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Board of directors

The Association of Migraine Disorders (AMD) is led by a Board of Directors that is passionate about migraine, patient care, physician education, and research. The members come from a variety of specialty areas, including otolaryngology, neurology, and neurotology. Learn more about our board members below.

Frederick Godley, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Rick Godley, MD

President

Frederick Godley, MD, FACS

Frederick A. Godley, III MD, FACS is a general otolaryngologist in private practice in Rhode Island. Dr. Godley recognizes that migraine disease is a complex genetic neurovascular disease with a spectrum of symptoms beyond headache. He is a champion of improved care of those with migraine and its many comorbidities. He has founded the Association of Migraine Disorders (AMD), a nonprofit organization dedicated to patient and professional education, interdisciplinary research and public awareness. AMD hosts the international migraine awareness day, Shades for Migraine, celebrated on June 21. AMD provides a free, 4-module, 6.5 CME course in migraine management, The Migraine Toolbox, available on MyCME.com. AMD hosts the new migraine research platform, The Migraine Science Collaborative, designed to connect and inform clinicians, clinical researchers and basic scientists.

He received his medical degree from Boston University, completed his general surgical residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and his specialty training at the Yale – New Haven Hospital. Dr. Godley has taught young surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary and currently the Rhode Island Hospital.

Contact: rick@migrainedisorders.org

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Shivang G. Joshi, MD

Shivang Joshi, MD, RPh

Vice President

Shivang Joshi, MD, RPh

Dr. Joshi received his B.Pharm degree in Pharmacy at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions in New York, N.Y. Dr. Joshi received his M.D. and M.P.H. at St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed his Neurology Residency at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY. Dr. Joshi then joined the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, John R.Graham Headache Center in Boston, MA for a Fellowship in Headache Medicine, where he was also an Instructor of Neuroscience at the Harvard Medical School. He is Board certified in Neurology and Headache Medicine. Dr. Joshi is a recipient of the American Headache Society’s 2012 “Frontiers in Headache Research” Scholarship Award for Cluster Headache Research. Some of his clinical interests include the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias such as cluster headaches and migraine with aura in women. 

He is also a member of several professional medical societies including the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, and the International Headache Society. He is actively involved with mentorship and education with his academic societies. He is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice at Buffalo University School of Pharmacy and serves as a preceptor for students at the office. 

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Mark E. Mehle, MD

Mark E. Mehle, MD

Secretary

Mark E. Mehle

Mark E. Mehle, MD, FACS, is a member of Southwest General Medical Group ENT Associates and is Clinical Assistant Professor of Anatomy at Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. He is also section chief of Otolaryngology at Southwest General Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Mehle graduated from Youngstown State University, summa cum laude, with a bachelor of science degree in combined science and earned his medical degree at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in otolaryngology at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Mehle is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Mehle is also a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, the American Rhinological Society,and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He is a board member of the Association of Migraine Disorders. He has published several articles on various medical topics in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, and Head and Neck, among others. He is editor of the book Sinus Headache, Migraine, and the Otolaryngologist published by Springer in 2017. Dr. Mehle has conducted clinical research on sinus headache and rhinitis and has lectured and taught across the country.

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Abigail Chua, DO

Treasurer

Abigail Chua, DO

Dr. Abigail Chua, DO is a board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained headache specialist. She received her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her neurology residency at Temple University, and trained at the Jefferson Headache Center in Philadelphia for her fellowship in headache medicine. Dr. Chua previously served as education director for the Hartford Healthcare Headache Center in CT, as well as Program Director for their fellowship program in Headache and Facial Pain. Dr. Chua recently moved back to Pennsylvania and now works as the Director of Neurology at Geisinger Health System. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Chua is also a professor with the Thomas Jefferson School of Nursing, and currently works with the Jefferson School of Nursing and the Jefferson Headache Center to teach an online graduate education course to healthcare professionals seeking advanced training in headache medicine. 

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Michael Teixido, M.D.

