2021 Summit

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past

Start Date

03/20/2025 3:00 pm ET

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Schedule

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Day 1 (2021)			View Day
	Interview Why Doesn’t Migraine Have a Cure Yet?	Tissa Wijeratne, MD, FRACP, FAAN Chair, Department of Neurology Western Health, Melbourne, Australia	Watch Interview
	Interview Unlocking the Mystery of Migraine Pathogenesis	Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS Professor of Neurology and Neurologist King's College London	Watch Interview
	Interview Latest Strategies for Chronic Migraine Control	Carrie Dougherty, MD, FAHS Associate Professor of Neurology MedStar Georgetown University Hospital	Watch Interview
	Interview Finding Resilience With Migraine, Its Comorbidities, and COVID	Noah Rosen, MD, FAHS Associate Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Watch Interview
Day 2 (2021)			View Day
	Interview Discovering New Treatments Worth Trying	David Dodick, MD Professor (Emeritus) Mayo Clinic, Arizona	Watch Interview
	Interview Racial Inequities In Migraine Treatment	Sheila L. Thorne President & CEO Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group	Watch Interview
	Interview What Causes Migraine and Its Symptoms	Catherine Stark, MD Neurologist Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia	Watch Interview
	Interview Moving Through the Pain: Exercise and Migraine	Richard B. Lipton, MD Professor of Neurology & Director of the Montefiore Headache Center, and Director of the Division of Cognitive Aging and Dementia Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Watch Interview
Day 3 (2021)			View Day
	Interview Preventing Attacks Before They Happen	Jan Lewis Brandes, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology Vanderbilt University	Watch Interview
	Interview How Weight Affects Migraine Disease	Dale Bond, PhD Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior (Research) The Miriam Hospital and Brown Alpert Medical School Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center	Watch Interview
	Interview Light Sensitivity and Therapy for Migraine	Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS Neuro-Ophthalmologist & Headache Specialist Yellow Rose Headache & Neuro-Ophthalmology	Watch Interview
	Interview How to Manage Weather Triggers	Jan Hoffmann, MD, PhD Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant in Neurology King's College London	Watch Interview
	Impel Sponsored Talk [Sponsored] Is the Gut-Brain Connection at the Heart of Oral Migraine Treatment Failure?	Nada Hindiyeh, MD Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Clinical Research in Headache Medicine Stanford University	Watch Impel Sponsored Talk
Day 4 (2021)			View Day
	Interview How An Integrative Approach Can Help Migraine	Deena Kuruvilla, MD, FAHS Neurologist & Director Westport Headache Institute	Watch Interview
	Interview Headache and Migraine in Later Life	Matthew Robbins, MD Associate Professor of Neurology & Residency Program Director Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital	Watch Interview
	Interview Recovering From Trauma and Concussion	Morris Levin, MD Neurologist & Director UC San Francisco Headache Center	Watch Interview
	Interview Yoga for Migraine: Does It Help?	Adriane Dellorco Yoga Teacher & Patient Advocate Yoga for Migraine	Watch Interview
Day 5 (2021)			View Day
	Interview Migraine Diets and Food Triggers	Vince Martin, MD, AQH Director Headache & Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute	Watch Interview
	Interview Medications That Make Migraine Worse	Stewart J. Tepper, MD Professor of Neurology Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth	Watch Interview
	Interview Finding Work That Works Despite Migraine	Melanie Whetzel, MA, CBIS Lead Consultant, Cognitive/Neurological Team Job Accommodation Network (JAN)	Watch Interview
	Interview Difficult Diagnoses: Rare Headache Types	Shuu-Jiun Wang, MD Neurologist and Director The Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital	Watch Interview
Day 6 (2021)			View Day
	Interview Shortening Attacks With Early Migraine Intervention	Andrew Charles, MD Director UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program	Watch Interview
	Interview Sex Headaches: Serious or Just Awkward?	Katherine Hamilton, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology University of Pennsylvania	Watch Interview
	Interview Autoimmune Disease and Migraine: What’s the Link?	Peter McAllister, MD, FAAN Medical Director New England Institute for Neurology & Headache	Watch Interview
	Interview Managing Migraine With Little to No Insurance	David Watson, MD, FAAN Chair & Professor of Neurology Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Headache Center	Watch Interview
Day 7 (2021)			View Day
	Interview Juggling Multiple Conditions With Migraine	Rebecca C. Burch, MD, FAHS Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	Watch Interview
	Interview Understanding Treatment Failure and Options	Simona Sacco, MD Professor of Neurology University of L’Aquila, Italy	Watch Interview
	Interview Fighting Migraine With Food and Nutrition	Belinda Savage-Edwards, MD, FAAN, AQH Neurologist Rehabilitation & Neurological Services, Alabama	Watch Interview
	Interview When Migraine Starts or Stays in Your Neck	Sait Ashina, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology and Anesthesia Harvard Medical School	Watch Interview
Day 8 (2021)			View Day
	Interview How Your Gut and Sleep Affect Migraine	Stasha Gominak, MD Retired Neurologist Sleep Coach	Watch Interview
	Interview COVID in the Real World	Lindsay Videnieks, JD Executive Director Headache and Migraine Policy Forum	Watch Interview
	Interview Understanding Vestibular Migraine	Shin C. Beh, MD Founder & Director Beh Center for Vestibular & Migraine Disorders	Watch Interview
	Interview Overcoming Monthly Menstrual Migraine	Christine Lay, MD, FAHS Professor of Neurology, Deborah Ivy Christiani Brill Chair University of Toronto	Watch Interview
Day 9 (2021)			View Day
	Webinar Highlights Webinar 2021	Paula Dumas & Carl Cincinnato Co-hosts Migraine World Summit	Watch Webinar

