Committee Members
The First Contact Committee is responsible for the planning and coordination of the First Contact program offerings. The committee members actively contribute to the creation and/or review of all associated program materials.
Adam Sprouse-Blum, MD, PhD |
Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAHS |
Stephanie Nahas-Geiger, MD, MSEd, FAHS |
Carol Barch, MN, FNP-BC, AQH |
Fred Cohen, MD |
Jessica Gautreaux, MD, FAHS |
Scott Litin, MD, MACP, FAHS |
J. Ivan Lopez, MD, FAHS |
Vincent Martin, MD |
Mia Minen, MD, MPH, FAHS |
Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAHS |
Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP, FAHS |
Angeliki Vgontzas, MD |
Laura Xanders, FNP-BC |
Special Thanks to our Advisory Board and Content Contributors
Advisory Board
Caroline Brooks, MA Sociology |
Calli Cook, DNP Nurse Practitioner |
Vera Gibb, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH | Doug Paauw, MD Internal Medicine |
Sarah Robinson, MD, FAAP Pediatrician |
Catherine Stika, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Frederick Stone, MD Family Medicine |
Content Contributors
Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS | Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD | Thomas Berk, MD | Susan Broner, MD |
Meghan S. Candee, MD, MS | Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, MD | Jennifer Dilts, DO | Lauren Doyle Strauss, DO, FAHS |
Elizabeth Ekpo Cutter, MD | Trupti Gokani, MD | Christopher Gottschalk, MD, FAHS | Kimberly Heckmann, MSN, APRN, CNP |
Nada Hindiyeh, MD | Susan Hutchinson, MD | Jessica Kiarashi, MD | Richard Kim, MD |
Deena Kuruvilla, MD | Vincent T. Martin, MD, FAHS | Alina Masters-Israilov, MD | Paul Mathew, MD |
Jim Moren, MD, FAHS | Maureen Moriarty, DNP, APRN, FAHS, FAANP | Iliana Neumann, MD | Anna Pace, MD |
Jelena Pavlovic, MD, PhD | Brian Plato, DO | Jennifer Robblee, MD | Alexandra C. Ross, PhD |
Sara Sacco, MD | Julia Solis-Mesch, FNP-BC | Catherine Stika, MD | Shanna Swartwood, MD |
Laura Thomas, DO | Angeliki Vgontzas, MD | Manuel Vides, MD, MS | Amanda Wagstaff, PhD |
Laura Xanders, FNP-BC |
Mission, Vision, Core Values
Mission: To reduce disability among patients with headache by improving the practice of headache medicine across America.
Vision: We, as headache medicine specialists, collaborate to provide professional content and resources to primary care providers working to lessen the burden of disease from headache and facial pain.
Core Values:
- Integrity – Scientific and professional integrity in headache research, education and clinical care
- Knowledge – Expand access to knowledge & information about headache management
- Quality – Encourage quality and compassionate care
- Advocacy – Leadership and advocacy for people living with headache disorders and the practice of headache medicine
- Diversity – Celebrating and promoting the diversity of providers and the patient population they serve