Our Vision and Mission
The Emory Comprehensive Headache Center represents a new paradigm in headache medicine as a center of excellence in headache care uniquely positioned within Emory Healthcare.
Our mission is threefold:
- Provide compassionate, comprehensive care that treats the whole person
- Transform lives through innovative tertiary-level treatment pathways
- Advance the science of headache medicine through research and education
The Emory Headache Center provides tertiary care for adult patients (18 years and older) with complex headache disorders.
For the Pediatric Headache Center of the Children's Hospital of Atlanta (<18 years of age), please refer to the Emory Pediatric Headache Center Team.
What Makes Us Unique
The Emory Comprehensive Headache Center is built on the foundation of Emory's excellence in clinical care across specialties. We leverage interdisciplinary partnerships to treat the whole person, not just their headaches.
Our approach combines:
- Advanced tertiary-level clinical pathways developed specifically for complex headache cases
- Customized inpatient and outpatient infusion protocols
- Integration with Emory's subspecialty experts across neurology, psychiatry, sleep medicine, pain management and more
- Commitment to making emerging therapies accessible to our patients
- Customized approaches tailored to each patient's unique clinical profile