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September 27-29, 2024

Annual Meeting

Louisville, KY
Omni Louisville Hotel

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.

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

wells rebecca 2024

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

President

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, NC

dougherty carrie 2024

Carrie Dougherty, MD

President-Elect, Education Director

MedStar Georgetown University

Chevy Chase, MD

friedman deborah 2024

Deborah Friedman, MD

Treasurer, 2024 Meeting Co-Chair

UT Southwestern

Dallas, TX

strauss lauren 2024

Lauren Strauss, DO

Secretary

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, NC

brian plato sq

Brian Plato, DO

Immediate Past President

Norton Neuroscience Institute

Louisville, KY

alford alison 2024

Allison Alford, MD

Member at Large, Communications Co-Director

Pediatric Headache Center of Richmond

Richmond, VA

khoury chaouki 2024

Chaouki Khoury, MD

Member at Large, 2024 Meeting Co-Chair

Panda Neurology

Atlanta, GA

michael ready md

D. Michael Ready, MD

Member at Large, New Initiatives Chair, Education Subcomittee

Scott & White

Temple, TX

sacco sara 2024

Sara Sacco, MD

Member at Large, 2023 Meeting Co-Chair

Carolinas Headache Clinic

Matthews, NC

donnelly megan 2024

Megan Donnelly, MD

Communications Co-Director

Novant Health

Charlotte, NC

oakley christopher 2024

Christopher Oakley, MD

Ex-Officio Board Member, 2023 Meeting Co-Chair

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, MD

maizels morris 2024

Morris Maizels, MD

Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Self-employed

Everett, WA

loftus brian 2024

Brian Loftus, MD

Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Bellaire Neurology

Bellaire (Houston), TX

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