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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305Phone+1 650-723-4000Fax+1 650-725-0390
Education & Training
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1986
- UCSDNo Degree, Brain Science, 1974 - 1976
- Clark UniversityBA, Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2000 - 2009
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow, American Headache Society American Headache Society, 2012
- Residency Teaching Award Stanford Neurology Resid, 2013
- Certificate of Appreciation Stanford Biodesign, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Analysis of Headache Chronification With Imaging, Deep Phenotyping, and Proteomics Start of enrollment: 2014 Dec 12
- Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of an On-line Questionnaire for Diagnosis of Primary Headache Disorders Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 28
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Assessing traditional medicine in the treatment of neurological disorders in Mali: prelude to efficient collaboration.Youssoufa Maiga, Leon Samuel Moskatel, Seybou H Diallo, Oumar Sangho, Housseini Dolo
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 2024-10-03 - 2 citationsThe burden of headache and a health-care needs assessment in the adult population of Mali: a cross-sectional population-based study.Youssoufa Maiga, Seybou H Diallo, Oumar Sangho, Leon Samuel Moskatel, Fatoumata Konipo
The Journal of Headache and Pain. 2024-06-27 - Long-Term Epidural Patching Outcomes and Predictors of Benefit in Patients With Suspected CSF Leak Nonconforming to ICHD-3 Criteria.Ian Carroll, Lichy Han, Niushen Zhang, Robert P Cowan, Bryan Lanzman
Neurology. 2024-06-25
Journal Articles
- The Future of Migraine PreventionRobert Cowan, MD, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- American Headache Society Survey About Urgent and Emergency Management of Headache PatientsMia T Minen, Robert Cowan, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Migraine and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case-Referent Clinical StudyWoldeamanuel YW, Cooley ,2 Foley-Saldena K, Cowan RP, BioMed Res Int., 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Migraine Treatment Patterns and Opioid Use Among Chronic and Episodic Migraine Patients Identified by a Clinician-Administered Semi-Structured Diagnostic InterviewYu JS, Pavlovic JM, Silberstein SD, Reed ML, Kawahara SH, Cowan RP, Dabbous F, Campbell K, Pulicharam R, Viswanatha HN, Lipton RP, Cephalalgia, 1/1/2017
- Migraine affects 1 in 10 people worldwide featuring recent rise: A systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studiesinvolving 6 million participantsWoldeamanuel YW, Cowan RP, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 1/1/2017
- Interactions between affective measures and amygdala volume in chronic migraine: associations in the absence of group volumetric differences.Desouza DD, Woldeamanuel YW , Peretz AM, B. M. Sanjanwala BM , Cowan RP., Cephalalgia, 1/1/2017
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Other
- Migraine 101.Cowan RP, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHffEt-MXjI
1/1/2013 - Pathophysiology and Treatment of Migraine and Related HeadacheSahai-Srivastava S, Cowan RP
eMedicine.com
Press Mentions
- Text Your Friends. It Matters More Than You ThinkJuly 14th, 2022
- Acupuncture for Migraines: What Doctors Want You to Know About the Benefits and RisksJanuary 18th, 2022
- 16 Chronic Migraine Treatments Recommended by Headache SpecialistsJanuary 7th, 2022
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