Long before I became a neurologist, I was drawn to conditions that couldn’t be seen from the outside, the ones that disrupted every part of someone’s life while remaining invisible to everyone around them.

Migraine, facial pain, and chronic neurological conditions don’t just cause physical suffering. They affect work, relationships, sleep, mood, and identity, yet they are still routinely misunderstood, minimized, or dismissed. That disconnect troubled me deeply.

In medical school and residency, I found myself drawn toward patients with the most complex, layered histories, people living with chronic migraine, new daily persistent headache, facial pain, dizziness, and other neurological conditions that resisted easy answers. They didn’t need a quick fix. They needed time, attention, and a physician willing to truly listen.

Being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society during training reinforced something I had already come to believe: the best medicine is inseparable from genuine human connection. That conviction continues to shape every patient encounter I have today.

As a fellowship-trained headache and facial pain specialist, my goal is not simply to treat symptoms, it’s to understand the person carrying them. I combine evidence based medicine with deep listening, individualized treatment, and patient education that helps people feel more informed and empowered in their own care.

That same commitment now extends beyond the clinic. Through patient education, digital health content, and neuroscience communication, I work to make complex neurological topics more understandable and actionable for people everywhere, not just those with access to a specialist.

Why I Chose Headache