Michael Teixido, MD

Member

Michael Teixido, MD

Michael Teixido is an otolaryngologist with a special interest in medical and surgical conditions that affect hearing and balance.  He was born in Wilmington, Delaware and developed an interest in ear surgery because of a hereditary hearing condition in his family.  He actively pursues his goals to advance the study and understanding of problems involving hearing, balance and general otolaryngology through his participation in many national professional organizations and through frequent lectures to his professional colleagues and the public. In collaboration with the Delaware Biotechnical Institute Dr.Teixido has created unique 3D materials for teaching anatomy, surgery, and pathophysiology.

Dr. Teixido has an active neurotologic practice. He is the director of the Delaware Otologic Medicine and Surgery Fellowship, director of the Balance and Mobility center of Christiana Care, and co-director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant and Auditory Rehabilitation Program of the duPont Hospital for Children. He teaches residents in otolaryngology regularly at Thomas Jefferson, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Deena Kuruvilla, MD

Deena Kuruvilla, MD

Member

Deena Kuruvilla, MD

Deena E. Kuruvilla, MD, is a board certified neurologist, headache specialist and Director of the Westport Headache Institute. She has served as assistant professor and associate program director for the Headache fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine and is a medical advisor for Healthline. 

Dr. Kuruvilla completed her medical internship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Subsequently, she completed her Neurology residency at Brown University in Rhode Island, where she was chief resident. She went on to complete a fellowship in Headache and Facial Pain at the Montefiore Headache Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Kuruvilla has conducted research studies on medical devices, complementary and integrative medicine and procedural approaches for the treatment of headache disorders.  She is the former chair of the complementary and integrative medicine section and current chair of the women's health section of the american headache society. She has also been an invited reviewer and author for many peer-reviewed publications including Headache, Cephalalgia, JAMA, and the British Medical Journal.

Dr. Kuruvilla’s research and clinical work has been widely featured in the press, including Prevention Magazine, Neurology Today, the Hartford Courant, and the Wall Street Journal. 

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Jennifer Robblee, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC

Member

Jennifer Robblee, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC

Dr. Jennifer Robblee, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC is an assistant professor of neurology for the Lewis Headache Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. She completed her medical school training and residency at the University of Toronto in 2010 and 2015, respectively. She completed her masters of science in quality improvement and patient safety in 2016. In 2015, she started as a general neurologist at the University Health Network with the University of Toronto where she also developed a headache clinic as well as community headache program. Three years into practice she left to complete a headache fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr. Robblee joined the Lewis Headache Center in 2019. She believes in combining the art and science of medicine to provide innovative, evidence-base, patient-centered care.

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Leigh Serth

Leigh Serth

Member

Leigh Serth

Leigh graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a B.S. in Human Development, Counseling and Family Studies. After graduating she spent time as a nanny, a personal secretary and a bookkeeping assistant, all while honing her skills in various types of computer work, video and audio editing, copyediting, and writing. Leigh puts those and many other skills to work as Director of Operations for the Association of Migraine Disorders where she manages the day-to-day operations of this small but dynamic organization. Leigh has been with AMD since its inception in 2012 and has played an integral role in the organization's growth and development over the years, most notably working on the successful provider education course A Migraine Toolbox. She also serves as Treasurer on the organization’s executive board. 

Leigh enjoys spending time in her hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, taking advantage of its beautiful beaches and hiking.

Contact: leigh@migrainedisorders.org

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Mary Herne, FNP-C

Member

Mary Herne, FNP-C

Mary Herne, FNP-C, is a Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) and Wake'nehsi:io (Snipe Clan) from the community of Akwesasne. She has worked full-time as a primary care provider for her community's medical clinic, Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services, since October 2018. Mary received her Family Nurse Practitioner training through St. John Fisher College in 2018 while working full-time as an operating room nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. In June 2022, she received her post-master's certificate in Advanced Headache Diagnosis and Management through Thomas Jefferson University's Program. Since completing the program, she has dedicated her spare time to advocating for awareness of the prevalence of headache disorders in Indigenous Communities. Her passion has led her to be a recent participant in the American Migraine Foundation's Emerging Leaders program.

Mary's passion stems from her lived experience of migraine with aura and seeing her sibling and multiple relatives live with migraine. With her personal and professional experiences, she hopes to improve headache medicine within her community. She has plans to expand headache medicine advocacy beyond her community of Akwesasne to other Indigenous Communities across the United States.

