Special Interest Groups

As of 2024, the American Headache Society offers 21 Special Interest Groups to members. The SIGS are designed to enhance the Society’s scientific, educational, and patient care goals. Joining a SIG is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways for members to participate and demonstrate leadership within the Society.

If you are a Chair of a Special Interest Group and want to make an update to your SIG webpage, please submit a request here.

Dr. Nina Riggins is the current Overall SIG Chair for the 2026-2028 term. This position oversees the individual Special Interest Groups and serves as a liaison to the AHS Board of Directors.

Special Interest Group Project

Each year, AHS funds one innovative, SIG-led project, up to $10,000, that is aligned with the Society’s mission, informs Society efforts, or benefits members, SIGs, and/or Committees.

Collaborative efforts between SIGs are encouraged, and SIGs may submit more than one project proposal. For questions about eligibility or the submission process, contact Jennifer Carroll at jcarroll@talley.com

2025: Migraine Education Program (MEP) on Campus

This project explored the use of AI-powered retinal imaging to detect vascular and inflammatory changes during acute migraine attacks in the emergency department and establish novel migraine biomarkers.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Fred Cohen; Sponsor: Primary Front Line Headache Care SIG, Women's Health SIG, Pediatric-Adolescent SIG

2023: Macromastia and Headache

The project explored neurologists' familiarity with macromastia, their comfort screening for and discussing it with patients, and whether they have referred patients with macromastia-related headache symptoms for reduction mammoplasty or breast implant removal, and with what results.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Krystin Pocock; Sponsor: Women’s Health SIG

2022: Expert Consensus Manuscript: Botulinum Toxin (BTX) for the Treatment of TMD

The project sought to produce an expert consensus manuscript addressing the use of BTX for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders with a focus on the underlying science, existing evidence, indications, and technique.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Mathew; Sponsor: Procedural Headache Medicine SIG, TMD, Cervical Spine and Orofacial Pain SIG

2020: American Headache Society Statistics Clinic

The project examined focused and practical issues encountered by AHS members in their research endeavor by surveying whether and how the AHS Statistics Clinic helped their project, other research endeavors, and met their expectations.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Olivia Begasse de Dhaem; Sponsor: Methodology, Design, & Statistical Issues SIG

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Special Interest Groups

2026-2028 Overall SIG Chair: Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAHS

AHS' Special Interest Groups

Advanced Practice Providers

Autonomic Disorders

Behavioral

Clinical Informatics

Complementary & Integrative Medicine

CSF Pressure and Volume Disorders

LGBTQIA+ Health

Methodology, Design & Statistical Issues

Migraine and Vascular Disorders

New Investigators and Trainees

Pediatric-Adolescent Headache

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Post-traumatic Headache

Primary Front Line Headache Care

Procedural Headache Medicine

Refractory Headache

TMD, Cervical Spine and Orofacial Pain

Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias

Underserved Populations in Headache Medicine

Vestibular Migraine and Other Migraine Variants

Women’s Health

Special Interest Group Project

Past Projects

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