Professor Messoud Ashina

Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc, FEAN, holds the position of Professor of Neurology and serves as the Director of the Human Migraine Research Unit at the Department of Neurology & Danish Headache Center, Rigshospitalet, the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Professor Messoud Ashina’s distinguished career includes the roles of Past President of the International Headache Society (2019–2021) and Past General Secretary of the European Headache Federation. Prof. Ashina is recognized as a Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology. He also contributes as an Associate Editor for prestigious journals including Brain, The Journal of Headache and Pain.

Prof. Ashina’s extensive research focuses on understanding the complexities of migraine and cluster headache pathophysiology. He investigates the mechanisms of action of antimigraine medications, conducts pioneering work with experimental migraine models, utilizes functional neuroimaging techniques, and explores novel targets for antimigraine drug development. His scholarly contributions comprise over 600 papers, abstracts, and book chapters, primarily focusing on headaches, including both migraine and cluster headache.