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Mary Franklin

Member

Mary Franklin

Mary Franklin retired as the Executive Director of the National Headache Foundation on November 3, 2021 – a post she had held since June, 2016. She joined the National Headache Foundation staff in September, 2011 as Director of Operations. She previously held several positions at the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago in the nursing and the administrative departments. She retired from the Clinic as Vice President of Publishing and Administration in September, 2011. Until it ceased publication, Mary was the Managing Editor of the magazine, Head Wise. Previously, she served as Managing Editor of the professional journals, Headache Quarterly, and Headache and Pain – Current Treatment and Research. She has authored several articles on headache, and with Doctor Seymour Diamond is the coauthor of Conquering Your Migraine (2001) and Headache Through the Ages (2005). A native Chicagoan, she received a Master of Arts in Chicago Studies at Loyola University Chicago, where she had studied nursing. She also received a B.Ph. degree in History from Northwestern University in Evanston. Currently, she lives in Wilmette, Illinois, and she continues in headache advocacy as an emeritus member of the Coalition for Headache and Migraine Patients (CHAMP), and serves as Chair of its
Governance Committee. Mary has served as an Ambassador for Miles for Migraine, and serves on the Board of ClusterBusters, Headache and Migraine Policy Forum, and has participated in several Headache on the Hill events.

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ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER EDUCATION COMMITTEE

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Andrea D. Murphy, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, NEA-BC, AQH

Andrea D. Murphy, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, NEA-BC, AQH

Andrea Murphy is a board-certified adult primary nurse practitioner with extensive experience in headache diagnosis, treatment and management. She has been a practicing nurse since 2009 and went on to help establish the first headache medicine program at Hartford HealthCare (HHC) in 2015. She continues to practice as a headache specialist in private practice in South Windsor, CT.

From her diverse background in internal medicine, she applies a unique patient centered approach where each person with headache is seen as an individual and offered a tailored treatment plan. Andrea has a deep commitment to medical education and works to educate clinicians and patients in the approach to headache. Andrea is most passionate about migraine advocacy and empowering others to improve their own health and well-being. 

Areas of clinical interest include holistic non-pharmacological treatments of headache, migraine during pregnancy, chronic migraine, and menstrual related migraine.

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Carla Hirsch, MMS, PMH, PA-C

Carla Hirsch, MMS, PMH, PA-C

Carla Hirsch, MMS, PMH, PA-C is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in PA studies at UTMB. She completed a Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies and a Master of Public Health at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA. Ms. Hirsch has practiced in neurology, convenient care, and primary care.

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Maria Machala, NP, MS

Maria Machala, NP, MS

Maria Machala is a certified nurse practitioner and has worked in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado since 2015 specializing in otology/neurotology. She has a special interest in vestibular migraine and in the overlap between migraine and Meniere’s disease and other otologic conditions. She has presented both locally and nationally on vestibular migraine. She serves as a guest lecturer at the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner schools within the University of Colorado and is a clinical mentor to students in these programs. She is a proctor for workshops at the yearly Society of PAs in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS) conference, teaching advanced practice providers who work in otolaryngology how to perform otologic procedures and comprehensive vestibular evaluations and provide migraine management within the context of otologic and vestibular disease.

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Irina Krikova, PA-C

Carla Hirsch, MMS, PMH, PA-C

Irina Krikova is a Physician Assistant who has worked in the Neuro-Ophthalmology department at the John Moran Eye Center for over 10 years. She started her medical career in Russia and obtained her second professional degree through the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program.

Along with performing patient care, she provides clinical neuro-ophthalmic education for medical students and residents.  Additionally, she teaches ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology courses in the Physician Assistant programs at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University.

She has been involved in presenting at the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting. These presentations included posters of her novel method of the funduscopic examination “Direct Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Technique” and “Headache, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Antibodies”.

She is passionate about music and enjoys playing guitar and singing in her band.

