I am speaking on refractory migraines at the Winter HCNE Headache Symposium

January 24, 2023

Another excellent educational course for healthcare professionals will be held on March 10th and 11th in Greenwich, CT. The Headache Cooperative of New England has held these symposia for over 20 years.

The topic of my presentation is The approach to the Refractory Headache Patient. In addition to the East Coast headache specialists, several notable headache experts from the West Coast will be presenting as well – Dr. Morris Levine, the director of the UCSF headache center and Dr. Robert Cowan of Stanford.

Written by
Alexander Mauskop, MD
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