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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.

Take control over migraine

The leading international patient event for people living with migraine and headache

1.6 Million

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94%

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93%

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Featured Interviews

Previews from past Migraine World Summit interviews.

Sleep, Insomnia and Energy

Christine Lay, MD, FAHS

6 Medications That Can Make Migraine Worse

Andrew Charles, MD

Treatment Spotlight: Drug-Free Devices

Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN

2025 Summit Schedule

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Day 1 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview The Latest Insights on CGRP-Targeted Medications in Migraine Treatment	Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN Neurologist Mayo Clinic, Arizona	Register to watch
	Interview Paula’s Migraine Journey, Secrets & Next Steps	Paula K. Dumas Author, Producer & Health Advocate World Health Education Foundation	Register to watch
	Interview Migraine Relief Through Gut Health: Science & Solutions	Wade Cooper, DO Headache Specialist Memorial Healthcare Institute for Neuroscience	Register to watch
	Interview Managing the Unique Challenges of Vertigo & Vestibular Migraine	Shin C. Beh, MD Founder & Director Beh Center for Vestibular & Migraine Disorders	Register to watch
Day 2 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview Part I: Preventing & Reversing Chronic 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	Register to watch
	Interview How Heavy Metals & Trace Elements Affect Migraine	Robert Bonakdar, MD Pain & Headache Specialist Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Are People With Migraine Having More Strokes & Heart Attacks?	Chia-Chun Chiang, MD Associate Professor of Neurology; Headache & Stroke Specialist Mayo Clinic, Minnesota	Register to watch
	Interview Global Guidelines for Acute Migraine Treatment	Simona Sacco, MD Professor of Neurology University of L’Aquila, Italy	Register to watch
Day 3 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview Part II: Preventing & Reversing Chronic 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	Register to watch
	Interview How Poor Sleep Worsens Migraine: What You Need to Know	Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS Founder & Medical Director Integrative Headache Medicine of New York	Register to watch
	Interview How Sinuses, Allergies & Weather Affect Migraine	Vince Martin, MD, AQH Director Headache & Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute	Register to watch
	Interview Migraine’s Comorbidities: A Look at Associated Conditions	Peter McAllister, MD, FAAN Medical Director New England Institute for Neurology & Headache	Register to watch
Day 4 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview Exploring Lidocaine, Ketamine & More for Refractory Migraine	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 Brain Fog: Understanding the Cognitive Impacts of Migraine	Elizabeth (Betsy) Seng, PhD Professor of Psychology & Neurology Yeshiva University; Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview The Role of Cannabis in Migraine Treatment	Nathaniel M. Schuster, MD Associate Clinic Director & Associate Professor University of California, San Diego Center for Pain Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Helping Loved Ones Understand Migraine: Your Discussion Guide	Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAAN, FAHS Founder & CEO Headache Center of Hope	Register to watch
Day 5 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview Nondrug Treatments For Migraine Relief	Alexander Mauskop, MD Director New York Headache Center	Register to watch
	Interview Are Psychedelics a Legitimate Treatment for Cluster Headache?	Joanna Kempner, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology Rutgers University	Register to watch
	Interview Triptans Today: Their Role in Contemporary Migraine Treatment	Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD Head of Neurology Section Vall d’Hebron Hospital and Institute of Research, Spain	Register to watch
	Interview Navigating NDPH: Blending Patient & Provider Perspectives	Mark Burish, MD, PhD & Alan Kaplan Associate Professor; Director UTHealth Houston; NDPHaware Inc.	Register to watch
Day 6 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview When One Treatment Isn’t Enough: Layering Therapies in Migraine Management	Matthew Robbins, MD Associate Professor of Neurology & Residency Program Director Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital	Register to watch
	Interview Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Popular At-Home Migraine Remedies	Thomas Berk, MD, FAHS Medical Director; Adjunct Professor Neura Health; Thomas Jefferson University	Register to watch
	Interview Hormones & Migraine: Debunking the Myths of HRT	Anne MacGregor, MD Professor Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK	Register to watch
	Interview Effective, Affordable & Accessible Migraine Preventive Medications	Fred Cohen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology Mount Sinai Headache and Facial Pain Center, Icahn School of Medicine	Register to watch
Day 7 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview What We Know About the Biology of Migraine	Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN Director MedStar Georgetown Headache Center	Register to watch
	Interview Can Pain Reprocessing Therapy Offer Migraine Relief?	Alan Gordon, LCSW Founder & Director Pain Psychology Center	Register to watch
	Interview How GLP-1 Medications & Exercise Impact Migraine: Two Experts Weigh In	Dale Bond, PhD & Devika Umashanker, MS, MBA, MD Director of Research Integration; System Medical Director, Obesity Medicine Hartford Healthcare	Register to watch
	Interview When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Migraine Firsthand	Faraidoon Haghdoost, MD, PhD Doctor & Researcher The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney	Register to watch
Day 8 (2025)			Register to View
	Interview The Many Faces of Migraine: Five Stories of Challenge & Hope	Dawn C. Buse, PhD Psychologist & Clinical Professor of Neurology Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Building a Migraine Management Plan That Works	Jérôme Mawet, MD Neurologist & Headache Specialist Emergency Headache Center, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris	Register to watch
	Interview Understanding & Treating Migraine in Older Adults	Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS Neuro-Ophthalmologist & Headache Specialist Yellow Rose Headache & Neuro-Ophthalmology	Register to watch
	Interview From Research to Relief: New Migraine Treatments in the Pipeline	Amynah Pradhan, PhD Director, Center for Clinical Pharmacology Washington University in St. Louis	Register to watch
Recap Webinar			Register to View
	Webinar Beyond the Summit: The Official Recap & Live Q&A [Webinar]	Carl Cincinnato & Elizabeth DeStefano Co-hosts Migraine World Summit	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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Take control over migraine

