The 20 Best Cluster Headache Doctors Near Me in Santa Monica, CA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 58 doctor with experience in Cluster Headache near Santa Monica, CA. Of these, 50 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced, 1 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Cluster Headache
    Elite in Cluster Headache

    Office

    100 Medical Plz Ste 425, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Goadsby is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Goadsby is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Distinguished in Cluster Headache
    Distinguished in Cluster Headache

    David Kudrow MD

    2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 880W, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Kudrow is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kudrow is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Restless Legs Syndrome.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    1821 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 301A, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dorothy Dada is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Dada is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), and Memory Loss. Dr. Dada is currently accepting new patients.

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    Advanced in Cluster Headache
    Advanced in Cluster Headache

    Office

    100 Medical Plz Ste 425, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chelsea Hesterman is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hesterman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Cluster Headache, Neuralgia, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Advanced in Cluster Headache
    Advanced in Cluster Headache

    Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center - Neurology Department

    6041 Cadillac Avenue, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Babak Morvarid is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Morvarid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Secondary Parkinsonism. Dr. Morvarid is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    UC Regents UCLA Dept Of Med PR

    1801 Wilshire Blvd # 100, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nigar Dargah is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Dargah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Migraine, Vasoconstriction, and Tension Headache.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Family Medicine
    2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 625E, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Manali Shendrikar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Shendrikar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. Her clinical expertise encompasses Defective Apolipoprotein B-100, Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), Familial Hypercholesterolemia, and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Neurology
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Neurology

    Michael E. Gold M.D. Inc.

    2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 525E, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Edwin Amos is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Amos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. His clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Poliomyelitis, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine

    Shadan Safvati MD

    11600 Wilshire Blvd, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    34+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shadan Safvati is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 34 years. Dr. Safvati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bronchitis, Insomnia, Spider Angioma, and Telangiectasia. Dr. Safvati is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    Office

    11600 Wilshire Blvd Ste 420, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mohsen Hamza is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hamza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurology

    300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Charles Flippen is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Flippen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. His clinical expertise encompasses Cluster Headache and Migraine.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    Office

    100 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 425, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Charles is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Charles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, and Headache.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    100 Medical Plz Ste 490, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daryl Lum is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. His clinical expertise encompasses Cluster Headache, Sitosterolemia, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    Office

    100 Medical Plz Ste 425, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Kamins is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kamins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Concussion, Delirium, and Trigeminal Neuralgia.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    100 Medical Plz Ste 490, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Aronin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Aronin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Hypothyroidism.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    Office

    100 Medical Plz Ste 425, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Karla Minota is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Minota is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Cluster Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Experienced in Cluster Headache

    Office

    300 Medical Plaza B 200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Molly Fensterwald is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Fensterwald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Autonomic Neuropathy, Papilledema, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Advanced in Cluster Headache
    Nurse Practitioner | Neurology | Psychiatry
    Advanced in Cluster Headache
    Nurse Practitioner | Neurology | Psychiatry

    Neurological Institute Of Los Angeles

    6363 Wilshire Blvd, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonathan Eskenazi is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 14 years. Dr. Eskenazi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 111 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Eskenazi is board certified in American Board Psychiatry & Neurology.

    Advanced in Cluster Headache
    Advanced in Cluster Headache

    Chester A. Hasday MD APC

    415 N Crescent Dr Ste 300, 
    Beverly Hills, CA 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ronald Andiman is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Andiman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cluster Headache, Migraine, Axillary Nerve Dysfunction, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Cluster Headache
    Internal Medicine

    Providence Primary And Specialty Care-Wateridge

    5100 W Goldleaf Cir Fl 2, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bansari Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. Her clinical expertise encompasses Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, and Jock Itch.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Cluster Headache?

    A cluster headache is an uncommon type of headache. It is one-sided head pain that may involve tearing of the eyes, a droopy eyelid, and a stuffy nose. Attacks last from 15 minutes to 3 hours, and occur daily or almost daily for weeks or months. The attacks are separated by pain-free periods that last at least 1 month.

    Cluster headaches may be confused with other common types of headaches such as migraines, sinus headaches, and tension headaches.

    When should I see a Cluster Headache doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Cluster Headache doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Cluster Headache doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Cluster Headache doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Cluster Headache doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Cluster Headache doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Cluster Headache doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Cluster Headache doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Cluster Headache doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Cluster Headache doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Cluster Headache doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Cluster Headache doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Cluster Headache doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Cluster Headache doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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