Help With Migraines

April 12, 2007 9:13 AM

Migraines - Neurology institutes or doctors in Manhattan that specialize in migraines?

I thought I had read of a doctor/institute in Manhattan that is on the forefront of migraine treatment and I can't find it after a quick browse of the AskMefi google search results (forgive me - I'm near death with a migraine right now and did the best I could). Does anyone know what I'm talking about and if not can anyone recommend a good treatment center in Manhattan?

posted by spicynuts to health & fitness (5 comments total)

Orthodontic problems can be a source of migraines.
I had headaches caused by that and when I started using an orthodontic piece, the headache went away.
posted by PowerCat at 9:34 AM on April 12, 2007

Sorry PowerCat I'm not asking for a diagnosis I'm asking a specific question about doctors or institutes in NYC that are leading edge in treatment.
posted by spicynuts at 9:49 AM on April 12, 2007

Don't have any personal experience with any of these, but . . .

The Headache Center at Columbia University Medical Center Eastside
Dr. Mark Green, Co-director
16 E. 60th St., Suite 310
212-326-8456
www.columbiaheadache.org

Headache Unit at Montefiore Medical Center
Dr. Richard Lipton, Director
111 E. 210 St., Bronx
718-430-3886
www.montefiore.org/services/headacheprogram

New York Headache Center
Dr. Alexander Mauskop, Director
30 E. 76th St.
212-794-3550
www.nyheadache.com

Lutheran Medical Center Headache Center
Dr. Anthony Geraci, Director
150 55th St., Brooklyn
718-630-7316
www.lutheranmedicalcenter.com

The Headache Institute at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Dr. Lawrence Newman, Director
1000 Tenth Ave.
212-523-5869
www.bethisraelny.org/headache
posted by agent99 at 9:56 AM on April 12, 2007

I've been to two of those and recommend Dr. Green at Columbia. The New York Headache Center is more about holistic solutions (e.g. they do biofeedback and accupuncture) as well as drugs, if that's your bag. (Just fyi--I switched to Columbia when I found out that Dr. Mauskop was selling the vitamins as well as prescribing them, but no one else seems to mind.)

Check your insurance too--not all of these doctors accept the same plans.

Best of luck! Email in profile if you want more info.
posted by crookedneighbor at 10:59 AM on April 12, 2007

Of the folks listed above, Dr Lipton is a world authority on headache. He's certainly the first name that popped into my mind.
posted by ikkyu2 at 7:48 PM on April 12, 2007