HumaSheikhMD

Headache, Vascular Neurology

Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

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Dr Sheikh is a Board-Certified Neurologist with two subspecialties.

Dr Sheikh graduated from UMDNJ- Rutgers Medical School and then completed a Neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx NY. She then completed a Vascular Fellowship followed by another fellowship in "Headache and Facial Pain," at Brigham & Women's Hospital- Harvard Medical School. She now has over 10 years of clinical experience treating complex headaches and takes a holistic approach. She is educated in the latest medications for headaches and specifically migraines as well as the latest complementary treatments. She is also involved in research and started the "Migraine and Vascular Committee," at the American Headache Society (AHS).

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Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Headache Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2011 - 2012
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2008 - 2011
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2007

PubMed

4 citations
Erenumab dosage for migraine prevention: An evidence-based narrative review with recommendations.
Stewart J Tepper, Huma U Sheikh, Carrie O Dougherty, Stephanie J Nahas, Paul K Winner
Headache. 2022-04-01
50 citations
Risk of Stroke Associated With Use of Estrogen Containing Contraceptives in Women With Migraine: A Systematic Review.
Huma U. Sheikh, Jelena Pavlovic, Elizabeth Loder, Rebecca Burch
Headache. 2018-01-01
16 citations
Effect of saliva contamination and cleansing solutions on the bond strengths of self-etch adhesives to dentin.
Huma Sheikh, Harald O. Heymann, Edward J. Swift, Thomas L. Ziemiecki, André V. Ritter
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. 2010-12-01

Journal Articles

Approach to Chronic Daily Headache
Huma U Sheikh, Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2/1/2015
The Prevalence, Impact and Treatment of Migraine and Severe Headaches in the United States: A Review of Statistics from National Surveillance Studies
Smitherman T, Burch R, Sheikh H, Loder E, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 3/1/2013
Acute and Preventive Treatment of Migraine Headache
Huma U Sheikh, Paul G Mathew, Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain, 1/1/2012
Reversible Hypohidrosis With Topiramate Therapy for Chronic Migraine
Shira Y. Markowitz, MD; Matthew S. Robbins, MD; Clair Cascella, MD; Huma U. Sheikh, MD; Brian M. Grosberg, MD, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: Updates and New Perspectives
Huma U Sheikh, Paul G Mathew, Current Pain and Headache Reports
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Abstracts/Posters

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Thunderclap Headache
Huma U Sheikh, Rebbeca Burch, American Headache Society- 55th Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Boston, MA, 6/1/2013
Spinning Out of Control: The Black Box of Basilar Migraine
Paul G Mathew, Shivang Joshi, Huma U Sheikh, AAN -65th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3/1/2013
Secondary Cluster Headaches caused by Cavernoma
Huma U Sheikh, Paul G Mathew, BWH Institute for Neurosciences and BRI Neurosciences Research Center, Boston, MA, 1/1/2013
Features of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage that Predict Headache
Sheikh HU, Labovitz D., American Headache Society- 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 6/1/2012
Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack Varies by Neurologist
Bhupali D., Sheikh H., Labovitz D., International Stroke Conference, New Orleans, 2/1/2012
The Utility of Causative Classification System: Correlation between Causative and Phenotypic Stroke Subtypes
E Murat, Sheikh H., et al., International Stroke Conference, New Orleans, 2/1/2012
Features of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage that Predict Headache
Sheikh HU, American Headache Society, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2012
The Effect of Incident Cranial Neuralgia on Pre-existing Migraine
Huma Sheikh MD, Richard B Lipton MD, Brian M Grosberg MD, Matthew S Robbins MD, American Headache Society- 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2010
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