Andrew Charles, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology; Director, UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program; Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair in Migraine and Headache Studies · University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew Charles is Professor of Neurology; Director, UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program; Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair in Migraine and Headache Studies at University of California, Los Angeles. OpenAlex indexes 205 publications with 15,604 citations (h-index 66); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 17 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Andrew Charles, MD, is Professor of Neurology at University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Neurology). The public record shows 205 publications with 15,604 citations (h-index 66), centered on Migraine and Headache Studies, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (1995–2024).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Headache
- Top research focus: Migraine and Headache Studies
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 13 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 121.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202523 payments$20,556openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Lilly USA, LLCProgram year20255 payments$20,038openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- H. Lundbeck A SProgram year20257 payments$14,290openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
100%Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists55.6%Emgality Pen100%Part D<11 patientsErgotamine Derivative44.4%Dihydroergotamine Mesylate100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 1995–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- A novel platform for the discovery and characterization of migraine therapies
University of California Los Angeles
FY2024$455,371R61NS133274 - MECHANISMS AND FUNCTIONS OF ASTROCYTE CALCIUM SIGNALING
University of California Los Angeles
FY2004$228,750R01NS039961 - MECHANISMS AND FUNCTIONS OF ASTROCYTE CALCIUM SIGNALING
University of California Los Angeles
FY2003$228,750R01NS039961
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 congress contribution (2010) across AACR per OpenAlex. The most recent:
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Intercellular Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes via ATP Release through Connexin HemichannelsArticle864 citations2002
- 02ATP Released from Astrocytes Mediates Glial Calcium WavesArticle807 citations1999
- 03
- 04The pathophysiology of migraine: implications for clinical managementArticle675 citations2017
- 05bcl-2 inhibits death of central neural cells induced by multiple agents.Article628 citations1993
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
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linkedin.com/in/andrew-charles-532787275
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linkedin.com/in/andrew-charles-540138184
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/medicineX/videos/dr-andrew-charles-professor-of-neurology-at-ucla-answers-your-migraine-questions/805339569639046
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migraineworldsummit.com/expert/andrew-charles-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uclahealth.org ↗
- Board certified in Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Immediate Past President
American Headache Society
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Awards & honors
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- Fellow
American Headache Society (FAHS)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Member
UCLA Brain Research Institute
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UCLA Graduate Programs in Bioscience (Neuroscience)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Featured expert speaker
Migraine World Summit (recurring, multiple years)
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- Q&A interview
"Doctors on the Case" series, American Migraine Foundation
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