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Deanna Duggan, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS

Deanna Duggan, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS

Deanna Duggan is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Headache Specialist with 20 years’ experience. Dr. Duggan was born in Houston, Texas and completed her baccalaureate nursing degree at McNeese State University in 1998 and graduate pediatric nursing studies at Wright State University in 2002. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019 at Texas Woman’s University. 

Dr. Duggan aims to educate children and adolescents about their neurological condition and offer treatment options to improve their quality of life. She strives to thoroughly address medical and behavioral factors that impact the health of pediatric patients who suffer chronic, disabling neurologic disorders and has been recognized and rewarded for excellent clinical care at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Duggan is an active participant in state and national professional organizations where she has served on several committees including past president of the Houston Area Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Dr. Duggan is motivated to contribute to nursing and medical science by teaching clinicians in training and designing clinical investigations inclusive of holistic interventions to help children and adolescents achieve their best health.

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Natalia Zorrilla PNP, MSN

Natalia Zorrilla PNP, MSN

Natalia Zorrilla is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner with 14 years combined experience as an advanced practice provider and critical care nurse at top-ranked facilities. In 2018 she completed her masters of science in nursing at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Natalia currently works as a nurse practitioner at the Pediatric and Adolescent Headache Center in UCSF. She has conducted clinical research on pediatric headache and has lectured her peers and primary care providers on pediatric headache and migraine management. She also has been a guest lecturer for advanced practice provider students at the UCSF School of Nursing. Natalia is a member of the American Headache Society (AHS) and the Headache Cooperative of the Pacific (HCOP).

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Brandy Hughes DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH

Brandy Hughes DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH

Brandy Hughes has been with Atlanta Neurology since 2009. She obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Alabama magna cum laude. She is also an alumna of the Medical College of Georgia where she received both her bachelor’s (BSN) and master’s (MSN) degrees in nursing with honors. She is nationally certificated by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and from the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing as a Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN). She obtained a Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine (AQH) from the National Headache Foundation which validates her expertise and credibility in headache management. In addition, Brandy Hughes received the honor of being selected as the winner for the 2022 National Headache Foundation Headache Hero as an exceptional healthcare professional. 

Her doctorate research concentrated on headache management, primarily using Botox® (onabotulinumtoxinA) in the prevention of chronic migraines, which at the time was a new and innovative treatment option (Botox® gained FDA approval for chronic migraine prevention in 2010). On a local and national level, she provides educational lectures to healthcare providers on headache management. She has many years of inpatient and outpatient experience working in neurology and is affiliated with Emory St. Joseph’s as a community provider. Dr. Hughes’ medical model is focused on patient education. She feels education is paramount for understanding and managing neurological diseases.

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Karen Williams DNP, FNP-BC, AQH, FAANP

Karen Williams DNP, FNP-BC, AQH, FAANP

Dr. Karen Williams has 40 years’ experience in the health care field and has extensive experience in utilizing an integrative approach to headache management. She currently works with several national organizations to promote headache education and continues to promote auricular therapy as an adjunctive treatment for pain management.

Dr. Williams retired from federal service in April 2023, where she was the Deputy Director for the Headache Center of Excellence (HCoE) at the Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Healthcare System facility, Richmond VA, for three years. Prior to this Dr. Williams directed the Headache Clinic at the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple TX for six years, after serving five years treating service members and Veterans at the Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. 

While working at the VA, Dr. Williams was a member of the Office of Nursing Service Pain Committee, serving as a subject matter expert for alternative medicine and the use of acupuncture for pain reduction in the Veteran population.  Dr. Williams also served as the co-chair of the National HCoE education committee, coordinating and disseminating educational activities on headache management to Veterans and providers. Dr. Williams was on the work group which updated the VA/DoD clinical practice guidelines: “The Primary Care Management of Headache”, which were released in September 2023.

Dr. Williams completed a 300-hour medical acupuncture program in 2013 and has national certification in auricular acupuncture and certification as a Battlefield Acupuncture Instructor. In addition, Dr. Williams holds the National Headache Foundation Certificate in Added Qualification in Headache Medicine.

Dr. Williams has over 20 years of experience in public speaking in local, national and international venues, on health education and disease prevention programs. She has published multiple articles on concussion care and headache management and continues to encourage and mentor fellow colleagues, in integrative health care for those with headache and chronic pain.

