Lawrence A. Schaeffer, MD, is a well-versed neurologist who diagnoses and treats patients at Amarillo Medical Specialists, LLP in Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo Medical Specialists, LLC, is the largest private practice internal medicine group in the Texas Panhandle. Furthermore, Dr. Schaeffer has staff memberships at several local hospitals, including Northwest Texas Hospital and BSA Hospital. As a neurologist, he specializes in treating diseases of the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Schaeffer has an impressive professional journey that spans twenty-three years and has expanse knowledge and unrivaled expertise in all facets of neurology. In 2010, Dr. Schaeffer has been listed among Texas Monthly’s Super Doctors. For more information about Dr. Lawrence A. Schaeffer, please visit http://www.amarillomed.com/lawrence-schaeffer-md/.

Get to know Neurologist Dr. Lawrence A. Schaeffer, who serves patients in Amarillo, Texas.

Specializing in neurology, Dr. Schaeffer is one of the country’s top-ranked doctors. He practices at Amarillo Medical Specialists, LLP in Texas. In addition to being available for specialty care in his office, Dr. Schaeffer also holds privileges at Northwest Texas Hospital and BSA Hospital. He diagnoses and treats disorders of the nervous system, including headache disorders, epilepsy or seizures, traumatic brain injury, sleep disorders, cerebral palsy, infections of the peripheral nervous system, movement disorders, neoplasms, spinal cord disorders, as well as speech and language disorders, among others. A 1981 graduate of the Anahuac University in Mexico, Dr. Schaeffer completed his internship in internal medicine/surgery at the National Institute of Nutrition in Mexico City in 1981, his internship in pediatrics / obstetrics-gynecology at the National Institute of Perinatology in 1982, and his internship in social services in Mexico City in 1983. Upon relocating to the United States, he went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, followed by his fellowship in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He opened his practice in Amarillo in 1997.

Lawrence A. Schaeffer, MD, attended Universidad Anáhuac Mexico North Campus in Mexico, and received his medical degree in 1981. Then, he completed postgraduate training at the National Institute of Nutrition in Mexico City (internal medicine) and the National Institute of Perinatology (pediatrics/OBGYN). He also trained in social services in Mexico City before relocating to the United States where he conducted his internal medicine residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso. Furthermore, he completed his fellowship training in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX. Dr. Schaeffer received board certification in internal medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. For more information about Dr. Lawrence A. Schaeffer, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2155269-Lawrence-Schaeffer-Doctor.