemia in rat.R. Paul Stroemer, Thomas A. Kent, Claire E. Hulsebosch
Neuroscience Letters. 1993-11-12 - 47 citationsPerivascular nitric oxide and superoxide in neonatal cerebral hypoxia-ischemiaRoderic H. Fabian, J. Regino Perez-Polo, Thomas A. Kent
American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2008-10-01
Press Mentions
Best of the Best in Care: Meet Houston's Top Doctors 2016October 21st, 2016
The Brain Injection That Could Help Save Lives of Soldiers in Battle and Other Victims of Serious Head InjuryAugust 23rd, 2012
Industry Relationships
- President, Gerenox Inc.Nanomedicine therapeutics for rare and aging related disease.2022 - Present
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