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 Chair Family Medicine	Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAHS Co-Chair Neurology/Headache Medicine
Stephanie Nahas-Geiger, MD, MSEd, FAHS Senior Advisor Neurology	Carol Barch, MN, FNP-BC, AQH Nurse Practitioner
Fred Cohen, MD Neurology/Headache Medicine	Jessica Gautreaux, MD, FAHS Pediatric Neurology

Scott Litin, MD, MACP, FAHS Internal Medicine	J. Ivan Lopez, MD, FAHS Neurology/Child Neurology
Vincent Martin, MD Internal Medicine/Headache Medicine	Mia Minen, MD, MPH, FAHS Neurology
Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAHS Neurology/Headache Medicine	Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP, FAHS Pediatrics/Behavioral Medicine

Angeliki Vgontzas, MD Neurology

Laura Xanders, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner

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