Alexander Mauskop, MD

Director

Dr. Mauskop is the Director and founder of the New York Headache Center. He is board-certified in Neurology with subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine. Dr. Mauskop is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, American Headache Society, and New York Academy of Medicine. He is a Professor of Clinical Neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

2023 is the 25th year Dr. Mauskop has been selected by his peers as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor.

Dr. Mauskop has been conducting research in the field of headaches for over 30 years and has published numerous articles in scientific journals. He has delivered over 500 scientific presentations and lectures and serves as a reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine, Neurology, Headache, and other medical journals. He has given lectures at institutions such as Cornell, Harvard, Columbia, NYU and Dartmouth Medical Schools, Mayo and Cleveland Clinics. Well over 200 doctors from around the world have visited the New York Headache Center to learn advanced treatment techniques, such as Botox injections, nerve blocks, magnesium infusions, and other. Two editions of his book for doctors, Migraine and Headache have been published by Oxford University Press.

Dr. Mauskop is a licensed acupuncturist, an expert in functional medicine, and the author of The Headache Alternative: A Neurologist’s Guide to Drug-Free Relief, a book published by Dell and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Migraines: The Breakthrough Program That Can Help End Your Pain, a book published by Warner Books. Dr. Mauskop’s most recent book, The End of Migraines: 150 Ways to Stop Your Pain has been one of the best-selling books on migraines on Amazon.com for over two years.

He has repeatedly been chosen as one of New York magazine’s Best Doctors in New York, as one of New York Times Magazine’s “Super Doctors” and as Castle and Connolly’s “Best Doctors”. Dr. Mauskop has appeared on local and national television shows, including Tom Brokaw’s News Hour, Extra, and PBS specials, and has been featured in Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, and many other publications.

Dr. Mauskop’s Curriculum Vitae (download pdf)

Dr. Mauskop’s email: DrMauskop@nyheadache.com