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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