David Dodick, MD
Enriched profileChief Science and Medical Officer, Atria Health Institute (also Co-Director, Atria Research Institute) · Atria Health Institute
David Dodick is Chief Science and Medical Officer, Atria Health Institute (also Co-Director, Atria Research Institute) at Atria Health Institute. OpenAlex indexes 832 publications with 43,346 citations (h-index 105); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
David Dodick, M.D., is Chief Science and Medical Officer, Atria Health Institute (also Co-Director, Atria Research Institute). The public record shows 832 publications with 43,346 citations (h-index 105), centered on Migraine and Headache Studies, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments, Traumatic Brain Injury Research. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Headache
- Top research focus: Migraine and Headache Studies
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 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; 39 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 420.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Migraine Clinical Study
Sponsor: W.L.Gore & Associates
- The MOTS (Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy) Trial
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
- eNeura SpringTMS Post-Market Observational US Study of Migraine
Sponsor: eNeura, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20251 payment
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20241 payment
- PFIZER INC.Program year20241 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2021)
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) antagonists35.4%Aimovig Autoinjector45%Emgality Pen29%Ajovy Syringe26%Part D<11 patientsCalcitonin Gene-related Peptide Receptor Antagonist22.4%Nurtec Odt67%Ubrelvy33%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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Migraine and functional neurological disorder (FND)-a review of comorbidity and potential overlap.
Brain communications
Review2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Narrative Review: Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction SyndromesReview951 citations2007
- 03New Appendix Criteria Open for a Broader Concept of Chronic MigraineArticle917 citations2006
- 04
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
ihs-headache.org/people/david-william-dodick
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ihs-headache.org ↗ - YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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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- M.D.
Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine (with distinction)
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 →atria.org ↗ - Board Certified
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Neurology)
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 →ihs-headache.org ↗ - Board Certified
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine and Vascular Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ihs-headache.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Past President
International Headache Society
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 →ihs-headache.org ↗ - Past President
American Headache Society
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Awards & honors
honors on the public 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 →atria.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor Emeritus
Mayo Clinic
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 →atria.org ↗ - Guest Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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 →atria.org ↗ - Affiliate Professor
University of Copenhagen
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Interview
European Academy of Neurology news, on recent advances in headache treatment and management
2021verifiedCorroborated 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 →eanpages.org ↗ - Guest
"Beyond The Heart" podcast episode on headaches, identified as Emeritus Professor of Neurology and Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator and Distinguished Educator
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →podcasts.apple.com ↗ - Interview
"Move Against Migraine" series, American Migraine Foundation
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 →americanmigrainefoundation.org ↗
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