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Dr. Vincent Martin &
Emily Kandel (Gala Chair)
Jill & Dr. Barry Dehlin
Mrs. Karen Staulcup
Mr. & Mrs. James Beasley
Dr. Merle Diamond &
Dr. Sheena Aurora
Dr. Timothy Smith
The NHF hosted the 32nd Annual Fundraising Benefit – Casino Royale - Betting on a Cure for Headache, on May
5, 2018, at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Guests enjoyed the dinner and dancing to the Don Cagen Orchestra. The event
also included a raffle, silent auction, Wall-of-Wine, and Fund-A-Need. Two awards were presented during the evening.
Partners in Excellence Award:
Julian E. Bailes, MD
Doctor Julian E. Bailes is the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the NorthShore
University HealthSystem and Co-Director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute, Evanston, IL. He
is also a former NFL and current NCAA team physician. Dr. Bailes has dedicated his career to the study
of traumatic brain injuries, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and associated post-traumatic/
post-concussive headaches.
Dr. Bailes received his M.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. His
internship and residency in neurosurgery were completed at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern
University, Chicago, IL. He completed a Fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
In 2005, Dr. Bailes contacted Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who discovered a disease he named “chronic traumatic
encephalopathy” in the brains of deceased football players. It was a turning point in Dr. Omalu’s effort to get the NFL
— and the world — to recognize a link between repeated blows to the head and telltale changes in the brain associated
with depression, early-onset dementia, aggressive behavior, and suicide. At the time, Dr. Bailes was medical director of
the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at the University of North Carolina, and he had been a team doctor for
the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joined by a cadre of physicians, attorneys and public health specialists, they forced a reluctant
NFL to take some responsibility for the safety and brain health of its players. Their story is recounted in the 2015 film,
Concussion, and Dr. Bailes is portrayed by Alec Baldwin.
Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Headache Foundation:
Vincent T. Martin, MD
Vincent Martin, M.D. is the Director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University
of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, and has been a Professor of Clinical Medicine in
the Division of Internal Medicine since 2004. Dr. Martin is the President of the Ohio Headache
Association and President of the National Headache Foundation.
After graduating from the University of Dayton, he received his M.D. from the University of
Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Martin completed a residency in internal medicine at the
University of Cincinnati, followed by a fellowship in general internal medicine there. at UC. He is
board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, board certified in Headache Medicine
by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, and is a Diplomat of the National Board for the Certification of
Headache Experts. In 2002, he received the Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine (CAQ) from the
NHF. Doctor Martin is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Headache Society.
He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Family Practice and the European Journal of Neurology. Doctor Martin is an
Associate Editor for the journal, Headache. He is a Board member of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy and
attends the annual, Headache on the Hill. He has written over 60 articles for the professional literature and contributed
10 chapters to various headache textbooks. In addition, Dr. Martin has conducted many studies on headache.
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