Neurology
Peter Goadsby, MD
Professor of Neurology
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Peter J. Goadsby, MD, MBBS, PhD, is one of the world's foremost authorities on migraine and headache disorders, with over 40 years of clinical and research experience spanning three continents. A recipient of the 2021 Brain Prize — the world's largest neuroscience award — and elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2022, he is recognized for pioneering the discovery of CGRP's central role in migraine pathophysiology, research that directly enabled an entirely new class of migraine-specific tr
40+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- FRACP
- FRCP
- FMedSci
- FRS
Education & Training
- University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine — MBBS, 1985
- Prince of Wales - Prince Henry Hospitals — Internship, Medicine & Surgery, 1985
- Prince of Wales - Prince Henry Hospitals — Residency, Medicine & Surgery, 1987
- Prince of Wales - Prince Henry Hospitals — Fellowship, 1990
- University of New South Wales — PhD, Neural Mechanisms of Headache Disorders
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Honors
- The Brain Prize (2021)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS, 2022)
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
- Wellcome Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Neurology, University College London (1995)
Leadership Roles
- President, American Headache Society (until 2022)
- Senior Associate to the President and Founding Dean, Division of Biomedical Sciences, KAUST
- Director, NIHR-Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility, King's College London
- Professor of Neurology, King's College London
- Honorary Consultant Neurologist, King's College Hospital
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Headache Medicine
Conditions & Treatments
Migraine & HeadacheCluster Headache
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Languages
English
Experience
40+ years in practice