Sait Ashina
Elite in Tension Headache

Dr. Sait Ashina

Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1 Brookline Place, Suite 105, 
Brookline, MA 
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Elite in Tension Headache
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1 Brookline Place, Suite 105, 
Brookline, MA 
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Overview

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

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 90 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 13 articles in the study of Tension Headache.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1 Brookline Place, Suite 105, Brookline, MA 02445
Call: 617-278-8000

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Parallel, Sham-controlled Study of Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Prevention of Migraines. (Premium II)
A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Parallel, Sham-controlled Study of Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Prevention of Migraines. (Premium II)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 11, 2020
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

90 Total Publications

Early treatment in migraine - A call to shift prevention from attacks to disease progression: A position statement from the International Headache Society.
Early treatment in migraine - A call to shift prevention from attacks to disease progression: A position statement from the International Headache Society.
Journal: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache
Published: October 24, 2025
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