1.6 Million

56%

94%

93%

Featured Interviews

Sleep, Insomnia and Energy

6 Medications That Can Make Migraine Worse

Treatment Spotlight: Drug-Free Devices

2025 Summit Schedule

Day 1 (2025)

The Latest Insights on CGRP-Targeted Medications in Migraine Treatment

Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Paula’s Migraine Journey, Secrets & Next Steps

Paula K. Dumas

Migraine Relief Through Gut Health: Science & Solutions

Wade Cooper, DO

Managing the Unique Challenges of Vertigo & Vestibular Migraine

Shin C. Beh, MD

Day 2 (2025)

Part I: Preventing & Reversing Chronic Migraine

Richard B. Lipton, MD

How Heavy Metals & Trace Elements Affect Migraine

Robert Bonakdar, MD

Are People With Migraine Having More Strokes & Heart Attacks?

Chia-Chun Chiang, MD

Global Guidelines for Acute Migraine Treatment

Simona Sacco, MD

Day 3 (2025)

Part II: Preventing & Reversing Chronic Migraine

Richard B. Lipton, MD

How Poor Sleep Worsens Migraine: What You Need to Know

Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS

How Sinuses, Allergies & Weather Affect Migraine

Vince Martin, MD, AQH

Migraine’s Comorbidities: A Look at Associated Conditions

Peter McAllister, MD, FAAN

Day 4 (2025)

Exploring Lidocaine, Ketamine & More for Refractory Migraine

Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh

Brain Fog: Understanding the Cognitive Impacts of Migraine

Elizabeth (Betsy) Seng, PhD

The Role of Cannabis in Migraine Treatment

Nathaniel M. Schuster, MD

Helping Loved Ones Understand Migraine: Your Discussion Guide

Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAAN, FAHS

Day 5 (2025)

Nondrug Treatments For Migraine Relief

Alexander Mauskop, MD

Are Psychedelics a Legitimate Treatment for Cluster Headache?

Joanna Kempner, PhD

Triptans Today: Their Role in Contemporary Migraine Treatment

Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD

Navigating NDPH: Blending Patient & Provider Perspectives

Mark Burish, MD, PhD & Alan Kaplan

Day 6 (2025)

When One Treatment Isn’t Enough: Layering Therapies in Migraine Management

Matthew Robbins, MD

Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Popular At-Home Migraine Remedies

Thomas Berk, MD, FAHS

Hormones & Migraine: Debunking the Myths of HRT

Anne MacGregor, MD

Effective, Affordable & Accessible Migraine Preventive Medications

Fred Cohen, MD

Day 7 (2025)

What We Know About the Biology of Migraine

Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Can Pain Reprocessing Therapy Offer Migraine Relief?

Alan Gordon, LCSW

How GLP-1 Medications & Exercise Impact Migraine: Two Experts Weigh In

Dale Bond, PhD & Devika Umashanker, MS, MBA, MD

When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Migraine Firsthand

Faraidoon Haghdoost, MD, PhD

Day 8 (2025)

The Many Faces of Migraine: Five Stories of Challenge & Hope