Audrey Halpern, MD

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Headaches…almost everyone experiences them, but for some they can be debilitating! Executive director of The Manhattan Center for Headache and Neurology, Dr. Audrey Halpern joins the show to discuss traditional and alternative approaches to treating migraines.

After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine with her MD, Dr. Audrey Halpern completed an internship in internal medicine at Yale University, along with her neurology residency training at Yale. Following her stay at Yale, she completed fellowship training in headache medicine at the Jefferson Headache Center at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Halpern is board-certified in headache medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, and board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Halpern, who is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine, diagnoses and treats a variety of neurological disorders, including headache, back pain, neck pain, pinched nerves, neuropathy, seizures, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and others conditions. In addition to treating adults, Dr. Halpern specializes in treating headache disorders in adolescents and pre-teens. Dr. Halpern is also a member of the Brain Injury Association of New York State.

With a belief in a combination of treatments for migraines such as behavior modification, conventional medication and holistic approaches, Dr. Halpern offers unique, advanced methods to treating and preventing migraines. She has co-authored a book chapter on migraine and epilepsy, has written numerous articles on the subject of migraine, frequently lectures on headache and other neurology topics, and is an expert in the field of concussion and sports related head injury. Dr. Halpern has appeared on Fox 5 NY and has been featured in Family Circle, Woman’s Day, Town & Country, Health magazine, My Family Doctor, Big Apple Parent, the NFL radio network. Dr. Halpern is a health contributor to PositivelyParenting.com.

Dr. David Friedman

8 / 5 / 2010