Zaid Malik, MD
Dr. Zaid Malik is a Managing Partner and Head of the Pain Management Division at Lonestar Anesthesiology and Pain Professionals (LAPP). His background spans interventional pain management, psychiatry, addiction medicine, and academic medicine, informing his comprehensive approach to patient care.
Dr. Malik earned his medical degree from Dow Medical College in 1999 and completed his psychiatry residency at Nassau University Medical Center in New York. He completed fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and interventional pain management at the University of California, San Diego. He holds board certifications in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction medicine, and pain management.
Before returning to Houston in 2013, Dr. Malik served on the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as a fellowship program director. He also served as an oral board examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
His care philosophy emphasizes the connection between physical and psychological health, collaborative treatment planning, and helping patients improve function and quality of life.
- Credentials: MD
- Role: Managing Partner · Pain Management
- Practice: Lonestar Anesthesiology & Pain Professionals, Houston, TX