Heather Arranie 
Dr. Basem Hamid is a multi-award-winning healthcare provider from Houston, Texas. Dr. Hamid is board-certified in neurology and pain medicine and is the founder and director of Innova Pain Center. He established the private practice in 2008.
Houston-based Innova Pain Center focuses on cutting-edge treatments for chronic pain. The center represents a leader in advanced techniques for managing pain related to cancer, nerve damage, and other medical conditions.
Dr. Hamid studied and completed internships and residencies at the Damascus University School of Medicine in his native Syria, Mount Sinai University in New York City, West Virginia University, and the University of Iowa before entering the healthcare field in 1995. In the two decades since, he has maintained a steadfast commitment to giving back.
The following is a closer look at the Innova Pain Center director and founder’s professional, community-focused, and charitable work, including his efforts alongside the Houston, Texas-headquartered Wasat Institute.
Contributions to Medicine
Among Dr. Basem Hamid’s most significant contributions to giving back are his tireless efforts to improve the quality of life of countless patients experiencing severe pain during cancer treatment. The Innova Pain Center founder has also contributed significantly to critical and ongoing pain management-focused medical research.
As a board-certified neurology specialist and a recognized expert in pain medicine, Dr. Hamid has received numerous awards for his dedication to improving the quality of life of patients experiencing severe pain caused by neurological and other medical conditions.
The Syrian-born doctor is also similarly passionate about professional mentoring. As a skilled mentor, he’s devoted to inspiring future generations of specialist pain doctors.
Giving Back to the Community
Philanthropic neurologist Dr. Hamid has long supported an ever-growing roster of community-focused good causes. These good causes include initiatives in his home city of Houston, across Texas, elsewhere in America, in his native Syria, and worldwide.
He has volunteered extensively as a medical professional and a passionate community member. Whether offering his time to inspire the next generation of specialist pain doctors or supporting good causes in his neighborhood and the surrounding area, the Innova Pain Center founder maintains a long-held commitment to giving back to the community.
This commitment to both medicine and the wider community is perfectly reflected in his work with the Wasat Institute.
Wasat Institute
Dr. Basem Hamid is closely involved with the Wasat Institute. The Wasat Institute works with local government policymakers and institutions to help construct and pass health-related policies designed to benefit and support faith-based communities.
The organization, which has its headquarters in Dr. Hamid’s home city of Houston, Texas, seeks to ensure faith-based communities effectively utilize their all-important local and regional healthcare systems via encouragement and resources from a faith-based perspective.
Dr. Hamid and his peers at the Wasat Institute believe spirituality is vital for faster recovery following periods of illness and for good health, more generally. The organization ensures spirituality is at the heart of its approach by providing critical support and knowledge to healthcare providers.
For further information surrounding faith-based health care policies and the Wasat Institute’s other work, visit WasatInstitute.org. Meanwhile, to learn more about Dr. Hamid and Innova Pain Center, head to InnovaPainCenter.com.
