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Migraine World Summit

Discover what dozens of world-leading migraine experts, doctors, and specialists really do for migraine and headache

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Discover the latest treatments, research, and best practices

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

2.4 Million

Summit visitors

154

Countries

150,000

Registered MWS members

25,000

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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

2024 Summit Schedule

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Day 1 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Controlling Chronic Migraine	Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN Director MedStar Georgetown Headache Center, Washington, DC	Register to watch
	Interview Best Exercise Options for People With Migraine	Elizabeth (Betsy) Seng, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology, Research Associate Professor of Neurology Yeshiva University; Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Beginner’s Guide to Headache Types	Courtney Seebadri-White, MD Assistant Professor Thomas Jefferson University	Register to watch
	Interview Neurological Research Priorities	Walter Koroshetz, MD Director National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Register to watch
Day 2 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Migraine Biochemistry: CGRP & Beyond	Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS Professor of Neurology and Neurologist King's College London	Register to watch
	Interview How Much Is Too Much Excedrin Migraine?	Paul G. Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS Assistant Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School	Register to watch
	Interview The Gut Factor: Exploring the Role of Digestive Health in Migraine	Vince Martin, MD, AQH Director Headache & Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute	Register to watch
	Interview Menopause, Perimenopause & Migraine	Christine Lay, MD, FAHS Professor of Neurology, Deborah Ivy Christiani Brill Chair University of Toronto	Register to watch
Day 3 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Supplements & Foods That Ease Migraine	Robert Bonakdar, MD Pain and Headache Specialist Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Balancing Risks & Benefits of Migraine Treatments	Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN Neurologist Mayo Clinic, Arizona	Register to watch
	Interview Is Migraine a Brain Energy Problem?	Elena Gross, PhD Neuroscientist Brain Ritual	Register to watch
	Interview Migraine FOMO: Are You Missing Out?	Katie MacDonald Director of Operations Miles for Migraine	Register to watch
Day 4 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview What to Expect: Nurtec ODT, Ubrelvy, Qulipta & Zavzpret	Matthew Robbins, MD Associate Professor of Neurology and Residency Program Director Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital	Register to watch
	Interview New Daily Persistent Headache: Pain That Won’t Stop	Andrew D. Hershey, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAHS Endowed Chair & Director of Neurology; Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview The Nervous System, Stored Trauma & Migraine	Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH CEO & Founder Trauma Healing Accelerated	Register to watch
	Interview When Headache Starts Behind the Eyes	Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS Neuro-Ophthalmologist & Headache Specialist Yellow Rose Headache & Neuro-Ophthamology	Register to watch
Day 5 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Unofficial Side Effects of CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies	Robert P. Cowan, MD Professor of Neurology & Director of Research in Headache and Facial Pain Stanford University School of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Migraine, TMD & Neck Pain	Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS, FAAN Associate Professor of Neurology Mayo Clinic, Arizona	Register to watch
	Interview Neuromodulation Devices: Proven Drug-Free Treatment for Migraine	Fred Cohen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology Mount Sinai Headache and Facial Pain Center, Icahn School of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Advocacy, Access & Migraine at Work	Rob Music Chief Executive The Migraine Trust, London	Register to watch
Day 6 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Beyond 50: Insights Into Migraine That Ages With Us	Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc Professor of Neurology Danish Headache Center, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, University of Copenhagen	Register to watch
	Interview How Migraine & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Are Connected	James Baraniuk, MD Professor Georgetown University	Register to watch
	Interview Tension Headache or Migraine? Differences and Misdiagnoses	Rebecca C. Burch, MD, FAHS Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview How To Manage Migraine Stigma at Work	Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD, FAHS Headache Specialist Hartford HealthCare	Register to watch
Day 7 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Inflammation & Chronic Migraine	Gretchen E. Tietjen, MD Professor Emerita of Neurology University of Toledo	Register to watch
	Interview Brain-Related Comorbidities of Migraine	Dawn C. Buse, PhD Psychologist & Clinical Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Register to watch
	Interview Finding Balance in Vestibular Migraine Diagnosis and Treatment	Kristen K. Steenerson, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery); Neurology & Neurological Sciences Stanford University	Register to watch
	Interview Protecting Our Kids: Navigating Migraine at School	Amy Graham Director Migraine at School	Register to watch
Day 8 (2024)			Register to View
	Interview Is Migraine Linked With Cognitive Decline or Dementia?	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 Finding Migraine Relief	Elizabeth Leroux, MD, FRCPC Headache Specialist Montreal Neurological Clinic, Canada	Register to watch
	Interview Could Biomarkers Improve Migraine Diagnosis?	Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD Head of Neurology Section Vall d’Hebron Hospital and Institute of Research, Spain	Register to watch
	Interview Genetics Research: Hope for a Future of Personalized Migraine Care	Dale Nyholt, PhD Professor of Biomedical Sciences Queensland University of Technology, Australia	Register to watch

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Take control over migraine

2.4 Million

154

150,000

25,000

Featured Interviews

Sleep, Insomnia and Energy

6 Medications That Can Make Migraine Worse

Treatment Spotlight: Drug-Free Devices

2024 Summit Schedule

Day 1 (2024)

Controlling Chronic Migraine

Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Best Exercise Options for People With Migraine

Elizabeth (Betsy) Seng, PhD

Beginner’s Guide to Headache Types

Courtney Seebadri-White, MD

Neurological Research Priorities

Walter Koroshetz, MD

Day 2 (2024)

Migraine Biochemistry: CGRP & Beyond

Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS

How Much Is Too Much Excedrin Migraine?

Paul G. Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS

The Gut Factor: Exploring the Role of Digestive Health in Migraine

Vince Martin, MD, AQH

Menopause, Perimenopause & Migraine

Christine Lay, MD, FAHS

Day 3 (2024)

Supplements & Foods That Ease Migraine

Robert Bonakdar, MD

Balancing Risks & Benefits of Migraine Treatments

Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Is Migraine a Brain Energy Problem?

Elena Gross, PhD

Migraine FOMO: Are You Missing Out?

Katie MacDonald

Day 4 (2024)

What to Expect: Nurtec ODT, Ubrelvy, Qulipta & Zavzpret

Matthew Robbins, MD

New Daily Persistent Headache: Pain That Won’t Stop

Andrew D. Hershey, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAHS

The Nervous System, Stored Trauma & Migraine

Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH

When Headache Starts Behind the Eyes

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS

Day 5 (2024)

Unofficial Side Effects of CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies

Robert P. Cowan, MD

Migraine, TMD & Neck Pain

Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Neuromodulation Devices: Proven Drug-Free Treatment for Migraine

Fred Cohen, MD

Advocacy, Access & Migraine at Work

Rob Music

Day 6 (2024)

Beyond 50: Insights Into Migraine That Ages With Us

Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc

How Migraine & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Are Connected

James Baraniuk, MD

Tension Headache or Migraine? Differences and Misdiagnoses

Rebecca C. Burch, MD, FAHS

How To Manage Migraine Stigma at Work

Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD, FAHS

Day 7 (2024)

Inflammation & Chronic Migraine

Gretchen E. Tietjen, MD

Brain-Related Comorbidities of Migraine

Dawn C. Buse, PhD

Finding Balance in Vestibular Migraine Diagnosis and Treatment

Kristen K. Steenerson, MD

Protecting Our Kids: Navigating Migraine at School

Amy Graham

Day 8 (2024)

Is Migraine Linked With Cognitive Decline or Dementia?