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Migraine World Summit

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You'll meet the global leaders in the field of migraine and headache including, doctors, specialists, researchers, psychologists, and advocates.

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Featured Interviews

Previews from past Migraine World Summit interviews.

Sleep, Insomnia and Energy

Christine Lay, MD, FAHS

Autoimmune Disease and Migraine: What’s the Link?

Peter McAllister, MD, FAAN

Treatment Spotlight: Drug-Free Devices

Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN

2026 Summit Schedule

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Day 1 (2026) This day is currently LIVE - Register to View			Register to View
	Interview You’re Not Imagining It: Migraine’s Strange Symptoms Explained	Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN Director MedStar Georgetown Headache Center	Register to watch
	Interview What Everyone With Migraine Should Know About Gut Health	Robert Bonakdar, MD Pain & Headache Specialist Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview The Six Most Common Mistakes in Migraine Management	Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS Neuro-Ophthalmologist & Headache Specialist Yellow Rose Headache & Neuro-Ophthalmology	Register to watch
	Interview How To Be Active When Exercise Triggers Your Migraine	Emily Cordes Accredited Exercise Physiologist Movement With Migraine	Register to watch
	Sponsored by Pfizer GLP-1s, Obesity & Migraine	Aarushi Suneja, MD Headache Medicine Fellowship Program Director Cleveland Clinic	Register to watch
Day 2 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview Mind Your Body: The Role of Emotions in Chronic Pain	Nicole Sachs, LCSW Author & Podcast Host \| Clinical Psychotherapist The Cure for Chronic Pain \| Your BreakAwake	Register to watch
	Interview Can Long COVID Cause Migraine or Make it Worse?	Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD Head of the Neurology Department Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Research	Register to watch
	Interview Is Migraine a Sensory Processing Disorder?	Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN Neurologist Mayo Clinic	Register to watch
	Interview A Whole-Person Approach To Overcoming Chronic Dizziness & Vertigo	Yonit Arthur, AuD Founder, Audiologist & Coach The Steady Coach	Register to watch
Day 3 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview A Migraine Survival Guide to Weather & Climate Changes	Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh Director of Headache Medicine & Clinical Research \| Assistant Professor of Neurology Community Neuroscience Services \| UMass School of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview How Early Life Stress Affects Migraine Risk	Serena Laura Orr, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Pediatrics \| Pediatric Neurologist University of Calgary \| Alberta Children's Hospital	Register to watch
	Interview Why Neck Pain Matters in Migraine — And What To Do About It	Zhiqi Liang, PhD, MPhty, BAppSci, FACP Lecturer, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Queensland	Register to watch
	Interview The Migraine Reset: How Pharmacology Helps Rebalance the Brain	Risa Ravitz, MD CEO Modern Migraine MD	Register to watch
	Sponsored by Lundbeck From Settling to Small Wins: 3 Perspectives on Redefining Progress in Migraine Care	Andrew Blumenfeld, MD Neurologist \| Founder Cedars-Sinai \| Haven Headache & Migraine Center	Register to watch
Day 4 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview Stopping Migraine Preventives: When, Why & How To Transition Off Safely	Matthew Robbins, MD Associate Professor of Neurology & Residency Program Director Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital	Register to watch
	Interview How To Harness the Power of Sleep When You Live With Migraine	Fred Cohen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology \| Medical Director Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \| Headache Intervention	Register to watch
	Interview Navigating the Migraine Chaos That Begins During Perimenopause	Jan Lewis Brandes, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology \| Founder Vanderbilt University \| Nashville Neuroscience Group	Register to watch
	Interview What the Science Says About Food & Migraine	Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN Associate Professor of Nutrition & Food Science University of Maryland, College Park	Register to watch
	Sponsored by AbbVie Migraine Prevention Compared: What Recent Research Shows	Jaclyn Duvall, MD Founder and Director Headache Specialists of Oklahoma	Register to watch
Day 5 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview Living With Migraine Through Times of Grief & Loss	Dawn C. Buse, PhD Psychologist & Clinical Professor of Neurology Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Our Evolving Understanding of What Causes Migraine	Vince Martin, MD, AQH Director Headache & Facial Pain Center	Register to watch
	Interview Mast Cells: A Link Between Migraine, POTS & EDS?	Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Neurology Barrow Neurological Institute	Register to watch
	Understanding Migraine Drug Side Effects	Teshamae Monteith, MD, FAHS, FAAN Professor of Clinical Neurology University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine	Register to watch
Day 6 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview Migraine in Older Adulthood: What Really Changes?	Robert P. Cowan, MD, FAAN, FAHS Director of Research Headache and Facial Pain Program, Stanford University	Register to watch
	Interview Helping Kids & Teens Manage Migraine	Christina L. Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS Director, Pediatric Headache Program Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Register to watch
	Interview Navigating U.S. Social Security & Private Disability Options for Migraine	Stacy Monahan Tucker, JD Managing Partner Monahan Tucker Law	Register to watch
	Interview How Location & Lifestyle Influence Migraine Triggers	Tsubasa Takizawa, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Keio University School of Medicine	Register to watch
Day 7 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview Brain Fog & Dementia: The Science on the Cognitive Impacts of Migraine	Laura (Libby) Sebrow, PhD Clinical Neuropsychologist Independent Clinical Practice	Register to watch
	Interview Beyond Pills: Your Guide to Drug-Free Neuromodulation for Migraine	Stewart Tepper, MD, FAHS Vice President The New England Institute for Neurology and Headache	Register to watch
	Interview How Behavioral Therapies Help Prevent & Manage Migraine	Paul R. Martin, PhD Adjunct Professor Monash University & Griffith University	Register to watch
	Interview Scents, Chemicals & the Migraine Brain	Gudrun Gossrau, MD Professor of Neurology, Headache and Pain Specialist Technische Universität Dresden TUD	Register to watch
Day 8 (2026)			Register to View
	Interview Why Isn’t There a Cure for Headache Disorders?	Tom Zeller Jr. Author \| Editor-In-Chief The Headache \| Undark	Register to watch
	Interview Small, Sustainable Lifestyle Changes To Help Minimize Migraine	Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH, FAHS, FAAN Professor Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Told You’re “Out of Options”? There’s Hope	Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS Founder & Medical Director Integrative Headache Medicine of New York	Register to watch
	Interview CGRP, PACAP & Beyond: The Future of Migraine Relief	Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc Professor of Neurology \| Centre Leader Danish Headache Center \| Center for Discoveries in Migraine	Register to watch

