Headache fellows are doctors who undergo one year of specialized training in the field of headache medicine. Upon completing their fellowship, these doctors become certified Headache Specialists by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). Unfortunately, there is a severe shortage of these specialized providers in our country. Currently, there are only about 700 UCNS Headache Specialists for a population of 40 million people who have migraine and headache disease.
To address this shortage, we fund these programs with grants raised from our Walk/Run/Relax events. To further our mission of advocacy, we developed the ACT Now Advocacy Training Program. This nine-month program is designed for both fellows and patients and is led by leading physicians and advocates in the field. The program covers a wide range of topics, including the importance of advocacy as part of a patient's treatment plan. By raising awareness and reducing stigma, we aim to strengthen our movement and improve the lives of those who have migraine and headache disease.
Headache Fellow & Healthcare Provider Graduates
August 2022 - April 2023 Cohort
Dr. Liz Ackley
University of Colorado/ & Children’s Hospital Colorado
Dr. Chris Anderson
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Dr. Santosh Bhaskarabhatla
Montefiore
Dr. Sudipa Biswas
Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Michelle Bravo
University of Miami
Dr. Monica Chan
Mt. Sinai
Dr. Murray Choueka
Mt. Sinai
Dr. Liam Clark
University of Utah
Dr. Danyelle Evans
Texas Children's Hospital
Dr. Rachel Evans
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Dr. Natalie Figueiredo
Jefferson Headache Center
Dr. Mitra Haeri
Jefferson Headache Center
Dr. Elisa Hennessy
Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Ishani Kumar
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Maksym Marek
USC Keck
Dr. Kristina Maselli
Montefiore
Dr. Adil Niaz
Yale
Dr. Tahoora Sadoughi
USC Keck
Dr. Harshika Satyarthi
University of California San Francisco
Dr. Risako Shirane
Yale
Dr. Kristyn Spera
Wake Forest University
Dr. Kosta Tourlas
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Mustafa Yehya
Barrow Neurological Institute
August 2021 - April 2022 Cohort
Dr. Marissa Anto
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Kate Bedrin
MedStar Georgetown Headache Center
Dr. Mai-lyn Bui
University of South Florida Tampa
Dr. Michelle DePoy
Jefferson Headache Center
Dr. Abby Freed
USC Keck
Dr. David Kopel
Yale
Dr. Brittany Mays
Mass General Brigham/Harvard
Dr. James Murtha
Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Ann Oh
Children's Hospital of Colorado & CU Anschutz Medical Center
Dr. Armita Sadeghi
Montefiore
Dr. Amara Sattar
Seymour Diamond Headache Fellowship at the Diamond Headache Clinic
Dr. Hannah Johnson Shapiro
Brigham and Women’s John R. Graham Headache Center
Dr. Anjali Sundaramoorthy
MedStar Georgetown Headache Center
Dr. Michael Tamini
NYU Langone
Dr. Alison Thaler
NYU Langone
Dr. Marianna Vinokur
Jefferson Headache Center
January 2021 - June 2021 Cohort
Aarushi Suneja, Aniket Natekar, Ashley Alex, Ayesha Ahmad, Azmin Kahriman, Bianca Barcelo, Chantel Strachan, Chelsea Stone, Claire Ceriani, Courtney S White, Cynthia Morris, Deanna Duggan, Emily Riddle, Hao Huang, Himanshu Suri, Hsiangkuo Yuan, Jason Ziplow, Jennifer Evan, Karissa N. Arca, Kendall Wyllie, Maria E. Garcia-Ayala, Perveen Chattha, Sankeerth Challagundla, Sara Pavitt, Sara Pavitt, Sarah M Bobker, Shamin Masrour, Shirley Ju, Shivani Shah, Temitope Adeyeye, Trevor Gerson, Vanessa Cooper