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Jessica Kiarashi, M.D.

Jessica Kiarashi, M.D.

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Neurology

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  • 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

    Star Featured Publications

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    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
  • 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 Award
      Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2018)
    • Neurology Chief Resident
      Montefiore 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 Recipient
      Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital (2011)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Neurology (2015)
    • American Headache Society (2016)