Jessica Kiarashi, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Neurology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Clinical Interests: Dr. Kiarashi specializes in primary headache disorders and currently leads the Women in Neurology Group. Trainee Education: She is the Program Director for the Headache Medicine Fellowship Affiliations & Leadership: Dr. Kiarashi is an active member of the American Headache Society (AHS). She was selected to be the Chair of the Underserved Populations in Headache Medicine Section of the AHS. She has also presented several posters of her research and was awarded a Frontiers in Headache Medicine Scholarship for her work. She was selected to be an Emerging Leader of the AHS. Background: Dr. Kiarashi earned her medical degree from Chicago Medical School. She completed her internal medicine year and neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She was appointed Chief Resident of her neurology class. She stayed on to complete a fellowship in headache disorders at the Montefiore Headache Center and is board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Education Medical School Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (2014) Internship Montefiore Medical Center (2015), Internal Medicine Residency Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center (2018), Neurology Fellowship Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center (2019), Headache Medicine Research Interest Headache disparities and underserved populations Migraine Publications Featured Publications Factors Associated With, and Mitigation Strategies for, Healthcare Disparities Faced by Patients With Headache Disorders. Kiarashi J, VanderPluym J, Szperka CL, Turner S, Minen MT, Broner S, Ross AC, Wagstaff AE, Anto M, Marzouk M, Monteith TS, Rosen N, Manrriquez SL, Seng E, Finkel A, Charleston L, Neurology 2021 Jun Ten Eleven things to facilitate participation of underrepresented groups in headache medicine research. Begasse de Dhaem O, Kiarashi J, Armand CE, Charleston L, Szperka CL, Lee YS, Rajapakse T, Seng EK, VanderPluym JH, Starling AJ, Headache 2021 Jun Elective Hospitalizations for Intractable Headache Outcomes and Response Predictors Jessica Kiarashi, Yasmin Jion, Brandon Giglio, Jelena Pavlovic, Cynthia E. Armand, Brian M. Grosberg, Richard B. Lipton, Sarah Vollbracht, Matthew S. Robbins Neurol Clin Pract 2021 3 11 188-193 A Review of Underserved and Vulnerable Populations in Headache Medicine in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities. VanderPluym JH, Charleston L, Stitzer ME, Flippen CC, Armand CE, Kiarashi J, Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Mar Psychopharmacologic interventions for repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders. Soorya L, Kiarashi J, Hollander E, Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2008 Oct 17 4 753-71, viii Results 1-5 of 5 1 Honors & Awards Chair of the Underserved Populations in Headache Medicine Section of the American Headache Society (2020) Emerging Leader of the American Headache Society (2019) Frontiers in Headache Medicine Research Scholarship (2019) Resident Teaching of Medical Students AwardMontefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2018) Neurology Chief ResidentMontefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2017-2018) Internal Medicine "Intern of the Year"Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2014-2015) American Pediatric Society Student Research Program Award RecipientColumbia University Presbyterian Hospital (2011) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology (2015) American Headache Society (2016)
