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September 26-28, 2025

15th Annual Meeting

Asheville, NC
Omni Grove Park Inn

Meeting Information

Our Mission

The mission of the Southern Headache Society is to improve the quality of life of patients with headaches and facial pain by promoting education to professionals. As a regional organization, we seek to facilitate communication among professionals in the South interested in headache, as well as to promote awareness of regional expertise.

Diversity Statement

The Southern Headache Society is an organization whose membership and leadership are open to all people interested in promoting the mission of improving the lives of patients with headache disease. We welcome your feedback on this topic.

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The Southern Headache Society (SHS) is a non-profit organization of health care professionals dedicated to the treatment of headache, facial pain, and related disorders.

The Southern Headache Society was formed in 2011 by a group of physicians in the South interested in promoting the practice of Headache Medicine. The SHS welcomes all professionals interested in the field of Headache Medicine, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, dentists, psychologists, and allied health practitioners with an advanced degree.

Our active members must live in the following states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Arkansas, the District of Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico.

Board of Directors

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

Immediate Past President

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, NC

Carrie Dougherty, MD

President

MedStar Georgetown University

Chevy Chase, MD

Deborah Friedman, MD

President-elect

UT Southwestern

Dallas, TX

Lauren Strauss, DO

Member at Large

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, NC

Allison Alford, MD

Member at Large

Pediatric Headache Center of Richmond

Richmond, VA

Chaouki Khoury, MD

Treasurer

South-Eastern Center for Headaches

Sandy Springs, GA

Sara Sacco, MD

Member at Large

Carolinas Headache Clinic

Matthews, NC

Christopher Oakley, MD

Secretary

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Morris Maizels, MD

Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Self-employed

Everett, WA

Brian Loftus, MD

Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Bellaire Neurology

Bellaire (Houston), TX

Barbara Nye, MD

Member at Large

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, NC

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15th Annual Meeting

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The Southern Headache Society (SHS) is a non-profit organization of health care professionals dedicated to the treatment of headache, facial pain, and related disorders.

Board of Directors

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

Immediate Past President

Carrie Dougherty, MD

President

Deborah Friedman, MD

President-elect

Lauren Strauss, DO

Member at Large

Allison Alford, MD

Member at Large

Chaouki Khoury, MD

Treasurer

Sara Sacco, MD

Member at Large

Christopher Oakley, MD

Secretary

Morris Maizels, MD

Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Brian Loftus, MD

Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Barbara Nye, MD

Member at Large