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John R. Graham
Headache Center

at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

John R. Graham Headache Center Staff

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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

Shuhan Zhu, MD

Clinical Director

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Brian E. McGeeney, MD

Brian E. McGeeney, MD

Director, Headache Fellowship Program

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Melissa Darsey, PA-C, MPAS

Kaitlyn Larkin, PA-C

Kaitlyn Larkin, PA-C

Mary O'Dwyer, PA-C

Mary O'Dwyer, PA-C

Melissa Kimble, MSW

Practice Manager

2023-2024 Headache Fellows

Raquel Fonseca Ward, MD

Raquel Fonseca Ward, MD

Fellow

Daniel S. Smoots, MD

Daniel S. Smoots, MD

Fellow

Learn more about our Fellowship program here.

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

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital


Offering comprehensive medical, surgical and psychiatric care as well as complete emergency, ambulatory and diagnostic services to residents of southwest Boston and the surrounding suburbs.

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