Imagine

The Headache Institute at Roosevelt Hospital was recently selected as one of only 10 headache centers in the US to earn National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center of Excellence Designation.

Nearly 40 million men, women and children of nearly every age suffering from recurrent head or facial pain. Many believe there is little or no hope of getting better.

Imagine 28 million people with migraine headache, and millions of others with the debilitating pain of cluster headache, trigeminal neuralgia, vascular disorders or post-traumatic head pain.


Now Imagine

an institute dedicated solely to the diagnosis and treatment of such pain, and in the process, offering hope and relief to those afflicted.

That place is The Headache Institute at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Founded in 1998 to meet the needs of this very large but underserved segment of the American population, this institute is staffed by physicians who are all board-certified neurologists specializing in the treatment of headache and facial pain. In fact, every attending physician at The Headache Institute has the distinction of having done a fellowship in headache, stroke and/or has directed other renowned headache programs during the last 20 years. As you will see, The Headache Institute's greatest resource is its team of specialists dedicated to healing your pain.

It is these specialists of The Headache Institute who have diagnosed and successfully treated never-before-seen conditions and who have set the standards for the identification and treatment of such ailments worldwide. Ours are the pioneers and authors of cutting-edge research and treatment, who offer education and knowledge to first-line practitioners in primary care settings. Ours are the specialists dedicated to the treatment and cure of headache and facial pain.

Learn to live with it.

New treatments are available, and newer ones are currently under investigation. Approximately 75% of sufferers can be successfully treated.