Dr. Paul G. Mathew

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 highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Headache, Neuralgia, Nerve Decompression, and Septoplasty.

Dr. Mathew is board certified in Neurology. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles.