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Huma Sheikh, MD
About Me
Huma U. Sheikh, MD, is an assistant professor at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and was previously a clinical instructor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School. She completed her neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center, where she also completed a Stroke Fellowship before going on to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for a fellowship in Headache Medicine. She is the co-chair of the Migraine and Vascular Disease special interest section at the American Headache Society (AHS) and on the AHS committee to develop “Guidelines for Vascular Issues and Headache.” She is currently investigating the role of low dose oral contraceptives in stroke for women with migraine with a grant from the International Headache Society.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Headache
- Low Pressure Headache
- Migraine
Research
Stroke
Publications
Selected Publications
- Migraine Through a Woman’s Life. Addie M. Peretz, Huma U. Sheikh, Catherine S. Stika.
- Headaches in Pregnancy and Postpartum. Catherine S. Stika, Kathleen Brookfield, Laura Mercer, Nina Riggins, Huma U. Sheikh. Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Erenumab dosage for migraine prevention: An evidence-based narrative review with recommendations. Stewart J. Tepper, Huma U. Sheikh, Carrie O. Dougherty, Stephanie J. Nahas, Paul K. Winner, Ananda Krishna Karanam, Andrew M. Blumenfeld, Ahmad Abdrabboh, Soeren Rasmussen, Jamie L. Weiss, Jessica Ailani. Headache
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Sheikh has not yet completed reporting of industry relationships or has no industry relationships to report.
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