UCNS Announces New Headache Medicine Diploamtes

12-7-2022 The United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) is pleased to announce the names of the physicians who passed the 2022 UCNS Headache Medicine Certification Examination.  

Demonstrating their expert knowledge in Headache Medicine, 132 physicians passed the subspecialty’s UCNS certification examination and now hold the distinction of being UCNS Diplomates. There are currently 766 physician Diplomates certified in Headache Medicine.

Congratulations to the following new diplomates certified in Headache Medicine:

Temitope O. Adeyeye, MD  Hao Huang, MD  Peter Caleb Robinson, MD 
Ayesha Ahmad, MD  Meghan Hubert, DO  Shane Root, MD 
Mahmoud Al Masry, MD  William Jarrard III, MD  Tanuj Saaraswat, MD 
Ashley Alex, MD  Crystal Jicha, MD  Armita Sadeghi, MD 
Alla Al-Habib, MBBS  Emily Carole Johnson, MD  Sirisha Sanamandra, MD 
Marissa Maliakal Anto, MD  Shirley Ju, MD  Emily Lane Schlitz Fortenberry, MD 
Karissa Arca, MD  Azmin Kahriman, MD  Patricia Scripko, MD 
Anam Baig, DO  Paige Kalika, DO  Veena Sengupta, MD 
Mark Barber, MD, MPH  Saad Kanaan, MD  Shivani Shah, DO 
Bianca Barcelo, MD  Victor Kaytser, MD  Laxmi Shah, DO 
Kate Onorato Bedrin, MD  Jessica Klein, MD  Hannah Shapiro, MD 
Justin Beuthin, DO  Laxmi Kokatnur, MD  Lihong Shen, MD, PhD 
Sarah Bobker, MD  David Michael Kopel, MD  Jason Wayne Siefferman, MD 
Dorlyne Michelle Brchan, MD  Daniel Noam Lax, MD  Jyotika Singh, DO
Dwayne Brown, MD  Riya Luhar, DO Liza Smirnoff, MD 
Kendra Roseann Cagniart, MD  Karen Lynch, MD  Peter Soh, MD 
Katherine Carroll, MD  Brian E. McGeeney, MD, MPH, MBA  Bruce Samuel Solomon, DO 
Sankeerth Challagundla, MD  Ioana Medrea, MD  Danielle Stember, MD 
Perveen Kaur Chattha, MD  Mary Megally, DO  Jennifer Stern, MD 
Priscilla Chee, MD  Dev G. Mehta, DO  Chelsea Kay Stone, DO 
Jennifer Chima, MD  Melissa Ann Moore, MD  Chantel Strachan, MD 
Katherine M. Cobb-Pitstick, MD  Karen Vered Morgenshtern Yacoby, MD  Anjali Sundaramoorthy, MD 
Alexandra N. Cocores, MD  Cynthia Morris, MD  Aarushi Suneja, MD 
Fred Cohen, MD  Leon Samuel Moskatel, MD  Aimee Szewka, MD 
Vanessa Cooper, MD  Heather N. Moury, DO  Michael Christopher Tamimi, MD 
Elora Pattanaik, Corbin, MD  Mejgan Ghezal Mukhtarzada, DO  Alison Ilana Thaler, MD 
Elena Crisan, MD  Ann Margaret Murray, MD  Oluwatosin O. Thompson, MD
Ami Zarrillo, Cuneo, MD  James Kenneth Murtha, MD  Terrence Yao Tian, DO, MPH 
David Delman, MD  Udai Nanda, DO  Amir Soheil Tolebeyan, MD 
Elizabeth S. Doll, MD  Aniket Natekar, MD, MSc  Vimala Sravanthi Vajjala, MD 
Mohamed Waleed Elshorafa, MD  Lipika Nayak, MD  Elza N. Vasconcellos, MD 
Ameze J. Ero, MD  John Peter Ney, MD  Ana Verdecia, MD 
Jennifer Rose Evan, MD  Emad R. Noor, MD  Marianna Vinokur, DO 
Tanner L. Ferderer, MD  Ann Oh, MD  Cynthia Justine Ward, DO 
Abbey Freed, DO  Adel Olshansky, MD  Courtney Sarah White, MD 
Maria Eugenia Garcia, MD  Peony Pak, MD  Lisa Nassif Wright, MD 
Naveen George, DO  Hannah Park, MD  Anne Damian Yacoub, MD 
Ellen Michelle Gibson DePoy, MD  Sara Pavitt, MD Derek Yuan, MD 
Christina Graley, MD  Patrick Pavwoski, DO  Hsiangkuo Yuan, MD, PhD 
Kaitlin Greene, MD Swetha Pedavally, MD  Ali Zandieh, MD 
Elizabeth Hartman, MD  Kendra Pham MD, MPH  Michael Christopher Zatt, DO 
Brittany Lynn Heckel, MD  Katherine Marie Podraza, MD, PhD  Awss Zidan, MD 
Amy Beth Hessler, DO  Archana Purushotham, MD, PhD  Jason L. Ziplow, MD 
Sarah Jane Hon, DO  Dannaly Reyes Baerga, MD  Salam Zughayer, DO 

Physicians in the United States and Canada who meet the eligibility requirements may apply for certification in Headache Medicine. The next Headache Medicine certification examination will take place in 2024. A complete list of all diplomates certified in Headache Medicine, UCNS accredited training programs, and information about Headache Medicine certification, can be found at www.ucns.org.