Talk to someone specialized in headache
Headache treatments are rapidly evolving. You deserve a care team that understands your symptoms and is up-to-date on the latest evidence-based approaches to headache and migraine management.

Our Clinical Team
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Shirin Issa, MD
Dr. Issa is a UCNS-certified headache specialist who trained at the Montefiore Headache Center, the world's first center dedicated exclusively to headache and facial pain. She now serves patients in Washington, driven by a belief that headaches are never "normal" and can be managed with the right personalized plan.

Karissa Secora, PA
Karissa Secora, DMSc, PA-C, AQH, is a board-certified physician assistant specializing in advanced headache medicine. With over 11 years of experience, she provides patient-centered care for complex primary and secondary headache disorders. She develops personalized, evidence-based treatment plans aimed at improving patient quality of life.
Stephanie Messina, PA
Stephanie Messina, MHS, PA-C, is a highly experienced Physician Assistant currently providing comprehensive neurological care for headache and migraine disorders at the Haven Headache & Migraine Center. She has extensive clinical experience across neurology, pain management, urgent care, and emergency medicine.

Alicia Chang, FNP
Alicia is a Nurse practitioner who is a highly experienced provider specializing in migraine and pain management. With over a decade of clinical experience, she has expertise in advanced migraine treatments, including interventional therapies, neuromodulation techniques, and functional medicine approaches.

Theresa Mallick-Searle, NP
Theresa is a Nurse Practitioner with over 29 years of experience at Stanford Health Care, where she worked within the Division of Pain Medicine. She is a nationally recognized clinician, speaker, author and thought leader in the field of pain management and has also developed a clinical subspecialty in headache management.

Samantha Clem, PA
Samantha Clem is a board-certified physician assistant with over ten years of experience specialized in headache medicine and full-spectrum primary care. She holds an Advanced Qualification in Headache Medicine from the National Headache Foundation.

Susan Hutchinson, MD
Dr. Hutchinson is a UCNS-certified headache specialist and the founder of the Orange County Migraine & Headache Center in Irvine, California. The driving passion in her life is to alleviate the suffering from migraine in patients’ lives and to help give them their lives back.

Nada Hindiyeh, MD
Dr. Hindiyeh is a UCNS-certified headache specialist and former Associate Professor of Neurology at Stanford University, where she treated patients, led over 25 clinical trials as the Director of Headache Clinical Research and instructed headache fellows and neurology residents.

Andrew Blumenfeld, MD
Dr. Blumenfeld is a UCNS-certified headache specialist, board-certified neurologist, and is one of the developers of the Botox for migraine protocol. He is also an avid researcher and holds 27 patents related to headache treatment.
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Evidence Behind Haven’s Model

