Living with Vestibular Migraine

Miles for Migraine - Patient Education Event

In light of the current COVID guidelines and restrictions, we have redesigned our Education Days to be online, free and shorter in length while still delivering up to the moment information and valuable education on migraine and other headache diseases.

Our usual Education Day is delivered through lectures and experiential sessions. Our new format will include both, when possible. We vary the sessions topics so you can attend those that are of interest to you. Topics will cover coping strategies, advocacy, reducing stigma, research, and medical advancements. All presenters will field your questions. Join us for as many events as you are able. Each event will feature different content.

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL EVENT TO BE HELD ON

SATURDAY, MAY 15TH FROM 11:00AM - 12:15PM EASTERN TIME

Alicia Wolf - Living With Vestibular Migraine

Alicia was diagnosed with chronic Vestibular Migraine in 2016 after seeing multiple doctors that misdiagnosed her symptoms for months. Eventually losing her career to VM, she created The Dizzy Cook as a way to help others who were struggling to follow a strict migraine diet, and develops delicious head-friendly recipes while sharing her personal journey to recovery. Alicia’s focus is on presenting evidence-based natural treatments, along with finding relief through the joy of cooking. Her cookbook The Dizzy Cook: Managing Migraine with More Than 90 Recipes and Lifestyle Tips was released last April on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target.

Alicia is heavily involved in the migraine community as she currently writes for “Migraine Again” and “Migraine Strong.” She also is the food editor for “My Chronic Brain” and plans local Dallas events for the migraine community through Miles for Migraine. She is also a member the Miles for Migraine patient advisory board. As an Ambassador for the Vestibular Disorder Association, Alicia continues to spread awareness about Vestibular Migraine by working with patients and advocates.

Dr. Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN - Migraine Treatment Update

Dr. Friedman is a Professor of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics and Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where she directs the Headache and Facial Pain Program and the Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics Program. She is Board Certified in Neurology and Headache Medicine. She has a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Rochester with a focus on clinical research. She served on the executive and steering committees of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Research and Disease Investigator Consortium (NORDIC) and the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial.

She is Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, the American Neurological Association and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS). She is the past chair of the Headache and Facial Pain section of the American Academy of Neurology, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Headache Society and is a Past-President and Board Chair of NANOS. She has been elected to the “Best Doctors in America” yearly since 1998 and US News and World Report Top Doctors since 2011.

Dr. Friedman received her undergraduate degree in Engineering Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology and her medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her Neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and a two-year Neuro-Ophthalmology clinical and research fellowship at the University of Southern California. Prior to joining UT Southwestern, she served on the faculty at SUNY Upstate University and the University of Rochester.

Her publications include over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 22 book chapters. Many of the articles are related to headache disorders including migraine and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Her key interests are disorders of intracranial pressure, cluster headache and migraine.