The 6th Annual International Headache Symposium in Israel

October 29, 2022

It was an honor to speak in Israel at the 6th Annual International Headache Symposium along with past presidents of the International Headache Society, Drs. Messoud Ashina and Alan Rapaport, the current IHS president, Cristina Tassorelli, the president-elect, Dr. Rami Burstein, and other leading headache experts. The symposium was organized by the President of the Israeli Headache Association, Dr. Oved Daniel, and by Dr. Arieh Kuritzky.

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Alexander Mauskop, MD
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