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Caroline Stowe, DNP, FNP-BC, AQH

Caroline Stowe, DNP, FNP-BC, AQH

Caroline Stowe is a family nurse practitioner with an additional qualification in headache medicine. She completed her Bachelor and Masters of Science in Nursing at the Johns Hopkins University and then earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at George Mason University (GMU). Caroline is on faculty at GMU for the family nurse practitioner program. She holds a national board certification with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a family nurse practitioner. Caroline is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, American Headache Society and the National Headache Foundation. 

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Laura Xanders, RN, BSN, FNP-BC

Laura Xanders, RN, BSN, FNP-BC

Laura Xanders, FNP-BC, is an ANCC-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in headache treatment. A former Emergency Department Nurse, she has over 10 years of experience treating patients with complex headache diagnoses at Medstar Georgetown Hospital in Washington, DC. She is an active member with the American Headache Society where she is involved in educating clinicians and patients locally, regionally, and nationally through AHS’s First Contact Committee. She lives in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband and two children.

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Lindsey Plato-Johnson DNP, FNP-BC, AQH

Lindsey Plato-Johnson DNP, FNP-BC, AQH

Dr. Lindsey Plato-Johnson is a dedicated family nurse practitioner with a focus on women's health. She received her nurse practitioner training from Johns Hopkins University and completed her doctoral training at Chatham University, where she focused on the delivery of specialized care through telehealth. Dr. Plato-Johnson continues to center her care on providing specialty care through telemedicine to improve access for her patients. Additionally, she obtained her Certificate in Added Qualification (AQH) in Headache Medicine, allowing her to provide expert care for patients experiencing headaches. Dr. Plato-Johnson also serves as an esteemed adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, where she shares her knowledge and expertise with the next generation of healthcare professionals.

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Jessica Cain, PA-C, AQH, MPAS

Jessica M. Cain, PA-C, AQH, MPAS

Jessica is a board certified physician assistant. She graduated in 2004 from South University in Savannah Georgia. She started practicing in neurology in 2005. She realized quickly that the field of neurology was her perfect fit. Throughout her career, she has practiced in the general neurology setting, but has always had a passion for headache medicine. As a migraine sufferer herself, she is compassionate about helping her patients optimize their headache treatment. She thoroughly believes that both provider and patient education in headache medicine is key to treatment success. This therefore led her to pursue and receive her AQH in 2021. 

Not only has she practiced in an outpatient neurology setting, she has participated in a large scope of research trials. She has contributed to a multitude of various advisory boards, and she continues to actively speak for various pharmaceutical companies. She enjoys educating other APP‘s about topics in neurology and looks forward to assisting in the ongoing growth of fellow neurology APP‘s.

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Vera Gibb, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH

Vera Gibb, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH

Vera Gibb, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH, CCTP is a family nurse practitioner and an Assistant Professor, Graduate Studies Department, School of Nursing of The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. She holds additional certifications in headache medicine and clinical trauma. She graduated from the UTMB in April 2022 with her DNP. Her doctorate quality improvement project was focused on migraine preventive management in primary care. Her article titled “Managing Migraine in Primary Care: 5 Things to know” was published by Medscape as a part of Editorial Collaboration with The American Headache Society the same month. Vera Gibb serves on the Advisory Board of The First Contact – Headache in Primary Care Program of the American Headache Society and is a Co-Chair of its APP education Task Force. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Coalition for Headache and Migraine Patients (CHAMP) and an active member of The National Headache Foundation and ClusterBusters. Vera Gibb was a participant in 2021, 2022, and 2023 Headache on the Hill (HOH), annual advocacy event in Washington DC, organized by the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA).

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Mary Herne, FNP-C

Mary Herne, FNP-C

Mary Herne, FNP-C, is a Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) and Wake'nehsi:io (Snipe Clan) from the community of Akwesasne. She has worked full-time as a primary care provider for her community's medical clinic, Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services, since October 2018. Mary received her Family Nurse Practitioner training through St. John Fisher College in 2018 while working full-time as an operating room nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. In June 2022, she received her post-master's certificate in Advanced Headache Diagnosis and Management through Thomas Jefferson University's Program. Since completing the program, she has dedicated her spare time to advocating for awareness of the prevalence of headache disorders in Indigenous Communities. Her passion has led her to be a recent participant in the American Migraine Foundation's Emerging Leaders program.

