When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Migraine Firsthand
Key Questions
- Describe your experience as a physician and researcher during your first migraine attack. How did it affect your understanding of the disease?
- What lifestyle changes have you made to lower your chances of an attack?
- How has living with migraine shaped your perspective on the disease and your interactions with migraine patients?
- Did your field of research prepare you for your first migraine attack? If so, how?
- What advice would you give to other healthcare professionals treating patients with migraine?
- What inspired you to create your online brand, Big Head Pain, and how does it help promote awareness of headache disorders?
- What is your role within the International Headache Society, and how does it influence your headache advocacy work?
- How has your love of stand-up comedy helped you educate a wider audience about migraine?
Interview Notes
- Faraidoon Haghdoost
- The George Institute for Global Health Australia
- Dr. Faraidoon Haghdoost – UNSW Sydney
- Comedy Show
- The Australian and New Zealand Headache Society
- Migraine & Headache Australia
- International Headache Society
- Cephalalgia
- Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- The Journal of Headache and Pain
- Research Gate
- Instagram: @bigheadpain
- X: @faradoost
- Facebook: BigHeadPain
- YouTube: @BigHeadPain
- LinkedIn: Faraidoon Haghdoost
Treatments Mentioned
- Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
- Avoid triggers if possible
- CGRP inhibitors
- Lifestyle changes
Please note: The Migraine World Summit’s aim is to bring you a variety of perspectives and expertise, independent of bias or judgment. Alternative theories presented in this video have not been medically reviewed. Views expressed in this interview do not necessarily represent the views of the Migraine World Summit. Please always consult your health care professional and do your own research before making changes to your treatment plan.
Faraidoon Haghdoost, MD, PhD
Doctor & Researcher
The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney
Faraidoon Haghdoost (MD, PhD) is a research fellow on headache disorders at The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Dr. Haghdoost is interested in studying headache disorders — especially migraine disease — contributing to growing awareness of the need for headache-specific research, and starting a headache-specific research group based on headache patients’ needs.
Dr. Haghdoost is passionate about engaging with scientists, healthcare providers, and people with headache disorders through social media and other communication platforms. He is highly skilled in clinical trials and meta-analysis, study design, statistical data analysis, communication, lecturing, and presentations.
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