About Us
The Association of Migraine Disorders (AMD) is devoted to expanding the understanding of migraine disease and its true scope. Migraine is a full-body condition with a broad spectrum of symptoms, AMD is focused on including many medical specialties in the management of this disease. The centerpiece of this effort is a comprehensive online course to accelerate the training of more medical professionals. For patients, AMD shares the opinions of experts in its series of short podcasts, called Spotlight on Migraine. AMD also holds an annual in-person Migraine Symposium to explore new hot topics in migraine with the help of guests from various expertises. Knowing that migraine has yet to capture the support of the general public, AMD hosts Shades for Migraine, a playful, collaborative awareness campaign. Finally, AMD strives to connect and grow an integrated migraine research community through the Migraine Science Collaborative.
Executive Board
Frederick Godley, M.D., F.A.C.S.
President & Founder
Michael Teixido, M.D.
Vice President & Co-founder
Shivang G. Joshi, MD
Mark E. Mehle, MD
Leigh Serth
Treasurer
Research Advisory Committee
KC Brennan, MD, PhD
University of Utah
Basic mechanisms of migraine and post-traumatic headache
Larry Charleston IV, MD, MSc
University of Michigan
Headache Disorders
Paul Durham, PhD
Missouri State University
Cellular and molecular mechanisms, epigenetics
Gregory Dussor, PhD
University of Texas at Dallas
Pathological mechanisms and therapeutic targets for migraine headache.
Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Headache disorders and intracranial pressure disorders
Georgia Hodes, PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sex differences in the peripheral and central immune system
Amanda Jaimeson, PhD
Brown University
Immunology
Felicia Jefferson, PhD
Fort Valley State University
Sleep science and minority research career development
Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh
DENT Neurologic Institute
Research Focus: Headache disorders
Deena Kuruvilla, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Research Focus: Headache disorders
Dan Levy, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre & Harvard Medical School
Research Focus: Intracranial meninges and its trigeminal sensory innervation
Nasim Maleki, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Research Focus: Sex-related contributions to migraine disease
Angela O'Neal, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Focus: Women’s neurology
Jelena Pavlović, MD, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Research Focus: Hormonal regulation of migraine
Amynah Pradhan, PhD
University of Illinois
Research Focus: Translationally significant animal models of headache
Carl Saab, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Research Focus: Translational research in chronic pain
Stephen Silberstein, MD, FACP, FAAN, FAHS
Thomas Jefferson University
Research Focus: Headache disorders
William Renthal, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Research Focus: Human genetics related to migraine pathophysiology
Gretchen Tietjen, MD
University of Toledo
Research Focus: Migraine, stroke, early life stress, vascular biology
Specialty Representative Committee
AMD Staff
FREDERICK GODLEY, M.D., F.A.C.S.
President
Alicia Torborg
Executive Director
Leigh Serth
Director of Operations
Melissa Calise
Director of Communications
Monica Mallampalli
Senior Scientific Advisor
Donna Parks-Tamburro
Office Manager
Molly O'Brien
PR Coordinator
Cynthia Blair
Creative Director
Jim Carleton
Research Liaison
Our Corporate Partners
The Association of Migraine Disorders is grateful to our generous corporate partners for their support as we work to
make a difference for migraine patients.
The Association of Migraine Disorders is grateful for the support of its sponsors, but it does not endorse their products and services.
If you are interested in sponsoring an AMD program or initiative, please email [email protected]
