Fernando Cuascut, M.D., M.P.H.
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Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
- Director, Neurology Clerkship
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
- Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
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Harris Health
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- Maxine Mesinger MS Comprehensive Care Center (Clinic)
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Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/neurology
Education
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 07/2019 - Houston, Texas
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- 06/2018 - Brooklyn, New York
- Neurology
- MD from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
- 05/2014 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
- MPH from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
- 06/2010 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
- A Cross-Sectional Study on the Respiratory and Dermatological Diseases in Three Economically Disadvantaged Communities in San Juan
- BA from University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Main Campus
- 06/2007 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Honor’s Program and Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program
Professional Interests
- Racial Disparities in Neurology
- Demyelinating Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Selected Publications
- Choudhury NA, Castrodad-Molina RM, Hutton GJ, Cuascut FX "Elsberg syndrome following acute immunosuppressive treatment for multiple sclerosis relapse." Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022;58:103498. Pubmed PMID: 35007821
- Alkabie S, Tanweer O, Hutton GJ, Cuascut FX "Clinical reasoning: A 57-year-old man with stepwise progressive paraparesis, sensory loss, urinary retention, and constipation." Neurology. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 34799458
- Cuascut FX, Alkabie S, Hutton GJ "Fingolimod-related cryptococcal meningoencephalitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with multiple sclerosis." Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021;53:103072. Pubmed PMID: 34139459
- Fisher KS, Cuascut FX, Rivera VM, Hutton GJ "Current advances in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis." Biomedicines. 2020;8(4) Pubmed PMID: 32231060
- Mercado V, Dongarwar D, Fisher K, Salihu HM, Hutton GJ, Cuascut FX "Multiple sclerosis in a multi-ethnic population in Houston, Texas: A retrospective analysis." Biomedicines. 2020;8(12) Pubmed PMID: 33255552
- Cuascut FX, Hutton GJ "Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis: Current Perspectives." Biomedicines. 2019;7(2) Pubmed PMID: 30935074
- Busch SA, Hamilton JA, Horn KP, Cuascut FX, Cutrone R, Lehman N, Deans RJ, Ting AE, Mays RW, Silver J "Multipotent adult progenitor cells prevent macrophage-mediated axonal dieback and promote regrowth after spinal cord injury." J Neurosci. 2011;31(3):944-53. Pubmed PMID: 21248119
- Busch SA, Horn KP, Cuascut FX, Hawthorne AL, Bai L, Miller RH, Silver J "Adult NG2+ cells are permissive to neurite outgrowth and stabilize sensory axons during macrophage-induced axonal dieback after spinal cord injury." J Neurosci. 2010;30(1):255-65. Pubmed PMID: 20053907
- Shen Y, Tenney AP, Busch SA, Horn KP, Cuascut FX, Liu K, He Z, Silver J, Flanagan JG "PTPsigma is a receptor for chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, an inhibitor of neural regeneration." Science. 2009;326(5952):592-6. Pubmed PMID: 19833921
- Zhu W, Xu P, Cuascut FX, Hall AK, Oxford GS "Activin acutely sensitizes dorsal root ganglion neurons and induces hyperalgesia via PKC-mediated potentiation of transient receptor potential vanilloid I." J Neurosci. 2007;27(50):13770-80. Pubmed PMID: 18077689
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- (08/2010)
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