AndrewCCharlesMD

Neurology • Los Angeles, CA

Headache, Pain Medicine

Professor; and Director, UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program. Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair in Migraine and Headache Studies

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Office
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 425
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-794-1195

Fax+1 310-794-1195

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1987 - 1990
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2008
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

PREMIUM Migraine Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

46 citations
Human embryonic stem cell-derived motor neurons expressing SOD1 mutants exhibit typical signs of motor neuron degeneration linked to ALS.
Saravanan Karumbayaram, Theresa K. Kelly, Andres A. Paucar, Anne Roe, Joy A. Umbach
Disease Models & Mechanisms. 2009-03-01
171 citations
Migraine.
Michel D Ferrari, Peter J Goadsby, Rami Burstein, Tobias Kurth, Cenk Ayata
Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 2022-01-13
19 citations
Calcitonin gene-related peptide-targeting therapies are a first-line option for the prevention of migraine: An American Headache Society position statement update.
Andrew C Charles, Kathleen B Digre, Peter J Goadsby, Matthew S Robbins, Andrew Hershey
Headache. 2024-04-01

Lectures

First Annual UCLA Review of Clinical Neurology
CME - Office of Continuing Medical Education, Los Angeles, California - 9/6/2013
Headache Cooperative of the Pacific 5th Annual Winter Conference
Headache Cooperative of the Pacific, Ojai, California - 1/27/2012

Press Mentions

How to Use Monoclonal Antibodies for Migraine in Primary CareSeptember 24th, 2024
FDA Approves Drug QULIPTA for Chronic MigraineApril 18th, 2023
Migraines and Cluster Headaches Are Linked to the Body's Internal Clock, Research FindsMarch 29th, 2023
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Grant Support

Mechanisms And Functions Of Astrocyte Calcium SignalingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2004
MU And Delta Opioid Receptor InteractionsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002
Glial Cell Signaling In Central Nervous System InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–1999
Glial /Neuronal InteractionsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–1999

Other Languages

Spanish