We offer a one-year UCNS accredited clinical fellowship in headache medicine that provides you with advanced training in management of headache and facial pain. You will have the opportunity to work with our nine core faculty with options for rotation in related specialty areas including but not limited to pediatric headache, neuro-ophthalmology, psychiatry, and pain medicine.  As a fellow you will regularly rotate in the CSF Dynamics Clinic, which has pioneered care in spinal CSF leaks. Within the headache procedural clinic, you will get hands-on training in Botox injections as well as a wide array of landmark and ultrasound-guided injections for treatment of headache. This program allows for over 20 percent research time with flexibility based on clinical and research interests. 

Accreditation

The program is accredited by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS).

Certification

After successfully completing the program, you are eligible to take the Headache Medicine Certification examination offered by the UCNS. In addition to eligibility for UCNS certification, the Mayo Clinic Headache fellowship offers additional training in ultrasound-guided injections.  Following completion of the headache fellowship here at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the trainee is eligible to pursue certification for ultrasound-guided injections through programs like the American Board of Headache Medicine if they so choose.

Program history

The Headache Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota was established and has been training fellows since 2000. We typically have one headache fellowship position offered annually.