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September 25-27, 2026

16th Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA
The Four Seasons Hotel

Our Mission

The mission of the Southern Headache Society is to improve the quality of life of patients with headaches and facial pain by promoting education to professionals. As a regional organization, we seek to facilitate communication among professionals in the South interested in headache, as well as to promote awareness of regional expertise.

Diversity Statement

The Southern Headache Society is an organization whose membership and leadership are open to all people interested in promoting the mission of improving the lives of patients with headache disease. We welcome your feedback on this topic.

The Southern Headache Society (SHS) is a non-profit organization of health care professionals dedicated to the treatment of headache, facial pain, and related disorders.

The Southern Headache Society was formed in 2011 by a group of physicians in the South interested in promoting the practice of Headache Medicine. The SHS welcomes all professionals interested in the field of Headache Medicine, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, dentists, psychologists, and allied health practitioners with an advanced degree.

Our active members must live in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, TexasVirginia, West Virginia, the District of Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico.

Board of Directors

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    Carrie Dougherty, MD

    President

    MedStar Georgetown University

    Chevy Chase, MD

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    Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH

    President-elect

    Yellow Rose Headache and Neuro-Ophthalmology

    Dallas, TX

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    Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

    Immediate Past President

    Wake Forest

    Winston-Salem, NC

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    Chaouki Khoury, MD

    Treasurer

    South-Eastern Center for Headaches

    Sandy Springs, GA

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    Christopher Oakley, MD

    Secretary

    Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, MD

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    Sara Sacco, MD

    Member at Large

    Carolinas Headache Clinic

    Matthews, NC

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    Barbara Nye, MD

    Member at Large

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    Winston-Salem, NC

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    Lauren Strauss, DO

    Member at Large

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, Virginia

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    Alison Alford, MD

    Member at Large

    Pediatric Headache Center of Richmond

    Richmond, VA

    loftus brian 2024

    Brian Loftus, MD

    Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

    Bellaire Neurology

    Bellaire (Houston), TX

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    Morris Maizels, MD

    Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

    Self-employed

    Everett, WA