FAQs

These are common questions and answers that relate to the Summit. If you can’t find a specific question please use the chat widget in the bottom right corner of the page.

Common Questions & Answers

Which interviews have the Extended Uncut Editions available?

Free interviews are a concise 30 minutes for your convenience, but the full recordings unlock more in-depth discussions. Dive deeper with 7 hours of additional uncut expert insights from the Migraine World Summit.

When you order a copy of the 2025 Migraine World Summit, you receive access to all the full-length interview editions, which includes 6 hours of more in-depth discussions with leading experts.

In 2025, all the interviews have extended versions except for Dr. Lipton which is shown in two parts.

How much does it cost?

The online Migraine World Summit is free to watch during the live event. Each day four interviews are released and are available for 24 hours before the next day's interviews are released.

If you wish to purchase unlimited access to all the interviews, video, audio, and transcripts from this year you can order your own copy. Click here for more details about the All Access or VIP Passes.

Where can I go if I still cannot find an answer to my question?

Visit the Summit Tips page here or visit the FAQ page for more support. You may also request a 'chat' with our support team using our website chat feature at the bottom right of the screen.

Do you have a schedule I can download/print?

Yes, you can download/print a PDF of the 2025 schedule here. Download/Print

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2021 Summit

past

03/20/2025 3:00 pm ET

Schedule

Day 1 (2021)

Tissa Wijeratne, MD, FRACP, FAAN

Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS

Carrie Dougherty, MD, FAHS

Noah Rosen, MD, FAHS

Day 2 (2021)

David Dodick, MD

Sheila L. Thorne

Catherine Stark, MD

Richard B. Lipton, MD

Day 3 (2021)

Jan Lewis Brandes, MD

Dale Bond, PhD

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS

Jan Hoffmann, MD, PhD

Nada Hindiyeh, MD

Day 4 (2021)

Deena Kuruvilla, MD, FAHS

Matthew Robbins, MD

Morris Levin, MD

Adriane Dellorco

Day 5 (2021)

Vince Martin, MD, AQH

Stewart J. Tepper, MD

Melanie Whetzel, MA, CBIS

Shuu-Jiun Wang, MD

Day 6 (2021)

Andrew Charles, MD

Katherine Hamilton, MD

Peter McAllister, MD, FAAN

David Watson, MD, FAAN

Day 7 (2021)

Rebecca C. Burch, MD, FAHS

Simona Sacco, MD

Belinda Savage-Edwards, MD, FAAN, AQH

Sait Ashina, MD

Day 8 (2021)

Stasha Gominak, MD

Lindsay Videnieks, JD

Shin C. Beh, MD

Christine Lay, MD, FAHS

Day 9 (2021)

Paula Dumas & Carl Cincinnato

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