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CAQ-2016
The National Headache Foundation wishes to congratulate the following who successfully passed the |
exam in March, 2016, for the Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine and |
have met the requirements for CAQ: |
John K. Baker, MD |
Elgin, SC |
Carol A. Barch, FNP-BC, MN |
Mountain View, CA |
Rene Gomez, MD, FAAN |
Pennington, NJ |
Laura Granetzke, FNP-C |
Harrisburg, NC |
Ashley Holdridge, DO |
Milwaukee, WI |
Bhuvana P. Mandalapu, MD |
Austin, TX |
Traci A. Purath, MD |
Mt. Pleasant, WI |
Michael A. Rogawski, MD |
Sacramento, CA |
Bradley D. Torphy, MD |
Chicago, IL |
Kristina Trybek, PA-C |
Madison, WI |
George J. Urban, MD |
Chicago, IL |
The next examination will be held from September 12 through 26, 2016. Candidates may take the exam in testing centers throughout the U. S. For clinicians interested in receiving CAQ, please contact the NHF staff at nhf1970 @ headaches. org or call 1-888-NHF-5552. For patients interested in locating health care providers who have received certification, please view Health Care Practitioner Finder at www. headaches. org or call one of our staff.
New Officers Elected
Effective May 21, 2016, Arthur H. Elkind, MD, has stepped down as President of the National Headache Foundation Board. He has served with distinction in this position since 2007. Dr. Elkind has been a member of the Board since 1988, and previously served as Secretary and as Vice President. In 2014, he received the Elaine Diamond Service Award from the NHF. He has graciously agreed to remain on the Board, and continue to serve as Chair of the Editorial Committee.
Vincent Martin, MD, has assumed the role of President. Doctor Martin had served as Vice President of the Board since September, 2012. Dr. Martin is Co-Director of the Headache and Facial Pain Program and Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH. He was elected to the NHF Board in 2009.
The new Vice President of the Board is Mark W. Green, MD. Doctor Green is the Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Headache and Pain Medicine, and Professor of Neurology, Anesthesiology, and Rehabilitation Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY. He was elected to the Board of the NHF in May, 2010. Dr. Green was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Headache Foundation in May, 2016.
6 HeadWise ® | Volume 6, Issue 1 • 2016