What MWS attendees are saying...

"I just wanted to thank everyone who has come together to help those of us suffering. I actually feel like someone understands and cares. This and last year's Summit have been invaluable in my fight, and you helped me not give up."

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"This has been so informative. I'm 76 and have had migraine since I was 16 so I have pretty much tried everything. Watching this has given me hope. "

Bunnie A Kelly

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"This is fascinating, thank you!"

Cindy Reynolds

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"Surprisingly more interesting than anticipated. Thank you."

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Take control over migraine

1.6 Million

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95%

91%

Featured Interviews

Sleep, Insomnia and Energy

Autoimmune Disease and Migraine: What’s the Link?

Treatment Spotlight: Drug-Free Devices

2026 Summit Schedule

Day 1 (2026)

You’re Not Imagining It: Migraine’s Strange Symptoms Explained

Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN

What Everyone With Migraine Should Know About Gut Health

Robert Bonakdar, MD

The Six Most Common Mistakes in Migraine Management

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS

How To Be Active When Exercise Triggers Your Migraine

Emily Cordes

GLP-1s, Obesity & Migraine

Aarushi Suneja, MD

Day 2 (2026)

Mind Your Body: The Role of Emotions in Chronic Pain

Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Can Long COVID Cause Migraine or Make it Worse?

Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD

Is Migraine a Sensory Processing Disorder?

Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN

A Whole-Person Approach To Overcoming Chronic Dizziness & Vertigo

Yonit Arthur, AuD

Day 3 (2026)

A Migraine Survival Guide to Weather & Climate Changes

Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh

How Early Life Stress Affects Migraine Risk

Serena Laura Orr, MD, MSc

Why Neck Pain Matters in Migraine — And What To Do About It

Zhiqi Liang, PhD, MPhty, BAppSci, FACP

The Migraine Reset: How Pharmacology Helps Rebalance the Brain

Risa Ravitz, MD

From Settling to Small Wins: 3 Perspectives on Redefining Progress in Migraine Care

Andrew Blumenfeld, MD

Day 4 (2026)

Stopping Migraine Preventives: When, Why & How To Transition Off Safely

Matthew Robbins, MD

How To Harness the Power of Sleep When You Live With Migraine

Fred Cohen, MD

Navigating the Migraine Chaos That Begins During Perimenopause

Jan Lewis Brandes, MD

What the Science Says About Food & Migraine

Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN

Migraine Prevention Compared: What Recent Research Shows

Jaclyn Duvall, MD

Day 5 (2026)

Living With Migraine Through Times of Grief & Loss

Dawn C. Buse, PhD

Our Evolving Understanding of What Causes Migraine

Vince Martin, MD, AQH

Mast Cells: A Link Between Migraine, POTS & EDS?

Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc

Understanding Migraine Drug Side Effects

Teshamae Monteith, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Day 6 (2026)

Migraine in Older Adulthood: What Really Changes?

Robert P. Cowan, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Helping Kids & Teens Manage Migraine

Christina L. Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS

Navigating U.S. Social Security & Private Disability Options for Migraine

Stacy Monahan Tucker, JD

How Location & Lifestyle Influence Migraine Triggers

Tsubasa Takizawa, MD, PhD

Day 7 (2026)

Brain Fog & Dementia: The Science on the Cognitive Impacts of Migraine

Laura (Libby) Sebrow, PhD

Beyond Pills: Your Guide to Drug-Free Neuromodulation for Migraine

Stewart Tepper, MD, FAHS