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VA Palo Alto Health Care System3801 Miranda AvePalo Alto, CA 94304
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Summary
- Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAHS, UCNS certified Headache specialist. Dr Riggins is a Vice Chair of the AAN BrainPac Executive Committee and Vice Chair of the Headache & Facial Pain Section of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Dr Riggins is a Co-Chair of the First Contact - Headache in Primary Care Committee, Chair of Women’s Health SIG of the American Headache Society (AHS).
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Headache Medicine, 2012 - 2013
University at BuffaloFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2011 - 2012
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2008 - 2011
Texas Tech University (Amarillo)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2008
The Volgograd State Medical UniversityClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2010 - 2018
UT State Medical License 2013 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2011
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Clinical Trials
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks RCT Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The American Headache Society First Contact-Headache in Primary Care program: Current metrics, knowledge assessments, and direction for future initiatives.Mia T Minen, Nisha A Malhotra, Erin K Waire, Hayley Z Swiderski, Nina Y Riggins
Headache. 2025-02-01 - Building community and visibility: A year of social media growth for Cephalalgia.Nina Riggins, Faraidoon Haghdoost
Cephalalgia. 2025-01-01 - 8 citationsHow Sex Hormones Affect Migraine: An Interdisciplinary Preclinical Research Panel Review.Frederick Godley 3rd, John Meitzen, Hadas Nahman-Averbuch, Mary Angela O'Neal, David Yeomans
Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024-02-07
Press Mentions
Nummular Headache Linked to Range of Secondary CausesJanuary 1st, 2025- Older Migraine Drugs More Effective Than Some Newer Options, Study FindsSeptember 24th, 2024
- Triptans Trump Newer, More Expensive Meds for Acute MigraineSeptember 19th, 2024
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Committees
- Vice Chair, First Contact - Headache in Primary Care, AHS
Professional Memberships
- Member
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