Mary's passion stems from her lived experience of migraine with aura and seeing her sibling and multiple relatives live with migraine. With her personal and professional experiences, she hopes to improve headache medicine within her community. She has plans to expand headache medicine advocacy beyond her community of Akwesasne to other Indigenous Communities across the United States.

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Natalia Danelich, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C

Natalia Danelich, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C

Natalia Danelich is a nationally certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in the treatment of headache disorders at Jefferson Headache Center in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology degree at Drexel University and then earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University. She graduated with both Master of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner and became AANP certified for clinical practice in 2017. She is involved in the entire continuum of care for patients in headache medicine from managing outpatient infusions, diagnosing new headache conditions, establishing treatment plans, post-hospitalization follow ups for inpatient management, and injections of acute and preventive medications. She is an active member of the American Headache Society and Lead Nurse Practitioner of one of the largest headache centers in the country.  

Most recently, she has worked on an interdisciplinary team of pain medicine, neurointerventional radiology, and headache medicine to manage Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. She is passionate about expanding clinical education for providers with her contribution to the Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Advanced Headache Diagnosis and Management at Thomas Jefferson University. 

Her interests lie in patient advocacy, provider education, clinical research, and initiatives to allow advanced practice providers to work to the full extent of their licensing.

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Alicia Duyvejonck, DNP, AGNP, NP-C, AQH

Alicia Duyvejonck, DNP, AGNP, NP-C, AQH

Dr. Alicia Duyvejonck is the program director and lead nurse practitioner at Genesis Headache Clinic in Davenport, IA. Dr. Duyvejonck graduated with her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Iowa in 2014 and worked in general outpatient neurology for 9 years. She obtained her Added Qualification in Headache certification through the National Headache Foundation in 2018. She is passionate about educating other APPs and primary care providers regarding migraine and has served as a lecturer in multiple capacities, providing education for healthcare providers through St. Ambrose University PA and PT programs, Quad Cities APN/PA Alliance, APP2APP Virtual Lectures, Iowa Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society, Iowa Neurological Society and American Headache Society. She is also a frequent speaker and consultant for multiple pharmaceutical companies that deal with migraine medication. Dr. Duyvejonck also volunteers her time to provide headache  and neurology related education for local support groups and public school systems.  She is an active member of the American Headache Society, Iowa NP Society, American Association of Neurology, Iowa Neurological Society and the National Headache Foundation.

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Laurel Short, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, AQH

Laurel Short, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, AQH

Dr. Laurel Short is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sunflower Medical in Roeland Park, Kansas. She earned her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Luther College and a master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Kansas. She completed her Doctor of Nursing degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City with an emphasis on self-management for chronic migraine. Self-management for chronic conditions has been a focus for Laurel throughout her nursing career, and she is passionate about partnering with patients to maximize their function and wellness. Prior to joining Sunflower Medical Group, Laurel worked in the area of physical medicine and rehabilitation for ten years. This specialty involves addressing functional issues for orthopedic and neurologic conditions, and she enjoys blending this experience with primary care.

Procedures and special skills Laurel offers include muscle and joint evaluation and injections, headache management, durable medical equipment (DME) consultations, and therapeutic lifestyle coaching.

She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine. Laurel is an active leader with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals.

Outside of the office, you will find her training for triathlon and running events, traveling, and chasing after her two young children.

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Amy Tees, FNP-C, AQH

Amy Tees, FNP-C, AQH

Amy Tees has been a Nurse practitioner for past 20 years in neurology with past 12 years being mainly in headache. Amy got certified in headache management from the National Headache Foundation. She also completed her post master’s certificate in headache medicine from Jefferson University in the first class for this specialty. She has two teenagers and loves to spend time with them when they are willing! She herself has chronic migraine and has been on or is currently on multiple medications for this so she really understands her patient’s trials. She works in Tucson AZ where she grew up and loves the dessert. She is afraid of snow! She is very passionate about teaching and volunteers as a board member with the local nonprofit “Each Brain Maters” in order to go around the community and teach about brain health and brain disorders.

