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September 25-27, 2026

16th Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA
The Four Seasons Hotel

Meeting Information

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

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH

President

Yellow Rose Headache and Neuro-Ophthalmology

Dallas, TX

Carrie Dougherty, MD

Immediate Past President

MedStar Georgetown University

Chevy Chase, MD

Chaouki Khoury, MD

President-elect

South-Eastern Center for Headaches

Sandy Springs, GA

Sara Sacco, MD

Treasurer

Carolinas Headache Clinic

Matthews, NC

Christopher Oakley, MD

Secretary

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore, MD

John Glenn Burkett, MD

Member at Large

VCU School of Medicine

Glen Allen, VA

Franchesca Fiorito, MD

Member at Large

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Suzanne Hagler, MD

Member at Large

South Florida Headache MD

Hollywood, FL

Barbara Nye, MD

Member at Large

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, NC

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

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH

President

Carrie Dougherty, MD

Immediate Past President

Chaouki Khoury, MD

President-elect

Sara Sacco, MD

Treasurer

Christopher Oakley, MD

Secretary

John Glenn Burkett, MD

Member at Large

Franchesca Fiorito, MD

Member at Large

Suzanne Hagler, MD

Member at Large

Barbara Nye, MD

Member at Large

Brian Loftus, MD

Co-Founding President, Ex-Officio Member

Morris Maizels, MD

Founding President, Ex-Officio Member