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David Watson, MD, Neurology, Morgantown, WV, West Virginia University Hospitals

DavidBWatsonMDFAAN, FAHS

Neurology Morgantown, WV

Headache

Professor and Chair of Neurology at WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

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Education & Training

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Headache Medicine, 2003 - 2004
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2003
  • Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
  • West Virginia University School of Medicine
    West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1999
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College
    West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBA, Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2004 - 2022
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2000 - 2008
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • UCNSHeadache Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Academy of Neurology
  • Fellow American Headache Society
  • Medicine Quality Award, Performance Improvement Team Award WVU, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Neuropathy Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Treatment with Plasmapheresis  
    Weimer T, Nance C, Watson D, WV Med Journal, 1/1/2013
  • Non-Pharmacological and Pharmacological Prevention of Episodic Migraine and Chronic Daily Headache  
    Chopra R, Robert T, Watson DB, WV Med Journal, 1/1/2012
  • Altitude Induced Headache Progressing to Migranious Headache After Descent  
    Watson D, Torres-Trejo A, Gutmann Lu, WV Med Journal, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Migraine Update 2015
    Watson D, WVU Family Medicine Hal Wanger Conference, 1/1/2015
  • A Case of Supratrochlear, Supraorbital, and Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with Neurofibromas of Multiple Cranial Nerves
    Lopez K, Watson D, Hogg J, AAN Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 4/2014
  • Migraine Update
    Watson D, CME Presentation/WVU Dept of Medicine Grand Rounds/Pennsylvania Neurological Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Dopamine 
    1/1/2011
  • Visual and Olfactory Pathways 
    1/1/2011
  • Headaches 
    University of Pittsburgh Medical School - 1/1/2008
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Press Mentions

  • Crowdfunding Effort Benefits Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, School of Medicine in Honor of Late WVU Neurologist
    Crowdfunding Effort Benefits Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, School of Medicine in Honor of Late WVU NeurologistJuly 13th, 2021
  • Spotlight on: Migraine and the Opioid Crisis
    Spotlight on: Migraine and the Opioid CrisisSeptember 6th, 2018
  • Board of Medicine Proceedings End for Charleston Neurologist
    Board of Medicine Proceedings End for Charleston NeurologistNovember 8th, 2015

Committees

  • member, AAN Gender Disparities Task Force 2016 - Present
  • Chair, AAN Grassroots Work Group 2015 - Present
  • member, AAN Government Relations Committee 2013 - Present
  • member, NCAA Headache Taskforce 2013 - Present

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations