THE HEADACHE CLINICS
featuring: The Baylor Scott & White Headache Clinic Temple, Texas
The Baylor Scott & White Headache Clinic was established in August, 2008. The Neurology department chair, Richard Lenehan, MD, invited D. Michael Ready, MD, to transfer from the Family Medicine department to the Neurology department to start a dedicated headache clinic.
The following is based on interviews with the medical staff of the clinic. The Director of the Clinic is Cristina Cabret-Aymat, MD. Dr. Cabret-Aymat attended medical school at the University of Puerto School of Medicine, Río Piedras, PR. She completed her neurology residency at Boston University Medical Center, and a Headache Fellowship at the University of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL. Dr. Cabret-Aymat is board certified in neurology, and has received subspecialty certification in headache medicine from the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties.
D. Michael Ready, MD, served as Director of the Clinic from its inception in August, 2008, through June, 2016. Dr. Ready attended Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX. He completed a
residency at Brazos Valley Family Medicine, part of Texas A & M University Medicine in Bryan, TX. Dr. Ready is board certified in Family Medicine, and has received subspecialty certification in headache medicine from the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties.
Linda Kirby-Keyser, MD, graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Dr. Kirby-Keyser is board certified in Pediatrics, and has received subspecialty certification in headache medicine from the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties. Jennifer Padilla, MD, attended Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Doctor Padilla completed a residency in neurology at the University of Texas, Houston, TX, and a fellowship in headache medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, FL. She is board certified in neurology from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Most of the patients are typically referred by health care providers( both internal and those not practicing within the Baylor Scott & White system), although a patient
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