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If you are interested in joining the Advanced Practice Provider Education Committee, please email kylie@migrainedisorders.org

Specialty Representative Advisory Board

The Association of Migraine Disorders (AMD) is focused on bridging the gap between many medical specialties in the management of migraine disease. To help bridge those gaps, AMD looks to its Specialty Representative Advisory Board which includes clinicians from a wide range of specialties. The goal of this board is to grow and strengthen migraine care across specialties.

  • Executive Director, European Migraine and Headache Alliance, Brussels
  • Special interests: advocate for European patients with headache disorders
  • Allergy & Asthma Specialists, PA, Minneapolis, MN
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology, Headache and Critical Care
  • Research interests: principal investigator of studies in asthma, allergy, headache and migraine
  • Resident physician in the Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Currently enrolled in a Master of Medical Education at Dundee University.
  • Interests include chronic pain management and headache disorders.
  • Further research interests include competency-based medical education, quality improvement, and patient safety.
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology; Director, USC Balance Center
  • USC Caruso Family Center for Childhood Communication, Los Angeles, CA
  • Clinical interests: specializes in the assessment and management planning for patients experiencing dizziness, imbalance, and increased fall risk
  • Research interests: exploring vestibular disorders with an interest in fall risk assessment and prevention
  • Functional/Chiropractic Neurology
  • Imagine X Functional Neurology
  • Special Interests: Novel migraine and post-concussion treatment programs; Creator of 150-hour Post-Doctoral Program and author of a book, both titled ‘Mastering Migraine’
  • Director, Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine (SGEM)
  • Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University    
  • Special interests: sex & gender expert, educator and advocate; author of Sex Matters: How Male-Centric Medicine Endangers Women’s Health—and What We Can Do About It;
  • TEDx talk, “Why Medicine Often Has Dangerous Side Effects for Women,”
  • Special Interests: Pediatric headache
  • Associate Dean for Medical Education
  • Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Science  
  • Office of Medical Education 
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Special Interests: medical school curriculum, particularly the inclusion of information about substance use disorder
  • Center for Neurointestinal Health
  • Division of Gastroenterology
  • Department of Medicine
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Special interest: Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
  • Professor Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • Clinical interests: menopause and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, obesity-related reproductive dysfunction, osteoporosis , menstrual disturbances, fibroids and premenstrual dysphoric disorder and more. 
  • Research interest: role of vitamin D in reproduction
  • Gynecology and FPMRS
  • Steward Carney Hospital, Dorchester MA
  • Special interests: pelvic floor disorders, office procedures, and nerve blocks for migraine.
  • Professor and E Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
  • Special interests: Treatment of menopausal symptoms in women; measurement of reproductive hormones using state-of-the-art methodologies; role of obesity in female infertility, principal Investigator with the CONFIRM network, NIH-funded clinical trials networks devoted to the study of problems in human reproduction.
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology
  • The John R. Graham Headache Center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner, Boston, MA
  • Special interests: clinical care (cluster) and research; Associate Editor for the journal Headache, Board Member and Secretary for the Headache Cooperative of New England
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine; Harvard Medical School
  • Clinical interests: hormonal headaches and women's issues in neurology
  • Research interests: hormonal headaches and integrative therapies for headaches
  • Author of The Migraine Brain: Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health
  • Chief, General Neurology, Director, Headache & Facial Pain Program Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship Training
  • Yale University
  • President, Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA)
  • Clinical Interests: headache specialist and authority
  • Research Interests: ARMR registry, cannabinoid and psilocybin studies
  • Assistant Professor - Child Neurology and Nursing
  • Director, Pediatric Headache Center and Headache Medicine Fellowship
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 
  • Special interests: pediatric headaches
  • Associate Professor; Director of Women's Neurology
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Research and clinical interests:women's neurology, care of pregnant women with neurological conditions, and epilepsy and migraine.
  • NYU Langone Medical Center, Director of Research
  • Research Interest: improving the diagnosis and treatment of people with migraines.
  • Associate Professor, Neurology
  • Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
  • Clinical Interests: chronic daily headaches, women in migraine, community outreach and education
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology 
  • Director, Vestibular & Neuro-Visual Disorders Clinic
  • Division of Headache Medicine 
  • Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX
  • Research interests include vestibular migraine, PPPD and MDDS
  • Professor of Neurology
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon NH 
  • Special interests: leading authority in headache medicine
  • Professor, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology; Chair, Section of Oral Biology
  • School of Dentistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 
  • Research interests: mechanisms of chronic pain and alcohol addiction, including cannabinoid pharmacology
  • Assistant Professor
  • Spaulding Neuroimaging Lab
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Research interests: using sophisticated imaging technology to measure gender-related differences in emotional and pain processing, neuroinflammation and glial function, interactions between central and peripheral pain mechanisms, pain in psychiatric disease, and rehabilitation impact on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injuries.
  • Nurse Practitioner III
  • Division of General Otolaryngology
  • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • University of California San Francisco Medical Center
  • Assistant Clinical Professor
  • Department of Family Health Care Nursing
  • University of California San Francisco School of Nursing
  • Wright and Associates Family Healthcare, Amherst and Concord, NH
  • Owner - Partners in Healthcare Education, LLC
  • Special interests: education; independent practice and practice management
  • Editor for Practice Management, a new e-journal created for NPs; developed a number of video programs for the Fitzgerald Health Education Associates
  • Associate Professor
  • George Mason University
  • Research interests: expert in food composition and analysis, dietary assessment, and the role that diet plays on migraine, with exposures ranging from individual food chemicals to overall dietary patterns and mediated by effects of the microbiome. Interested in advancing personalized nutrition for migraine.
  • Associate Professor
  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
  • Clinical interest: rhinology, endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery
  • Research interest: clinical research in chronic rhinosinusitis and population health
  • Special interests: pediatrics
  • Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Harvard Medical School;
  • Chief, Vestibular Division
  • Mass. Eye & Ear
  • Mass. General Hospital
  • Clinical interest: founded the MEEI Vestibular Division that brings together otolaryngology and neurology experts
  • Research interest: disorders of hearing and balance, particularly Ménière’s disease, autoimmune inner ear disease, sudden deafness, and migraine.
 
