Stewart J. Tepper, MD

Professor of Neurology
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Stewart J. Tepper, MD, is a professor of neurology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He is director of the Dartmouth Headache Center in the Department of Neurology of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Dr. Tepper received his undergraduate degree (graduating cum laude) in the study of the nervous system/psychobiology from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut; and attended Cornell University Medical College in New York City. He completed his neurology residency at the Longwood Area Harvard program in Boston, Massachusetts, and has been board certified in headache medicine since 2006.

Dr. Tepper was director of the American Headache Society’s (AHS) Scottsdale Headache Symposium CME course from 2008 to 2020. He was editor-in-chief of the journal Headache Currents and associate editor of the journal Headache from 2012-2020. He has published more than 460 peer-reviewed manuscripts, editorials, and books on headache medicine. Dr. Tepper serves on the executive board of directors and is the corporate liaison for the AHS. He serves on the AHS Education, Exhibits, and Finance committees. For the American Migraine Foundation, he serves on the Governance Committee and board of directors.