Joseph S. Kass, M.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Chief of Neurology Service, Ben Taub General Hospital
Clinical Service Area
Neurology
Specialty
General Neurology
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Clinic Appointments
713-798-6151
Consult
713-798-6151
Medical School
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Graduate School
J.D., Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY
Internship
Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Residency
Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Clinic Location
Baylor Neurology
Smith Tower
6550 Fannin, Suite 1801
Houston, Texas 77030
Journal Publications
- Friedman DE, Kung DH, Laowattana S, Kass JS, Hrachovy RA, Levin HS. Identifying depression in epilepsy in a busy clinical setting is enhanced with systematic screening. Seizure. 2009;18:429-33.
- Harrell JS, Chiou-Tan FY, Zhang H, Kass JS, Taber KH. Procedure-oriented sectional anatomy of the shoulder. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2009;33:814-7.
- Kass J. Ethical Perspectives in Neurology (Experimental Use of Off-Label Medications). Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology. Neurological Manifestations of Systemic Disease. 2008;14:205-10.
- Kass JS, Button JH, Chiou-Tan FY. F-wave hyperexcitability in isaac syndrome. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;87:339.
- Chiou-Tan FY, Bloodworth DM, Kass JS, Li X, Gavagan TF, Mattox K, Rintala DH. Physical medicine and rehabilitation conditions in the Astrodome clinic after hurricane Katrina. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2007;86:762-9.
- Chiou-Tan FY, Miller JS, Zhang H, Kass JS, Taber KH. Sectional neuroanatomy of the lumbosacral spine (L1-S5). J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2007;31:826-9.
- Kass J. Ethical Perspectives in Neurology (Driving and Dementia). Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology. Dementia. 2007;13:204-8.
- Shandera WX, Kass JS. Neurocysticercosis: current knowledge and advances. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2006;6:453-9.
- Kass J, Hsu S. What is your diagnosis? Hyperpigmentation due to long-term chlorpromazine use. Cutis. 2001;68:252, 260.
- Krishnan RS, Lewis AT, Kass JS, Hsu S. Ultraviolet recall-like phenomenon occurring after piperacillin, tobramycin, and ciprofloxacin therapy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001;44:1045-7.
Poster and Platform Presentations
- Chern J, Kung D, Kass J. Polyarteritis nodosa-type vasculitis isolated to the central nervous system: A first case report of a fulminant primary CNS vasculitis variant. Neurology. 2009;72(11 Suppl 3):A89.
- Kung D, Hubenthal E, Shelburne S, Goodman J, Kwan J, Kass J. Toxoplasmosis myopathy as a manifestation of HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Neurology. 2009;72(11 Suppl 3):A203.
- Kung D, Serpa-Alvarez J, Kass J, Friedman D. Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas. American Epilepsy Society (AES), 63rd Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (Dec. 4-8, 2009).
- Friedman DE, Kung DH, Kass JS. Systematic screening in a busy clinical setting improves identification of depression in people with epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2008;49 Suppl 7:256.
- Friedman DE, Wright R, Kass JS. Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy in a county hospital in Houston, Texas. Neurology. 2008;70(11 Suppl 1):A341-2.
- Goldsmith CE, Kass JS. CNS vasculitis as a manifestation of systemic sclerosis. Neurology. 2008;70(11 Suppl 1):A364-5.
- Kass JS, Chiou-Tan FC, Harrell JS, Miller JS, Taber KH. Optimizing electromyography, chemical denervation, and percutaneous procedures of the pelvic floor with magnetic resonance imaging-based schematics. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;89(11):e65.
- Kuo SH, Strutt AM, York MK, Kass JS. Successful treatment of cognitive decline in Sneddon syndrome associated with hepatitis C with cyclophosphamide. Neurology. 2008;70(11 Suppl 1):A64.
Contact Information
Joseph S. Kass, M.D., J.D.
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030
Tel: 713-873-2961
Fax: 713-873-2964
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