When she was just a young girl, Nina Riggins fell in love with the wonders of the human brain. She can still recall the feeling of admiration for the complexity and magic of the human nervous system. She can still recall how amazing it was to sit and listen to her father’s stories about the inter-workings of the brain and his discoveries as a neurologist. Undoubtedly, Nina was captivated, and her path as a successful neurologist was paved for her in those pivotal and crucial moments. It was these stories from her father – along with the ones of her mother, an endocrinologist – that fueled the fire of fascination for understanding the complex interactions and logic of networks between the brain, endocrine system, and rest of the body. This, along with a passion to help others would eventually lead to her career as a successful and caring neurologist.

    With all her heart, Nina devoted herself to her studies and worked tirelessly to embody her love for learning and helping others. She graduated as the valedictorian of her high school class and cum laude in medical school. During her neurology residency and fellowship, she scored in the top 2-5% of candidates. Her love of learning is not something that ’s faltered throughout her career, though. In 2011, Nina passed her Neurology Board exams as another example of her head-down dedication and exemplary work ethic.

    Nina is excited about the future of Neurology and emerging new treatments for headache, and she is an active contributor to much of the cutting edge research that is advancing the industry. She finds a tremendous sense of satisfaction in knowing that her work is helping patients find relief from their suffering and painful medical conditions. She is proud of the dedicated and experienced team of professionals she works closely with on a daily basis.

    She is confident that, as a team, they can identify and choose advanced, state-of-the-art medical weapons to help treat patient’s problems. Nina and her team are currently implementing, in their practice, cutting-edge new approaches in Headache medicine, including the use of neuromodulation devices, which were recently approved by the FDA. She is passionate about new medications for headache, including CGRP antibodies use in Headache. But she is also an advocate for the importance of lifestyle modifications, including diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene. She is helping her patients to identify individual triggers for their headaches and thrives in the close patient/physician relationship where she can help get the patient’s life back on track.

    Nina’s work revolves around progressive research and effective treatment for people battling pain and suffering including but not limited to Migraine headaches, Cluster headaches, Hemicrania, Trigeminal neuralgia, Vestibular migraines, Post-traumatic headaches, Hypnic headaches, and Medication rebound headaches.

    Nina Riggins is also extremely active in the Headache community, she is a member of AHS (American headache society) and participates in support of activities of the Non-profit patient advocacy group known as “Miles for Migraine”. She is a strong believer in the power of community, and she is confident that, by joining together, we can help people find healing from their pain and become more than conquerors.