Jessica Ailani, MD
Enriched profileProfessor in the Department of Neurology and Director of the MedStar Georgetown Headache Center · Georgetown University
Jessica Ailani is Professor in the Department of Neurology and Director of the MedStar Georgetown Headache Center at Georgetown University. OpenAlex indexes 213 publications with 5,446 citations (h-index 34); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 16 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Jessica Ailani, MD, is Professor in the Department of Neurology and Director of the MedStar Georgetown Headache Center at Georgetown University. The public record shows 213 publications with 5,446 citations (h-index 34), centered on Migraine and Headache Studies, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 41 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of comparative effectiveness research
- Top research focus: Migraine and Headache Studies
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 41 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; 14 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 73.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Migraine Headaches Elimination With Patent Foramen Ovale-Directed Therapy
Sponsor: Columbia University
- Rimegepant as Preemptive Treatment for Predictable Trigger-Induced Migraine in Adult Patients in the US
Sponsor: Medstar Health Research Institute
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
41 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202589 payments$75,011openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- PFIZER INC.Program year202518 payments$42,277openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- H. Lundbeck A SProgram year202511 payments$17,091openpaymentsdata.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.
Musculoskeletal
80.6%Neuromuscular Blocker80.5%Onabotulinumtoxina100%Botox0%Part D + Part B<11 patientsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist0.1%Baclofen100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Nervous system
19.3%Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide Antagonist17.8%Eptinezumab-jjmr100%Part B, office-administered≥12 patientsCalcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists0.4%Aimovig Autoinjector71%Ajovy Autoinjector14%Emgality Pen14%Part D<11 patients+ 7 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
0.1%Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist0.1%Ondansetron Odt100%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 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Considerations for understanding systematic reviews and network meta-analyses in neurological applications: a review and critique in chronic migraine.
Journal of comparative effectiveness research
Review2026 - Long-Term Improvements Following Initial Migraine Response in Eptinezumab-Treated Participants With Migraine for Whom 2-4 Prior Preventive Treatments Have Failed.
European journal of neurology
Clinical Trial2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Evaluation of Galcanezumab for the Prevention of Episodic MigraineArticle559 citations2018
- 03Ubrogepant for the Treatment of MigraineArticle349 citations2019
- 04Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of MigraineArticle312 citations2021
- 05
Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/jessica-ailani-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
neurology.georgetown.edu/ailani
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practicalneurology.com/profiles/jessica-ailani-md-fahs-faan-fana/jQpZy9/biography
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pri-med.com/globals/faculty/a/ailani-jessica
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 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 →neurology.georgetown.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- President-Elect
American Headache Society Board of Directors
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 →americanheadachesociety.org ↗ - Member-at-Large
American Headache Society Board
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurologylive.com ↗ - Co-chair
Practice Management Committee, American Headache Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurologylive.com ↗ - Co-chair
Next Generation Migraine Treatment Education Committee, American Headache Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurologylive.com ↗ - Vice Chair
Leadership Committee, American Headache Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurologylive.com ↗
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 →americanheadachesociety.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →neurology.georgetown.edu ↗
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