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National Headache Foundation Lectureship
Since 1970 , the National Headache Foundation has been the premier educational and informational resource for those living with headache disorders , their family members , physicians , allied health professionals , and health policy decision makers . Staying true to our mission , the NHF created the National Headache Foundation Lectureship Award to preserve the highest level of neurobiological research and advancement in medicine today . Recipients of the award prove themselves to be up-and-coming physicians and scientists who have demonstrated interest in the management of common and complex headache problems . In addition , the honorees have impressive research experience as evidenced by the poster presentations and published articles which have been reviewed by the Award Committee . This committee is comprised of physician members of the NHF Board of Directors and the Honorary Board . The Lectureship is presented annually at a scientific meeting .
Sheena Aurora , MD
The recipient of the 2016 Lectureship was Sheena Aurora , MD . Dr . Aurora ’ s lecture , “ What ’ s Scintillating about Migraine ,” was presented on February 14 , 2016 , at the postgraduate course , The Practicing Physician ’ s Approach to the Difficult Headache Patient , hosted by the Diamond Headache Clinic Research & Educational Foundation , in Newport Beach , CA . At the time of the lectureship , Doctor Aurora was Clinical Associate Professor , Neurology & Neurological Sciences , at Stanford University School of Medicine , and a consultant in neurology at Stanford Hospital and Clinics Stanford , CA . She is now Medical Launch Leader – Headache and Pain , at Eli Lilly and Company , Indianapolis , IN .
She received her M . D . at Christian Medical College , Ludhiana , India , and completed a residency in neurology and a fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital , Detroit , MI . Doctor Aurora received board certification in Neurology , from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1997 . In 2006 , she received certification in Headache Medicine from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties .
She previously served as Co-Director of Swedish Headache Center , Swedish Neuroscience Institute , and Assistant Professor , Department of Neurology , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington through 2012 . She has received the Harold G . Wolff Award by the American Headache Society on three occasions – 1999 , 2001 , and 2007 . In 2002 , Doctor Aurora received the Migraine Innovators Award . Doctor Aurora has authored 25 publications on headache . HW
8 HeadWise ® | Volume 6 , Issue 1 • 2016