Dr. Syed Abbas Moosavi, MD

Expert Publications

• Corticospinal function in severe brain injury assessed using magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex in man.
• Unilateral focal lesions in the rostrolateral medulla influence chemosensitivity and breathing measured during wakefulness, sleep, and exercise.
• Indices of cortical motor function following severe brain injury in man.
• Simple contrivance "clamps" end-tidal PCO(2) and PO(2) despite rapid changes in ventilation.
• Central chemosensitivity and breathing asleep in unilateral medullary lesion patients: comparisons to animal data.
• Repeated exercise paired with "imperceptible" dead space loading does not alter VE of subsequent exercise in humans.
• Hypoxic and hypercapnic drives to breathe generate equivalent levels of air hunger in humans.
• Time course of air hunger mirrors the biphasic ventilatory response to hypoxia.
• Quantification of dyspnoea using descriptors: development and initial testing of the Dyspnoea-12.
• Imagination of dynamic exercise produced ventilatory responses which were more apparent in competitive sportsmen.

Media Releases

Get to know Physiatrist Dr. Syed Abbas Moosavi, who serves patients throughout the State of Michigan. Dr. Moosavi is a board certified physiatrist who specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation and the treatment of spinal and musculoskeletal disorders, foot and ankle pain, and sports injuries. Today, he practices at Michigan Neurology Associates & Pain Consultants, with offices serving the Metro Detroit area in Clinton Township and St. Clair Shores, Michigan. He is also a part of the team of professionals at Macomb Pain Management, PLLC in Shelby Township. Since 1990, the experienced team of subspecialty neurologists and staff at Michigan Neurology Associates & Pain Consultants have been using advanced technology to provide expert multispecialty care, including general neurology, pain management, and psychological testing as well as counseling. The providers are highly qualified and dedicated to patient safety, while adhering to strict controlled drug safety protocols. In Macomb and Oakland Counties, Macomb Pain Management, PLLC offers experienced and trusted pain management using a variety of interventional pain medicine remedies. Patients can take advantage of non-surgical, and non-medicated treatment from a medical doctor. Also, they will be given an expert’s pain relief treatment plan that is custom-tailored for them and designed for faster recovery and better pain relief. For his medical education, Dr. Moosavi attended Ross University School of Medicine. After graduating with his Medical Degree in 2006, he completed his internship at Nassau University Medical Center in 2007 and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, serving a chief resident in 2010, before moving to Michigan to practice medicine. In 2017, Dr. Moosavi attained board certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation through the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (ABPMR). The mission of the ABPMR is to serve the public by improving the quality of patient care in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This is accomplished through a process of certification and maintenance of certification that fosters excellence and encourages continuous learning. In his decade of experience, Dr. Moosavi has rehabilitated patients with nerve damage and chronic pain. He has also assisted in rehabilitating patients after major surgeries, as well as patients who have prosthetics. Locally, the doctor is affiliated with Ascension St. John Hospital, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Henry Ford Hospital, and Premier Surgical Center of Michigan. Utilizing the latest and most advanced methods, he creates personalized treatment plans with the goal of allowing every patient to live life comfortably. He has been utilizing minimally invasive techniques as well as platelet rich plasma and bone marrow concentrate injections to provide a comprehensive approach for his patients. Continuously advancing his efforts, Dr. Moosavi is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine, the Association of Academic Physiatry, the North American Spine Society, and the International Spine Intervention Society. Among his various licenses and certifications include: State of Michigan Physician License granted, Controlled Substance License granted, Drug Control License granted, DEA Registration number granted, Advanced Cardiac Life Support certified, Basic Life Support certified, certified and trained in Minimally Invasive Microdiscectomy, certified and trained in Facet Arthrodesis, trained in spinal cord stimulator surgical implants, Certificate of Completion granted for North American Spine Society Lumbar Spinal injections, and ISIS course. Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry and physiatrics, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. On a more personal note, Dr. Moosavi is fluent in English and Urdu.

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