About the Series
In partnership with Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas and Texas Children’s Hospital Headache Clinic, the Pediatric Headache Fellowship offers a virtual lectureship series — the International Pediatric Headache Didactic Series — designed for headache fellows and trainees, advanced practice providers and other health care professionals who are interested in learning more about pediatric headache medicine.
The series, featuring worldwide headache specialists, occurs every other Friday during the 2025-2026 academic year. Prospective speakers who are interested in leading a lecture are encouraged to complete a speaker interest form. Those who are interested in learning more about the series and would like to receive details on upcoming lectures are invited to complete a general interest form or email Sara Pavitt, M.D., or Irene Patniyot, M.D.
Lecture Schedule
- July 18, 2025: “Migraine Pathophysiology, History of Migraine, and Introduction to the ICHD3 Classification Criteria/Epidemiology + Genetics”, Patrick Asselin, M.D.
- August 01, 2025: “Secondary Headache–PTH/PPTH”, Carlyn Patterson Gentile, M.D., Ph.D.
- August 15, 2025: “Migraine preventive therapies”, Danyelle Evans, M.D.
- September 05, 2025: “Beyond Fellowship: Pathways to a Successful Career”, William Qubty, M.D.
- September 19, 2025: “Neuromodulation for HA disorders”, Noam Lax, M.D.
- October 03, 2025: “ED and Inpatient Management of Status Migrainosus and Refractory Headache Disorders”, Hannah Shapiro, M.D.
- October 17, 2025: “Migraine Abortive Therapies”, Kaitlin Greene, M.D.
- November 07, 2025: “Screen Use and HA”, Raquel Langdon, M.D.
- November 21, 2025: “Research Methodology”, Michael Oshinsky, Ph.D.
- December 19, 2025: “Imaging in Headache Disorders”, Jennifer McVige, M.D., M.A.