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Certifications

United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) Certification in Headache Medicine

Headache Specialists: Focused on the diagnosis, care and treatment of head and face pain

  • Board Certification: Applicants must be certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certifying board or possess equivalent certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
  • Application Pathways: Applicants must have completed one of four eligibility pathways. The pathways are:
    1. UCNS-Accredited Fellowship
    2. Practice Track
    3. Academic Appointment at a UCNS-Accredited Fellowship
    4. Internationally Trained Faculty at UCNS-Accredited Training Programs
  • Licensure: Applicants must hold a current, active, valid, unrestricted, and unqualified license to practice medicine in at least one jurisdiction in the United States, its territories, or Canada, and in each jurisdiction in which they practice.

Advanced Qualification in Headache Medicine (AQH) Certification

Licensed healthcare providers with prescriptive authority who can evaluate and manage headache patients independently, and not eligible for UCNS Headache Medicine certification.

  • Continuing Education: Completion of at least 50 hours, over the last 36 months prior to application, of AMA PRA Category 1 CME focusing on headache medicine, prior to application.
  • Experience: Meet at least one of the following options:
    • A minimum of 25% of the time in direct diagnosis and management of headache in the last 36 months prior to application, or
    • A professional who has completed an accredited Neurology residency (MD or DO) and manages headache patients, or
    • A professional who has successfully completed an accredited headache fellowship, or
    • At least one or more years of experience at either a headache center or Veterans Affairs (VA) Headache Center of Excellence (HCoE).
  • Licensure: Applicants must hold a current, active, valid, unrestricted, and unqualified license to practice in their field of medicine in at least one jurisdiction in the United States, its territories, or Canada, and in each jurisdiction in which they practice.
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A. Latif Khuhro, MD

700 Children's Dr
Columbus, OH

614-722-4625

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Aakash Bhargava, MD

One Towne Park Plaza
Norwich, CT

860-696-2925

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Aarushi Suneja, MD

9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH

216-636-5860

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Abbey Freed, DO

4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Los Angeles, CA

323-361-2471

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Abby Metzler, MD

909 Fulton Street Southeast, Floor 3
Minneapolis, MN

612-626-6688

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Abdel Kaleel, MD, MSc

564 Belmont Ave W, Suite 102B
Kitchener, ON

519-208-9991

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS, AQH

Abigail Chua, DO

950 East Mountain Boulevard
Wilkes Barre, PA

800-275-6401

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Abraham J. Nagy, MD

400 South Rampart Blvd, Suite 295
Las Vegas, NV

702-432-3224

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Adam S. Sprouse Blum, MD

1 South Prospect Street
Burlington, VT

802-847-4589

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Addie Peretz, MD

450 Broadway, Pavilion A Fl 1
Redwood City, CA

650-723-6469

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Adel Olshansky, MD

7301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 410
West Hills, CA

818-593-2191

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

Adelene E. Jann, MD, FAHS

308 E 38th St, Suite 200
New York, NY

646-362-5452

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Certifications: Headache Medicine: UCNS

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