The 20 Best Migraine Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Sait Ashina is a Neurologist in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Ashina is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Tension Headache, Neuralgia, and Nerve Decompression.

Dr. Loder is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. A headache clinician, researcher and clinical epidemiology editor for the BMJ, she is the past President of the American Headache Society and has served on the Executive Council of the International Headache Society. She is a past president of the New England Pain Society and is the Vice President of the Headache Cooperative of New England. She has written over 100 original and review articles and book chapters and edited three books, including Refractory Migraine. Dr. Loder is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Serotonin Syndrome.

Carolyn Bernstein is a Neurologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Bernstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

David Borsook is a Neurologist in Belmont, Massachusetts. Dr. Borsook is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Migraine, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Headache.

Cenk Ayata is a Neurologist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. Ayata is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine, Migraine, and Thrombectomy.

Paul B. Rizzoli, MD is Chief of the Division of Headache and Pain, Department of Neurology. He is also Clinical Director of the John R. Graham Headache Center, Department of Neurology, at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston and previously served as director of the fellowship training program. He trained in Internal Medicine at Brown University/Roger Williams General Hospital and in Neurology at the Longwood Neurology Training Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.He maintained a private practice of adult neurology for fifteen years before coming to Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital as Chief of Neurology in 1999 until transitioning to the Brigham and Women’s Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in September 2004. He is an Assistant Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School and is board certified in internal medicine, neurology and headache medicine. Dr. Rizzoli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

Dr. Vgontzas received her medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She completed her Neurology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York. She completed her headache fellowship at the John R. Graham Headache Center. She has spent dedicated time in the research of migraine and pain since 2005.She was awarded an NIH intramural research training award and spent two years studying migraine in the Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, MD. While at NIH, she helped develop a research tool to assess sleep patterns and problems in patients with migraine.Her work is reflected in numerous peer-reviewed publications on sleep and migraine.She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Headache Society and International Headache Society. Dr. Vgontzas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Restless Legs Syndrome, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

Brian Mcgeeney is a Neurologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcgeeney is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

Daniel D. Vardeh, MD is a physician of Pain Neurology and a board-certified neurologist as well as fellowship-trained and board-certified pain specialist. He completed his residency in neurology at the Harvard Neurology Residency Program of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital and his pain-fellowship in the Department of Anesthesia of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and holds an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School. He completed his doctoral and post-doctoral training focusing on molecular pain mechanisms at the University of Heidelberg, Germany  and at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston under the guidance of Clifford Woolf.His current research interest focuses on the translation from the science of pain in the lab to its application in clinical practice with the eventual goal to improve diagnosis and treatment of painful conditions.  Dr. Vardeh has published his work in renowned international journals including the Journal of Pain, the Journal of Neuroscience, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, and has presented at many international conferences.As the Neurology Director of the Pain Fellowship Program at the Brigham, he enjoys teaching residents and fellows. Dr. Vardeh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Migraine, and Neuralgia.

Amanda Macone is a Neurologist in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Macone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Tension Headache, and Neuralgia.

John Pettinato is a Neurologist in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Pettinato is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Corticobasal Degeneration, Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

Lanny Xue is a Neurologist in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Dr. Xue is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Headache.

Amy Amick is a Neurologist in Peabody, Massachusetts. Dr. Amick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

Herbert Markley is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Markley has been practicing medicine for over 54 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Cluster Headache, and Headache.

Pengfei Zhang is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Migraine, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Paul G. Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS completed his neurology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and then completed a fellowship in headache medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.  He is board certified in neurology and headache medicine.  He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and holds positions at three HMS affiliated institutions.  He has clinical appointments at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/Atrius Health, as well as a teaching appointment at the Cambridge Health Alliance.  In addition to conventional headache treatments, Dr. Mathew performs Botox injections, trigger point injections, and nerve blocks.In terms of his academic responsibilities, he has been involved in the education of countless neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, family medicine, dental medicine, pain medicine, and headache medicine trainees.  Regarding medical student education, he is the founder of the Harvard Medical School Advanced Neurology Clerkship at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital.  He has written over 80 publications, and has presented at both national and international conferences.  Dr. Mathew has served as a peer reviewer for multiple journals including the American Journal of Managed Care, the British Medical Journal, Cephalalgia, Headache, Headache Currents, Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic Proceedings,Neurology, the Journal of Neuroimaging, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He is the Co-Chief Medical Editor of the journal Practical Neurology.  In addition, Dr. Mathew applies his passion for writing as a contributing editor on the Harvard Medical School Health Blog, which is intended to educate the public on a wide array of subjects in medicine.  He is a member of several medical societies including the Massachusetts Neurological Association, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, and the International Headache Society.  He is the current Chairman of the American Headache Society Procedural Special Interest Section. Dr. Mathew is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine and Neuralgia.

Swapna Putta is a Neurologist in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Putta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Stroke, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

Shuhan Zhu is a Neurologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Zhu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Low Blood Pressure.

Dr. Mullally is the Associate Chief of Clinical Neurology at the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. He completed his internal medicine residency at Rutgers Affiliated Hospitals and his neurology residency at the University of Miami and the Harvard Longwood Neurology Training Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Mullally was a chief medical resident at Rutgers and chief resident in neurology at Harvard. After completing his neurology residency in 1982, Dr. Mullally opened a comprehensive headache clinic in New Jersey. In 1989, he began working at Harvard Community Health Plan (now Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates) and started the headache program which he directed until he moved to work full time at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in May of 2013. Dr. Mullally is also Director of Sports Neurology at the MGH/BWH Foxborough facility, and sees general neurology patients at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. He has been a member of the American Headache Society since 1982, and is board certified in internal medicine, neurology and headache medicine. Dr. Mullally is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Familial Dysautonomia.

Alexandra Hovaguimian is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hovaguimian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine. Her top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Low Blood Pressure, Migraine, and Peripheral Neuropathy.