Headache Medicine Neurologist (MD/DO)
Position Summary
The Headache Medicine Neurologist provides specialized neurologic care focused on the evaluation, diagnosis, and long-term management of primary and secondary headache disorders. This role emphasizes evidence-based treatment, procedural therapies, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve quality of life for patients with acute and chronic headache conditions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate and manage patients with headache disorders including migraine, tension-type headache, cluster headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, and other facial pain syndromes
- Diagnose and manage secondary headache conditions and coordinate appropriate diagnostic evaluation
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans utilizing preventive, abortive, and rescue therapies
- Manage pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic headache treatments
- Perform office-based procedures consistent with training and privileges, such as onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections, peripheral nerve blocks, and trigger point injections
- Interpret relevant diagnostic studies including neuroimaging and laboratory results
- Provide outpatient headache clinic care and inpatient neurology or headache consultation services as needed
- Collaborate with primary care providers, pain management, behavioral health, sleep medicine, physical therapy, and other neurology subspecialties
- Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment strategies, medication use, and lifestyle modification
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and outcomes initiatives
- Supervise and educate residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, or trainees as applicable
- Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards
Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school
- Completion of an accredited Neurology residency program
- Fellowship training in Headache Medicine preferred
- Board-eligible or board-certified in Neurology
- Board certification or eligibility in Headache Medicine preferred
- Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure
- DEA registration or eligibility
Skills and Competencies
- Expertise in headache and facial pain diagnosis and management
- Strong clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning skills
- Proficiency with headache-specific procedures and therapies
- Excellent communication and patient counseling abilities
- Ability to manage chronic and complex neurologic conditions
- Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care
Work Environment
- Outpatient headache clinics and neurology practices with possible inpatient consultation responsibilities
- Schedule typically includes weekday clinic hours with limited call depending on practice model
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, and move throughout clinical environments
- Manual dexterity for neurologic examinations and office-based procedures
- Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment and diagnostic interpretation