Migraine Biology, Diagnosis, and Co-Morbidities

Jerry W. Swanson, MD, is a consultant in the Department of Neurology and Professor of Neurology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Swanson received his medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. He completed a neurology residency at Mayo Clinic. He earned the Master of Health Professions degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been on the staff of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., since 1982. He is former chair of the Headache Division in the Department of Neurology and founding director of the headache medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Dr. Swanson is board-certified in Neurology and in the subspecialty of Headache Medicine. He has written extensively about headache and other neurologic disorders. Swanson has made more than 100 presentations at national and international meetings, published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, and numerous book chapters; he is an associate editor for the journal Headache and is a neurology editor for MayoClinic.com, a leading site for health information for the public. He has co-edited two books including The Mayo Clinic on Headache, a highly praised book for the lay public. He is a neurology editor for MayoClinic.com and is the headache topic editor and neurology editor-in-chief for UpToDate. He was a founding member for the UCNS Headache Medicine examination committee and is currently serving another term on the committee. He was the founding director of the Headache Medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Swanson has served in several leadership roles in the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society and was a member of the International Headache Congress scientific program committee. He has been the recipient of the Mayo Medical School Dean’s Recognition Award.