Weekly Pain & Headache Rounds

The Rounds is an interdisciplinary educational series focused on providing evidence-based knowledge in pain and headache care. Originally developed for clinicians and researchers in Boston, the virtual program has grown to reach participants in more than 80 countries. Since our launching in 2021, we have welcomed not only healthcare professionals but also patients and families, recognizing the value of patient engagement in improving care, best practices, and outcomes. This year, we’re introducing “pain language summaries” and other content for our attendees.


May
28

Reducing the Burden of Headache Disorders

Mario Peres, MD, PhD, FACP

- President-Elect, International Headache Society
- Founder, São Paulo Headache Center and Program Director of Headaches (GMA) at Albert Einstein Hospital
- Professor, Psychiatry Institute, São Paulo State University Medical School

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May
21

Ethics and Closing the Health Equity Gap: Perspectives of a Spine Surgeon

Theresa Williamson, MD, MPH

- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

- Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

- Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Service, Massachusetts General Hospital

- Member, Center for Outcomes and Patient Safety in Surgery (COMPASS), Massachusetts General Hospital

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May
14

Natural Experiments in Medicine

Christopher Worsham, MD, PhD

- MGH Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

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May
7

Small Fiber Neuropathy: Current Research Updates

Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD

- Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
- Assistant in Pathology (Neuropathology), Mass General Brigham

- Assistant in Neurology, Mass General Brigham

Shruti Handa, DMD (Discussant)

- Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
- Orofacial Pain, Mass General Brigham

Hsinlin Thomas Cheng, DMD, PA (Discussant)

- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
- Director, Headache and Neuropathic Pain Unit, Department of Neurology

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Apr
30

Chronic Pain in Veterans

Sanjay Sharma, MD

- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

- Staff Physician, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health System

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Apr
23

Leveraging the Power of Interdisciplinary Pain Care

Jennifer Murphy, PhD

- National Director of Pain Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

- Associate Professor, Morsani School of Medicine, University of South Florida

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Mar
5

Epidemiology and Comorbidity of Migraine

Richard Bruce Lipton, MD

- Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology)

- Edwin S. Lowe Chair in Neurology
- Vice Chair The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
- Director, Montefiore Headache Center

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Feb
26

New Models for Headache Education

Moises Dominguez, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Matthew Robbins, MD (Discussant)

Associate Professor of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Feb
19

Neuromodulation for Complex Facial Pain and Headaches

Miles Day, MD, DABA, FIPP, DABIPP

Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Department of Anesthesiology

Christopher Robinson, MD, PhD (Discussant)

Physician-Scientist, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham

Michael Schatman, PhD (Discussant)

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, Department of Population Health - Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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Feb
12

Chronic Pain Management in the Veterans Administration

Milan Stojanovic, MD

- Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School

- Director, Interventional Pain Medicine, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital

- Editor-in-Chief, Interventional Pain Medicine

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Jan
29

Occipital Nerve Blocks and Neuromodulation for Headache Related Disorders

Erkan Kurt, MD

Neurosurgeon, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Neurosurgeon, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital - The Netherlands

Jay Austen, MD

Chief of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Burn Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mass General Brigham

Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Director, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Fellowship Program

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Jan
15

Where are we at now?: History of OPPERA Prospective Cohort Study of Temporomandibular Disorders

Roger Fillingim, PhD

Associate Dean Of Planning And Institutional Effectiveness, Distinguished Professor, and Director Of Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence; University of Florida College of Dentistry

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Jan
8

Public Policy and Accessing Pain and Headache Care

Christopher Gilligan, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer & Senior Vice President, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Amitabh Gulati, MD (Discussant)

Director of Chronic Pain, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Dec
18

Psychedelics for Headaches and Pain Management

Emanuelle Schindler, MD, PhD

- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
- Medical Director, Headache Center of Excellence

Trent Emerick, MD, MBA

- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Associate Chief of Chronic Pain Division
Program Director, UPMC Pain Medicine Fellowship

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Dec
4

Physician Finances and Wellbeing: FICO Analysis of 4,000 Physicians & Debt Management for Physicians

Zwade Marshall, MD

Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Regenerative Spine & Pain Specialists, P.C.

Wael Saasouh, MD (Discussant)

- Regional Director of Research, NorthStar Anesthesia
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
- Clinical Associate Professor, Michigan State University

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Nov
27

Psychosocial Factors Impacting Chronic Pain

Samantha Meints, PhD

- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School

- Pain Psychologist & Clinical Researcher, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Mass General Brigham

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Nov
20

Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Pain Treatments

Timothy Deer, MD

- Founder, President and CEO, Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias
- Chairman, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
- Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine

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Nov
13

The Pediatric Pain Manual for War Zones

Paul Reavley, MD

- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
- Co-Chair, Pediatric Blast Injury Partnership

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Nov
6

Sleep, Pain & Headache

Alberto Herrero Babiloni, DDS, MS

PhD Candidate; Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University; Hospital Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, CEAMS

Linda Sangalli, DDS, PhD

Assistant Professor, College of Dental Medicine-Illinois

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Oct
16

Virtual Reality in Headache and Pain Medicine

Christopher Robinson, MD, PhD

Physician-Scientist, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham

Robert Jason Yong, MD, MBA

- Chair and Medical Director of the Pain Management Center, Mass General Brigham
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD (Discussant)

Immediate Former Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, Provost, and Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

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