Medical School
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency
Tufts University School of Medicine
William B. Young, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director of Innovation & Strategy - Headache Center
Contact Information
Clinical Office Building
909 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-2243
215-955-2060 fax
Professor of Neurology
Director of Innovation & Strategy - Headache Center
Education
Publications
- Three years of remote electrical neuromodulation (REN) acute treatment for migraine shows consistent effectiveness and no tachyphylaxis phenomenon
- Migraine Advocacy
- Advocacy Connection Team-Now educational program for headache fellows and patients/caregivers: Assessment of educational objectives
- The historical context of migraine stigma
- Preventive treatment of migraine: Non-specific oral agents
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
United Council of Neurological Subspecialties, Headache Medicine
Professional Associations
- Course Director, Academy of Neurology
- Board of Directors, at-large member, American Headache Society
- International Headache Society Classification Committee
- New Daily Persistent Headache
Presentations
- Lecture: Overview of Migraine. Headache Management in Primary Care Practice. Jefferson Health Care College. Issues in Primary Care, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11/11/00
- Lecture: Acute Treatment of Migraine. Headache Ambassadors Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/7/00
- Lecture: Acute Treatment of Migraine. Headache Ambassadors Program, Boston, Massachusetts, 9/23/00
- Treatment of Migraine Headache. Grand Rounds, Park Ridge Hospital, Rochester, New York, 11/10/98
- Headache in the Elderly. Common Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Geriatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11/6/98
- Moderator, Interesting Case Vignettes: A Panel Discussion. Second Jefferson Headache Symposium, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/24/98
- Epidemiology and Treatment Patterns. Washington, D.C., 6/13/98
- Post-Traumatic Headache. Common Neurological Disorders in Clinical Practice, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5/8/98
- Faculty, Migranal Nasal Spray Speakers Bureau Meetings, San Francisco, California, 9/12-14/97
- Guidelines for the use of ergotamine and dihydroergotamine. Clinical Update of Dihydroergotamine. An official satellite symposium at the 8th Congress of the International Headache Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6/11/97
- Migraine, Refractory Headache, and Increased Intracranial Pressure. Platform Presentation, 8th Congress of the International Headache Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6/10-14/97
- Lecture: Updates on Migraine. Neuroscience Conference, Medical Center of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 5/8/97
- Lecture: Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache. PA Students, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4/8/97
- Lecture: Diagnosis and Management of Migraine. Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Buffalo, New York, 4/4/97
- Post Traumatic Headache. Fourth Annual Headache Symposium, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, 3/14/97
- Migraine - The Big Picture. Grand Rounds, Christiana Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, 2/25/97