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 2023-2024 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 7, 2023: “Migraine pathophysiology, history of migraine, and introduction to the ICHD3 classification criteria,” Dorlyne Brchan, M.D.
- July 21, 2023: “Migraine preventive therapies,” Ankita Ghosh, M.D.
- August 4, 2023: “Migraine abortive therapies,” Kaitlin Greene, M.D.
- August 18, 2023: “ED and inpatient management of status migrainosus and refractory headache disorders,” Marielle Kabboche, M.D.
- September 1, 2023: “Migraine epidemiology,” Renato Arruda, M.D.
- September 15, 2023: “TACs (trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias),” Noam Lax, M.D.
- October 6, 2023: ” Secondary headache-PTH/PPTH,” Raquel Langdon, M.D.
- October 20, 2023: “Secondary headache disorders – IIH and SIH,” Chaouki Khoury, M.D.
- November 3, 2023: “Headache management in transgender patients receiving hormone therapy,” Jennifer Hranilovich, M.D.
- December 1, 2023: “Unusual headache syndromes/short duration headache/neuralgias (i.e. neck tongue syndrome, hypnic headache, etc.),” Samantha Irwin, M.D.
- December 15, 2023: “Childhood periodic syndromes associated with migraine,” Eric Hastriter, M.D.
- January 5, 2024: “Telehealth, billing, coding,” Jessica Gautreaux, M.D.
- January 19, 2024: “Hot topics in headache medicine: Long haul COVID,” J. Ivan Lopez, M.D.
- February 2, 2024: “Imaging in headache disorder,” Jennifer McVige, M.D.
- February 16, 2024: “Hot topics in headache medicine: dysautonomia,” Kenneth Mack, M.D.
- March 1, 2024: “Hot topics in headache medicine: vertigo,” Kristen Steenerson, M.D.
- March 15, 2024: “CBT and other behavioral therapy,” Christina Murphy, Ph.D.
- April 5, 2024: “Migraine advocacy and stigma,” Anna Pace, M.D.
- April 19, 2024: “Research methodology,” Andrew Hershey, M.D.
- May 3, 2024: “The role of physical therapy in headache disorders,” Christina Pettet, P.T., DPT
- May 17, 2024: “Beyond fellowship: pathways to a successful career,” Hope O’Brien, M.D.
- June 7, 2024: “Journal club/reviewer/editor experience,” Dana Turner, Ph.D.
- June 21, 2024: “Adult transition clinic,” Suad Khalil, M.D.