World Headache Society

About Us

Who We Are

The “World Headache Society” is a charitable trust with a primary mission to reduce the burden of headaches and facial pains. Our commitment lies in promoting high quality research and provision of specialized care accessible to all individuals , with special emphasis on developing countries where access to such care is often limited .

Our Objectives

Your one-stop destination for headache medicine education

Educate

To conduct distance education and skill-based training in headache medicine and to develop trainee testing in national headache fellowship programmes.

Facilitate

To facilitate student and clinician exchange programmes to have greater understanding of regional perspectives and to mentor students in headache medicine.

Assist

To assist in creation of patient advocacy groups with an aim to improve the quality of life of patients and their carers through sensitization and formulation of policy.

Empower

To empower WHS chapter countries with guidelines based on cultural and socio-economic conditions, and to set standards of excellence for comprehensive headache clinics.

A Few Words About

Our Team

Dr Pravin Thomas

Dr Pravin Thomas

World Headache Society Academy Director and Chairman

Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan

Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan

President Elect

Dr Mark Green

Dr Mark Green

President

Dr Nathaniel Schuster

Dr Nathaniel Schuster

Senior VP

Dr Nada Hindeyeh

Dr Nada Hindeyeh

Vice president

Jose Biller

Jose Biller

VP- Academics

Dr Paul Yambao

Dr Paul Yambao

Secretary General

Dr Brian McGeeney

Dr Brian McGeeney

Editor In Chief

Dr Mayowa Owolabi

Dr Mayowa Owolabi

Regional Director, Africa

Dr Raziya Kadwa

Dr Raziya Kadwa

Assistant General Secretary

Our Board Members

Dr Jayadevan Sreedharan

Dr Jayadevan Sreedharan

Dr Linda Al Hassany

Dr Linda Al Hassany

Prof Khamis Elessi

Prof Khamis Elessi

Dr Jambal Sarangerel

Dr Jambal Sarangerel

Dr Fatemah Farham

Dr Fatemah Farham

Dr Nurten Inan

Dr Nurten Inan

Dr Pooja Mailankody

Dr Pooja Mailankody

Dr Vadim Tashikov

Dr Vadim Tashikov

Dr Pradeep Kumar

Dr Pradeep Kumar

Dr Shasthara Paneyala

Dr Shasthara Paneyala

Prof Reginald Obiako

Prof Reginald Obiako

Dr Jorge Ortiz

Dr Jorge Ortiz

Dr Trevor Gerson

Dr Trevor Gerson

Dr Pei Feng Lim

Dr Pei Feng Lim

Dr Sufiya Hussaini

Dr Sufiya Hussaini

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