EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
Physicians in the Headache Center work closely with specialists in neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, pain medicine and radiology to help treat headache disorders through medications, procedural interventions, changes in behavior and nutrition, and other approaches. In addition, our doctors provide patients the means to deal with acute headaches, such as migraine, so future occurrences can be relieved quickly.
When scans such as MRI or other diagnostic tests are appropriate, our specialists have access to some of the world’s most advanced technology to assist with diagnosis and treatment planning.
ABOUT OUR CLINIC
For those who are among the 50 million Americans who suffer from chronic or severe headaches, the WVU Headache Center provides personalized, empathetic care and a commitment to improving quality of life.
The WVU Headache Center has always excelled at pioneering new approaches to headache treatment and is part of several multi-center clinical trials for novel treatment of headache disorders. With three fellowship-trained and certified headache specialists, the WVU Headache Center is the only comprehensive headache program in West Virginia.
CONDITIONS WE TREAT
Headache disorders we treat include:
- Migraine
- Cluster headache
- Chronic daily headache
- Tension-type headache
- Craniofacial neuralgias, such as trigeminal neuralgia, cervicogenic headache, post-traumatic headache
- Other secondary headache disorders
Various types of treatments provided at the WVU Headache Center include:
- Oral and injectable medications
- Infusion therapies
- Botulinum toxin therapy
- Nerve blocks
- Trigger-point injections
- Neuromodulation
BOTOX THERAPY FOR MIGRAINE
More than 36 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. They can be debilitating, costing about $20 billion a year in medical expenses and lost productivity.
CLINIC INFORMATION
General information
We are located in the WVU Rockefeller Innovation Center (Adjacent to the WVU Cancer Institute) in Morgantown, West Virginia.
33 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
Referrals
The WVU Headache Center welcomes patients age 18 and older. Referral from a physician is required.
WVU Headache Medicine Fellowship Program
A brief overview of the fellowship program and application instructions can be found on the fellowship training page.
Our team:
- David Watson, MD, FAAN, FAHS (Chairman, Department of Neurology)
- Umer Najib, MD, FAHS (Director, WVU Headache Center)
- Lisa Fox, RN (Headache Center Clinical Coordinator)
- Kristina Lopez, MD
- Tiffany Lannan, MSN, FNP-BC
- Heather Hickman, MSN, FNP-BC
- Patricia Altemus, MS, CCRP (Research and Grants Analyst)
- Lauren Chase, RN (Clinical Research Coordinator)