menu

ReachMD

Be part of the knowledge.
Register

We’re glad to see you’re enjoying ReachMD…
but how about a more personalized experience?

Register for free
ReachMD Faculty

Public Profile

Stephen Silberstein, MD
Stephen Silberstein, MD

    Dr. Stephen D. Silberstein is a board-certified neurologist. He is professor of neurology and director of the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Headache Society (AHS), and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
    Dr. Silberstein received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing a fellowship in neurology at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London, he served as a pharmacology research associate in the Toxicology Laboratory of Clinical Science at the National Institute of Mental Health and completed a neurology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

    Dr. Silberstein is presently editor of "Headache Review" and a member of the editorial boards of Headache, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pyschiatry, CNS Drug Reviews, and Cephalalgia. He is an ad hoc reviewer for many publications, including Brain, Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Neurology, among others. Dr. Silberstein has been a member of the board of directors of AHS and treasurer of the American Council for Headache Education (ACHE). He has served on the publications, scientific, and education committees of AHS and was previously co-chairman of the Annual Scientific Meeting. Dr. Silberstein is an active member of the American academy of neurology. He is chair of the Quality Standards Subcommittee, subsection of headache, facilitator of the Working Panel of the Headache and Facial Pain Section, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Headache and Facial Pain Section. He is co-director of the national and international Headache Guideline Project in cooperation with the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

    Dr. Silberstein is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, and over 100 books, book chapters, and miscellaneous publications. He lectures extensively on the pathogenesis, neurobiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of headache. He has a particular interest in women's headache issues, including menstruatin-related migraines, sex hormones and how they influence headache in women, and the special psychological issues women face because of their headaches.

    Schedule28 Mar 2024