  • Special Interests: Migraine
  • Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Department of Pharmacy Practice
    Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Wayne State University 
  • Special Interests: Diabetes and blood pressure

Associate Professor

Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology  

  • Department of Health Science and Technology
  • Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark 
  • Research interests: role of hormones in migraine; biomarkers
  • My current and special interests in migraine from pharmacological points of view:
    •  Sex-specific pharmacotherapy for migraine
    •  Disease modifying agents for migraine
    • Biomarkers for treatment’s response in migraine
  • Research Associate, Department of Otolaryngology
  • University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  • Batchelor's Children's Research Institute
  • Special interests: research and treatment of vestibular conditions; post-concussion outcomes
  • Associate Director of Psychology, Pediatric Headache Program
  • Boston Children's Hospital 
  • Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Special interests: Psychosocial risk and resilience factors in youth with chronic headaches
  • The Villages Health, The Villages, FL
  • Clinical interests: Cognitive behavioral therapy, migraine education
  • Special Interests: Pediatric Pain
  • Associate Director, PA Program, Professor of Practice
  • Assumption University
  • Special interests: otolaryngology, emergency care
  • Professor, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
  • Special Interest: nursing education
  • Professor of Neuroscience
  • Associate Director, Carney Institute for Brain Science
  • Research interests: study of cortical processing using behavior, optogenetics, electrophysiology and imaging
  • Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • The Miriam Hospital and Brown Alpert Medical School
  • Research Interest: two principal areas: (1) assessing and intervening on energy balance behaviors and related mechanisms in the context of bariatric surgery and obesity; and (2) assessment and treatment of behavioral risk factors and comorbidities among individuals who have migraine.
  • Basic Science Research
  • University of Padova; Padova Neuroscience Center (Italy)
  • Special interest: calcium channelopathy