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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.

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Our Clinical Team

Portrait of Shirin Issa, a Medical Doctor at Haven

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.

Portrait of Karissa Secora, DMSc, PA-C, AQH, is a board-certified physician assistant at Haven

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.

Portrait of Stephanie Messina, a Physician Assistant at Haven.

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.

Portrait of Alicia Chang, Nurse Practitioner specializing in migraine management

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.

Portrait of Theresa Mallick-Searle, Adult Nurse Practitioner at Haven

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.

Portrait of Samantha Clem, a board-certified physician assistant at Haven.

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.

Portrait of Susan Hutchinson, MD, Director of Headache Medicine at Haven

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.

Portrait of Nada Hindiyeh, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Haven

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.

Portrait of Andrew Blumenfeld, MD, Clinical Advisor specializing in headache care

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

Calcitonin gene-related peptide-targeting therapies are a first-line option for the prevention of migraine: An American Headache Society position statement update

March 11, 2024
Andrew C. Charles MD, Kathleen B. Digre MD, Peter J. Goadsby MD, PhD, Matthew S. Robbins MD, Andrew Hershey MD, PhD, The American Headache Society

Diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and impact of migraine in the US: Results of the OVERCOME (US) study

January 25, 2022
Richard B. Lipton MD, Robert A. Nicholson PhD, Michael L. Reed PhD, Andre B. Araujo PhD, Dena H. Jaffe PhD, Douglas E. Faries PhD, Dawn C. Buse PhD, Robert E. Shapiro MD, PhD, Sait Ashina MD, M. Janelle Cambron-Mellott PhD, John C. Rowland MS, Eric M. Pearlman MD, PhD

The American Headache Society Consensus Statement: Update on integrating new migraine treatments into clinical practice

June 23, 2021
Jessica Ailani MD, Rebecca C. Burch MD, Matthew S. Robbins MD, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Headache Society

Barriers to care in episodic and chronic migraine: Results from the Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes Study

April 1, 2021
Dawn C. Buse PhD, Cynthia E. Armand MD, Larry Charleston IV MD, MSc, Michael L. Reed PhD, Kristina M. Fanning PhD, Aubrey Manack Adams PhD, Richard B. Lipton MD

Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Headache

December 17, 2020
Werner J. Becker

Migraine is first cause of disability in under 50s: will health politicians now take notice?

February 21, 2018
Timothy J. Steiner, Lars J. Stovner, Theo Vos, R. Jensen, Z. Katsarava

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