John R. Graham Headache Center Staff

Paul B. Rizzoli, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Chief, Division of Headache and Pain, Department of Neurology

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Elizabeth W. Loder, MD, MPH

Vice Chair, Academic Affairs for the Department of Neurology

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Shuhan Zhu, MD

Clinical Director

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Carolyn Bernstein, MD, FAHS

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Brian E. McGeeney, MD

Director, Headache Fellowship Program

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Melissa Darsey, PA-C, MPAS

Kaitlyn Larkin, PA-C

Mary O'Dwyer, PA-C

Melissa Kimble, MSW

Practice Manager

2023-2024 Headache Fellows

Raquel Fonseca Ward, MD

Fellow

Daniel S. Smoots, MD

Fellow

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Past Faculty and Fellows

2008 – 2009
Catherine LaVigne, MD

2009 – 2010
Luzma Cardona, MD

2011 – 2012
Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH

2012 – 2013
Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh

2013 – 2014
Lauren Doyle Strauss, DO
Mia Minen, MD, MPH

2014 – 2015
Melissa Rayhill, MD
Roni Sharon, MD

2015 – 2016
Regina Krel, MD
Umer Najib, MD

2016 – 2017
Andrea M. Harriott, MD, PhD
Yulia Orlova, MD, PhD

2017 – 2018
Angeliki Vgontzas, MD

2018 – 2019
Jennifer Hranilovich, MD
Saad Kanaan, MD

2019 – 2020
Alise Pham, DO
Eric A. Kaiser, MD, PhD
Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD

2020 – 2021
Azmin Kahriman, MD

2021 – 2022
Brittany Mays, MD
Hannah Shapiro, MD
Jasmin Harpe, MD

2022 – 2023
Christopher Bondoc, MD
Patricia Olson, MD, PhD

2023 – 2024
Raquel Fonseca Ward, MD
Daniel Smoots, MD