Andrew Charles MD

Dr. Andrew C. Charles, MD, is Professor and Director of the Headache Research and Treatment Program in the Department of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has recently been named the Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair in Migraine and Headache Studies at UCLA.

Dr. Charles received his medical degree from UCLA in 1986 and completed a residency and a research fellowship in neurology before becoming a professor at this institution. Now, as Director of the Headache Research and Treatment Program, Dr. Charles oversees a comprehensive effort toward advancing headache medicine that includes basic and clinical research, education, and patient care. His laboratory uses advanced imaging and electrophysiological techniques to investigate basic mechanisms of neuronal, glial, and vascular signaling related to migraine and other brain disorders.

Dr. Charles has been an associate editor of the journal Cephalalgia since 2009. He also serves on the board of directors of the American Headache Society and the board of trustees of the International Headache Society. He is Co-Chair of the NINDS Common Data Elements Project Group for Headache.