Deborah Friedman, M.D.
Professor

Deborah I. Friedman, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. 

A neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Friedman is Chief of the Division of Headache Medicine and the founding Director of UT Southwestern’s Headache and Facial Pain Program.

She is American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-certified in neurology, with subspecialty certification in headache medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.

Dr. Friedman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.

Her research interests include pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension), ischemic optic neuropathy, and migraine therapy.

She has published nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles, authored or co-authored 15 book chapters, and delivered more than 200 lectures and presentations related to her work.

Dr. Friedman is active in many national and international organizations related to her subspecialties. She also serves as the associate editor of Headache, on the editorial boards of Neurology Reviews and Headache Currents, and as a reviewer for a number of neurology journals.

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011.

Dr. Friedman earned her medical degree at Tulane University Medical School. She completed a neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine and a neuro-ophthalmology fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles.

She also holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Medical School

Tulane University Medical School (1983)

Internship

Good Samaritan Hospital (1984), Internal Medicine

Residency

Baylor College of Medicine (1987), Neurology

Fellowship

USC/Doheny Eye Institute (1989), Neuro-ophthalmology

Other Post Graduate Training

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2008), Public Health

• Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
• Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Migraine Therapy

Featured Publications

Remembering Ivy Dreizen, MD (1948-2021).

Friedman DI, J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Sep 41 3 411-412

Autoimmune Encephalitis Causing Supranuclear Ophthalmoparesis and Lateral Gaze Palsy.

Shabana MT, Friedman DI, J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Jul

Lasmiditan efficacy in migraine attacks with mild vs. moderate or severe pain.

Peres MFP, Vasudeva R, Baygani SK, Dennehy EB, Vincent M, Friedman DI, Curr Med Res Opin 2021 Jun 37 6 1031-1038

Trochleaectomy: An Effective Treatment of Trochlear Pain in Monocular Patients.

Mettu P, Mancini R, Friedman DI, Garrity JA, J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Jun 41 2 246-250

Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension-The Silver Bullet?

Friedman DI, JAMA Neurol 2021 Jun 78 6 652-654

Unexpected Etiology in a Case of Bilateral Maculopathy.

Patel P, Jones K, Friedman DI, Birch DG, Ufret-Vincenty RL, Case Rep Ophthalmol 2021 May-Aug 12 2 622-628

Long term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intracutaneous zolmitriptan (M207) in the acute treatment of migraine.

Nahas SJ, Hindiyeh N, Friedman DI, Elbuluk N, Kellerman DJ, Foreman PK, Schmidt P, J Headache Pain 2021 May 22 1 37

Galcanezumab for the prevention of migraine.

Frerichs LM, Friedman DI, Pain Manag 2021 Mar 11 2 101-112

Neuroimaging for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Turned on Its Side.

Carroll IR, Friedman DI, Neurology 2021 03 96 9 415-416

Fremanezumab: a disease-specific option for the preventive treatment of migraine, including difficult-to-treat migraine.

Friedman DI, Cohen JM, Emerg Top Life Sci 2020 09 4 2 179-190

 Featured Books

Trauma, Drugs and Toxins. In Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology

Friedman DI, Estronza N. (1998 (revised 2001)). London, Mosby, Lynton House

Pseudotumor Cerebri. In Essentials of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Friedman DI (2005). New York, Thieme

Papilledema. In Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 5th edition

Friedman DI (2005). Baltimore, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

High cerebrospinal fluid pressure. In The Headaches, Third Edition

Friedman DI, Corbett JJ (2005). Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Progressive supranuclear palsy: A quarter century of progress. In Current Neurology

Friedman DI, Jankovic J (1989). Chicago, IL, Year Book Medical Publishers

Progressive supranucle¬ar palsy: Motor, neuro-behav¬ioral and neuro-ophthalmic findings.. In Advances in Neurology

Jankovic J, Friedman DI, Pirozzolo FJ, McCrary JA (1990). New York, NY, Raven Press

Disorders of the neuromuscular junction. In Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology

Friedman DI (1998 (revised 2001)). London, Mosby, Lynton House

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. In Neurology: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience

Friedman DI (2006). London, Mosby

Headache associated with abnormalities in intracranial structure or function: High-cerebrospinal-fluid-pressure headache and brain tumor. In Wolff's Headache and Other Face Pain

Friedman DI, Wall M, Silberstein S (2007). New York, Oxford University Press

Headache: Migraine, pseudotumor cerebri syndrome and postnatal. In Neurology Diseases and Pregnancy: A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management, 1st edition

Friedman DI, Masrour S, Hutchinson S (2018). Oxford University Press

Headache and the Eye. In Modern Day Management of Headache: Questions and Answers

Friedman DI, Truong M (2017). New Dehli, Jaypee Brothers

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. In Modern Day Management of Headache ? Questions and Answers

Friedman DI (2017). New Dehli, Jaypee Brothers

Trauma, Drugs and Toxins. In Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmology 5th Edition

Mejico LJ, Friedman DI (2019). London, Mosby, Lynton House

Migraine. In Pain Management for Clinicians: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment

Masrour S, Friedman DI (2020). Spinger

Diplopia. In Neurologic Differential Diagnosis: A Case-Based Approach

Friedman DI (2014). Cambridge University Press

Pseudotumor Cerebri. In Clinical Decision Support: Pediatrics

Friedman DI, Liu GT (2013). Wilmington, DE, Decision Support in Medicine, LLC

Secondary Headache Disorders Encountered in Clinical Practice. In Neurology in Practice: Headache

Friedman DI (2013). Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell

Is There a Difference in the Management of Pseudotumor Cerebri in Pregnancy?. In Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology

Friedman DI (2009). SLACK, Inc

Primary Headache Disorders with Ophthalmic Features. In Albert and Jakobiec?s Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology

Friedman DI (2008). Elsevier, Inc.

Headache Associated with High Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure. In Oxford Textbook of Headache Syndromes

Adesina OO, Reddi S, Friedman DI, Digre K (2020). Oxford University Press

Disordsers of the Neuromuscular Junction. In Yanoff and Duker: Ophthalmolgy, Fifth Edition

Phillips L, Friedman DI (2019). London, Mosby, Lynton House

• American Headache Society
  John R. Graham Award (2021-2021)
• American Headache Society
  Seymour Solomon Award (2018-2018)
• Castle-Connolly
  Exceptional Women in Medicine (2018)
• Headache: The Journal of Headache and Face Pain
  Readers' Choice Award (2018-2018)
• American Headache Society
  Above and Beyond Award (2017-2017)
• Vitals Patients' Choice Award
  (2016)
• Top Doctors in North Texas
  (2015)
• Castle-Connolly
  Top Doctors (2012)
• North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
  Distinguished Service Award (2012-2012)
• Best Doctors in America
  Since 1998 (2011)
• Rochester Business Alliance Women's Council
  Athena Award Finalist (2011)
• US News and World Report Top Doctors
  (2011)
• Who's Who in America
  (2011)
• Fellow of American Headache Society
  (2005)
• 2000 Notable American Women
  (2000)
• Fellow of American Academy of Neurology
  (1998)
• Fellow, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
  (1991)

• Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Foundation (2018)
• Headache Organization of Texas (HOOT) (2012)
• United Council for Neurologic Specialties (2011-2013)
• United Council for Neurologic Specialties (2005)
• International Headache Society (2003)
• Women in Neuro-Ophthalmology (1992)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (1990-2016)
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (1988-2006)
• North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (1988)
• American Academy of Neurology (1985)
• American Headache Society (1985)