I am a clinical neurologist and psychiatrist with a particular interest in headache disorders and the comorbitiy of headache disorders with psychiatric disorders.  I have an active practice in both neurology and psychiatry, and many of my patients have both neurologic and psychiatric diagnoses.  I am board certified in Neurology, Psychiatry and Headache Medicine.

I am particularly interested in the application of interventional procedures such as nerve blocks and chemodenervation (botulinum neurotoxin or "Botox") in the treatment of migraine headaches.  I am also interested in the application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders.  My clinical practice integrates these interventional techniques with more traditional pharmacotherapy.

Blumenfeld, A., Ahskenazi, A., Napchan, U., Bender, S., Klein, B.C., Berliner, R., Ailani, J., Schim, J.D., Friedman, D.I., Charleston, L., Robertson, C.E., Dodick, D.W., Silberstein, S.D., Robbins, M.S. Expert Consensus Recommendations for the Performance of Nerve Blocks for Headaches-A Narrative Review. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain 2013; 53;437-446

Robbins, M.S., Robertson, C.E., Kaplan, E., Ailani, J., Charleston IV, L., Kuruvilla, D., Blumenfeld, A., Berliner, R., Rosen, N.L., Duarte, R., Vidwan, J., Halker, R.B., Gill, N., Ahskenazi, A. The Sphenopalatine Ganglion: Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutic Targeting in Headache. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2016; 56 240-258