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Office
1 Medical Center Dr
Morgantown, WV 26506Phone+1 304-598-6127Fax+1 304-598-6442- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Headache Medicine, 2003 - 2004
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2003
- Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
- West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1999
- West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBA, Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- WV State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 2004 - 2022
- 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
- A Study Of Galcanezumab In Participants With Episodic Cluster Headache Start of enrollment: 2015 May 22
- A Study of Galcanezumab in Participants With Chronic Cluster Headache Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 18
- Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral Ubrogepant in the Acute Treatment of Migraine Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 26
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsPatient-Centered Treatment of Chronic Migraine With Medication Overuse: A Prospective, Randomized, Pragmatic Clinical Trial.Todd J Schwedt, Joseph G Hentz, Soma Sahai-Srivastava, Natalia Murinova, Nicole M Spare, Christina Treppendahl, Vincent T Martin, Marius Birlea, Kathleen Digre, David ...> ;Neurology. 2022 Apr 5
- 26 citationsHeadache characteristics and burden from chronic migraine with medication overuse headache: Cross-sectional observations from the Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy...Todd J. Schwedt, Joseph G. Hentz, Soma Sahai-Srivastava, Nicole M. Spare, Vincent T. Martin, Christina Treppendahl, Kathleen B. Digre, Nathan L. Bennett, Marius Birlea...> ;Headache. 2021 Feb 1
- 2 citationsUnique Considerations for Special Populations in Episodic Migraine: the UnderservedUmer Najib, Melissa J. Moore, David Watson> ;Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2019 Feb 21
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Journal Articles
- Neuropathy Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Treatment with PlasmapheresisWeimer T, Nance C, Watson D, WV Med Journal, 1/1/2013
- Non-Pharmacological and Pharmacological Prevention of Episodic Migraine and Chronic Daily HeadacheChopra R, Robert T, Watson DB, WV Med Journal, 1/1/2012
- Altitude Induced Headache Progressing to Migranious Headache After DescentWatson D, Torres-Trejo A, Gutmann Lu, WV Med Journal, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Migraine Update 2015Watson D, WVU Family Medicine Hal Wanger Conference, 1/1/2015
- A Case of Supratrochlear, Supraorbital, and Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with Neurofibromas of Multiple Cranial NervesLopez K, Watson D, Hogg J, AAN Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 4/2014
- Migraine UpdateWatson D, CME Presentation/WVU Dept of Medicine Grand Rounds/Pennsylvania Neurological Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Dopamine1/1/2011
- Visual and Olfactory Pathways1/1/2011
- HeadachesUniversity 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 NeurologistJuly 13th, 2021
- Spotlight on: Migraine and the Opioid CrisisSeptember 6th, 2018
- 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
- Fellow
- American Headache SocietyFellow
- Southern Headache SocietyMember
Hospital Affiliations
- West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown, West Virginia
External Links
- Runnin For Researchhttp://www.runnin4research.org
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