Headache Medicine Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical 
Headache medicine fellows receive intensive, hands-on clinical training in the treatment of a myriad of headache and facial pain disorders, and appropriately move towards becoming autonomous and confident headache medicine providers. While the focus of this fellowship is on the clinical outpatient management of headaches, there are opportunities to provide inpatient and emergency room consultations as well. 

Working with an interdisciplinary team of neurology residents, internal medicine residents, pain medicine fellows, and medical students, our fellows gain experience in a variety of patient care settings: 

• Outpatient office visits at the Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates during weekdays
• Weekly half-day headache specialty clinics at Mount Sinai Hospital or Mount Sinai West, providing significant hands-on experience in procedures, leadership, and medical education, and care to a largely underserved patient population
• In-office infusion suite run by our neurology nurse practitioner and headache RN's
• Inpatient and emergency room consultations
• Six to eight weeks of elective time
• At least two weeks spent rotating in pain medicine, learning the basics of interventional treatment for headache disorders including medial branch blocks, facet blocks, trigeminal nerve blocks, trigger point injections etc.

• A choice to do elective rotations with the departments of neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology, neuropsychiatry, autonomic neurology, sleep medicine, and neuro-radiology 

Research 

In addition to exceptional academic training, our program fosters scholarly activity. Fellows are expected to complete at least one scholarly project during the year, and are invited to author/co-author book chapters, review articles, and scientific papers. There is access to clinical research and quality improvement projects, as well as medical education projects; independent research is highly encouraged and supported.  

Didactics 

• There is a headache medicine bootcamp during the first month of fellowship consisting of a case-based lecture series on various headache medicine topics with simulation sessions for instruction in nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and botulinum toxin A injections
• Formal didactics take place on Tuesdays at noon
• A set of core lectures are given by the Department of Neurology’s headache faculty throughout the year
• Fellows lead monthly journal clubs and case presentations
• Fellows are expected to give at least one resident lecture per year, and more if there is interest!

Specific Goals and Objectives 

• To accurately identify primary and secondary headaches
• To gain the skillset to take a complicated headache history and develop a tailored, multimodal treatment plan
• To gain knowledge of and proficiency in the use of prophylactic and acute medications for the management of headache and facial pain
• To gain knowledge of and experience in the use of neuromodulation devices approved for the management of headache
• Proficiency in administering Botox, craniofacial nerve blocks, and trigger point injections

 Neurological and Multidisciplinary Training 

• Low pressure headache
• Episodic and chronic migraine
• Tension-type headache
• Medication-overuse headache
• Headaches in gender diverse individuals
• Chronic headache forms
• Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
• Headaches in dysautonomia
• CSF pressure disorders (high and low) 
• Headaches in pregnancy and during IVF
• Facial pain syndromes  

Edmond Ahdoot, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2023-2024

Edmond Ahdoot received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine/NY-State American Program at Tel Aviv University. He then completed his internship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and residency training in neurology at the Mount Sinai Beth Israel/West Downtown program. Headache medicine is a rewarding field and Dr. Ahdoot strives to provide compassionate and personalized care to each patient he treats. In his free time, he enjoys running, hiking, playing basketball and guitar, and traveling.

Philip Maynard, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2023-2024

Philip Maynard received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University, after which he completed a Postbac Premed program at Columbia University. He pursued his medical education at New York Medical College and completed his Internship at Lenox Hill Hospital, followed by Neurology Residency at Mount Sinai in New York City. His passion lies in Headache Medicine, driven by the intriguing pathophysiology and rapidly evolving treatments, as well as the deep patient connections it fosters. In addition to optimizing care for migraine and other primary headache disorders, he hopes to gain expertise in and help educate about the diagnosis and effective management of secondary headache disorders and their sequelae. Outside of work, he enjoys yoga, CrossFit, and running, along with spending time with his family, friends, and long-haired dachshund.

Our faculty have a wide variety of interests, as listed below, and various treatment styles from which fellows can learn. Fellows will have exposure to lectures and “pearls of wisdom” from Director Emeritus Mark W. Green, MD. 
 
Anna Pace, MD 
Headache Medicine Fellowship Program Director
Headache Medicine /Transgender Headache Medicine

Jihan Grant, MD 
Headache Medicine Division Director 
Headache Medicine/ Interventional Pain Medicine

Bridget R. Mueller, MD, PhD 
Headache Medicine/ Autonomic Disorders 

Mohamed El Shorafa, MD 
Headache Medicine/ Pediatric Headache Medicine

Tanesha Kemble, DNP, FNP-BC
Headache Medicine 

Mark Barber, MD MPH
Headache Medicine

Alison Thaler, MD
Headache Medicine

Jasmin Harpe, MD, MPH
Headache Medicine

Marianna Vinokur, DO
Headache Medicine

Fred Cohen, MD
Headache Medicine

Mark W. Green, MD, FAAN 
Headache Medicine Director Emeritus 

Lauren Natbony, MD (Voluntary Faculty)
Headache Medicine/Pediatric Headache/ Integrative Headache Medicine 

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai selects 3 Headache Fellows each year. To be considered, you should have completed an approved ACGME or equivalent neurology or pediatric neurology residency program. We may consider an internal medicine or PM&R  applicant on a case-by-case basis.

You must also be eligible for licensure in the State of New York. Fellows must obtain an active NYS Medical License prior to starting the program.

In accordance with the American Headache Society, our program is committed to abide by the standardized application timeline and are not participating in ERAS.

To apply to our program please send the following to the program coordinator, Jennifer Munoz and Program Director, Anna Pace, MD:

• Application
• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal statement

Applications season begins in March. We will conduct interviews with selected candidates from April to June.

We will participate in the  Headache Medicine Fellowship Match | NRMP. When the match opens in May, all applicants should be sure to register.

For additional questions, please contact:

Jennifer Munoz
Program Coordinator
Jennifer.munoz@mssm.edu
Tel: 212-241-1830