Migraine Symposium Past Lectures
Since 2017, we have added an educational symposium to each of our annual Migraine Awards Ceremonies. We have had the opportunity to bring in experts and advocates from around the world to educate our audience on the mysteries of migraine. Each year we focus on new topics that gain help broaden our understanding of this complex disease. Many of these presentations are now available for your viewing through our podcast, Spotlight on Migraine. Continue reading for a list of our past speakers and topics.
2019
Medical Symposium
Michael Teixido, MD – Neurotologist, ENT & Allergy of Delaware
Brian McGeeney, MD – Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
Mark Mehle, MD – Otolaryngologist, Southwest General Medical Group
Alejandro Vasquez, MD – Rhinologist, ENT & Allergy
Boris Paskhover, MD – Facial Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery
Gaurev Jindal, MD – Radiology, Miriam Hospital
David Jang, MD – Assistant Professor, Rhinology, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Duke University
Francine Touzard-Romo, MD – Infectious Disease, The Miriam and Newport Hospitals
Julie Roth, MD – Neurologist, Brown Neurology
Amy Hessler, DO – Assistant Professor of Neurology
Janet Waters, MD – Women’s Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
Mary Angela O’Neal, MD – Chief of Women’s Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Renee Eger, MD – Medical Director, Women and Infants Obstetrics and Gynecology Care Center and the Menopause Program
Marcie Richardson, MD – Director, Menopause Service, Atrius Health
Community Symposium
Richard Kraig, MD – Co-founder/CSO of Seurat Therapeutics, Inc.
Blake Gurfein, PhD – Engineer, VP Research & Scientific Affairs, Tivic Health
Jason Cook, MD – Founder / CEO of Relaspen
Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh – Neurologist, Dent Neurologic Institute
Norman Gordon, MD – chief of neurology, Miriam Hospital
Shoshona Lipson – support group on Facebook
Ashley Hattle – author of Cluster Headaches: A Guide to Surviving One of the Most Painful Conditions Known to Man
Bob Wold – President, Clusterbusters, Inc.
Todd Handel, MD – Interventional Physiatrist, Pain Management
Jodie Epstein – founder of the website, MigraineBuds.com
Mariah Stump, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Women’s Medicine Cooperative
Cara deBeauport, N.P. – Neurology Center of New England
Diane Lipscombe, PhD – Professor of Neurology, Carney Institute For Brain Science, Director
Christopher Gottschalk, MD – Chief, General Neurology, Director, Yale Headache Medicine
Yiheng Tu, PhD – Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
2018
Dr. Neha Raukar - Concussion Protocols for Athletes
Dr. Mia Minen
Dr. Duncan Hodkinson - Evaluating the Concussed Brain with Neuroimaging
Dr. Levi Sowers
Dr. Lee Goldstein
Melanie Grossi - Personal Experience with Migraine
Dr. William Young - How to Destigmatize Migraine
Joanna Kempner, PhD - Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health
Dr. Shivang Joshi - Cannabis for Treating Migraine and Cluster Diseases
Dr. Stewart Tepper - The New CGRP Blocking Migraine Treatments
Bob Bratzler, PhD - Prostaglandins - A Potential Migraine Treatment?
2017
Dr. Lynn Griffiths - Migraine and Genetics
Dr. Robert Shapiro, MD - The Fight for Migraine Research Funding
Dr. Richard Boles - The Promise of the Avantra Genetic Test for Migraine
Dr. Brian McGeeney - The Pros and Cons of Marijuana for Pain Control
Dr. Anne St. Goar - Can MDMA play a part in migraine relief?