Leon Morales-Quezada, DM, PhD
Dr. Leon Morales-Quezada is a physician-scientist with experience in neurocognitive rehabilitation, noninvasive neuromodulation, applied psychophysiology, and technology development for neurological rehabilitation. Dr. Morales-Quezada received his MD degree from Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes and completed clinical training in emergency medicine and intensive care. He also completed a fellowship and Masters in Neuropsychology Rehabilitation at Touro College, a PhD in Cognitive Neurosciences from De Montfort University in Leicester UK, and a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Morales-Quezada was awarded with the prestigious Fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the Harvard-NIH program, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Nacional Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. He is currently Director of the Integrative Rehabilitation Laboratory, and the Associate Research Director of the Neuromodulation Center at Spaulding Rehabilitation Research Institute, and a fellow from the Ellen R. and Melvin J. Gordon Center for the Cure and Treatment of Paralysis. Dr. Morales-Quezada research interests focus on noninvasive neuromodulation, photobiomodulation, the placebo effect, and technology development applied in rehabilitation and behavioral medicine.
Course Outline:
Friday, November 4th, 2022, | 12:00 -1:00pm
This course will present data from patients treated using LLLT in combination with the standard inpatient rehabilitation approach. Principles of neurocognitive rehabilitation, neuromodulation and brain/body computer interface will be covered in this lecture. Dr. Morales-Quezada will feature a series of cases of patients with severe neurological damage and present the clinical results supporting LLLT to promote recovery and function.
Topics Include:
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Introduction
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Principles of neuroplasticity and learning
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Physiopathology of neurological injuries
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Neuromodulation and Photochemistry
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Case presentations
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Conclusions
Learning Objectives:
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Attendees will learn the pathological mechanisms after traumatic, ischemic, and hemorrhagic neural damage
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To understand how LLLT can promote recovery and neuroplasticity
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Attendees will learn how to integrate different modalities of treatment in complex medical environments