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September 25-27, 2026

16th Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA
The Four Seasons Hotel

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Our Mission

The mission of the Southern Headache Society is to improve the quality of life of patients with headaches and facial pain by promoting education to professionals. As a regional organization, we seek to facilitate communication among professionals in the South interested in headache, as well as to promote awareness of regional expertise.

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The Southern Headache Society is an organization whose membership and leadership are open to all people interested in promoting the mission of improving the lives of patients with headache disease. We welcome your feedback on this topic.

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The Southern Headache Society (SHS) is a non-profit organization of health care professionals dedicated to the treatment of headache, facial pain, and related disorders.

The Southern Headache Society was formed in 2011 by a group of physicians in the South interested in promoting the practice of Headache Medicine. The SHS welcomes all professionals interested in the field of Headache Medicine, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, dentists, psychologists, and allied health practitioners with an advanced degree.

Our active members must live in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico.

Board of Directors

Carrie Dougherty, MD

President

MedStar Georgetown University

Chevy Chase, MD

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH

President-elect

Yellow Rose Headache and Neuro-Ophthalmology

Dallas, TX

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

Immediate Past President

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, NC

Chaouki Khoury, MD

Treasurer

South-Eastern Center for Headaches

Sandy Springs, GA

Christopher Oakley, MD

Secretary

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Sara Sacco, MD

Member at Large

Carolinas Headache Clinic

Matthews, NC

Barbara Nye, MD

Member at Large

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, NC

Lauren Strauss, DO

Member at Large

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

Allison Alford, MD

Member at Large

Pediatric Headache Center of Richmond

Richmond, VA

Brian Loftus, MD

Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Bellaire Neurology

Bellaire (Houston), TX

Morris Maizels, MD

Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Self-employed

Everett, WA

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16th Annual Meeting

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The Southern Headache Society (SHS) is a non-profit organization of health care professionals dedicated to the treatment of headache, facial pain, and related disorders.

Board of Directors

Carrie Dougherty, MD

President

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH

President-elect

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH

Immediate Past President

Chaouki Khoury, MD

Treasurer

Christopher Oakley, MD

Secretary

Sara Sacco, MD

Member at Large

Barbara Nye, MD

Member at Large

Lauren Strauss, DO

Member at Large

Allison Alford, MD

Member at Large

Brian Loftus, MD

Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Morris Maizels, MD

Founding President, Ex-Officio Member