Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
About the Rotation
The headache rotation at Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, includes experience with both adult and pediatric headache patients, with exposure to a large patient population across the headache spectrum. Students will work with a UCNS-certified headache specialist and a fellowship-trained faculty member, and will gain experience with procedures such as botulinum toxin injections for chronic migraine and occipital and supra-orbital nerve blocks for other headache types. The rotation also offers opportunities to participate in ongoing clinical research in headache.
Headache Faculty: J Ivan Lopez, MD, FAAN. FAHS, Professor of Neurology
Address: 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701
Focus: Adult and Pediatric
Rotation Duration: 3 Weeks
Number of Headache Teaching Attendings: 3
Offerings: Outpatient, Procedures, Didactic Lectures, Case Conference
Headache Fellowship: No
Prerequisites: MS3, MS4
Accepts Visiting Students: Contact our clerkship coordinator for details.
Financial Support: Housing
Request By: 3 months in advance of the start of the elective