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Huma Sheikh, MD, Neurology, New York, NY, The Mount Sinai Hospital

HumaSheikhMD

Neurology New York, NY

Headache, Vascular Neurology

Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

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Summary

  • 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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Education & Training

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

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2011 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2012 - 2016
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
  • UCNSHeadache Board Certification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Rising Stars SuperDoctors, 2022-2023
  • Caste Connolly Top Doctor Caste Connolly, 2022-2023
  • Rising Stars Super Doctors, 2018-2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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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
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Lectures

  • Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome 
    1/1/2014
  • Features of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Associated with Headache 
    1/1/2013

Other

  • Headache and Stroke- Feature Article 
    Huma U Sheikh, HCNE Newsletter
    1/1/2012

Press Mentions

  • A Neurologist’s Guide to Your Brain
    A Neurologist’s Guide to Your BrainAugust 4th, 2021
  • FDA Adds Warning to J&J Vaccine over Very Rare Side Effect
    FDA Adds Warning to J&J Vaccine over Very Rare Side EffectJuly 13th, 2021
  • Dear Doctor: Huma Sheikh
    Dear Doctor: Huma SheikhSeptember 21st, 2018
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Committees

  • Co-Chair, Women's Issues In Headache- American Headache Society 2021 - 2023
  • Co-Chair, Migraine and Vascular Issues- American Headache Society 2014 - 2017

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Urdu

Hospital Affiliations