MGH Appointment: Clinical Associate in Neurology
HMS Appointment: Instructor in Neurology
Patient Office Phone Number: Neurology Ambulatory Clinic WAC 8
Patient Office Location: WAC 8 Neurology
Fax Number: Neurology Ambulatory Clinic WAC 8
Undergraduate Education: BS in Pharmacy, Long Island University, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
Graduate And/Or Medical School: DO, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME
Residencies And Fellowships: Neurology residency, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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Certification by an American Specialty Board: Neurology with Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Primary Specialty: Management of head and face pain
Other Specialties:
Research Interests: Attack and disease modification in migraine through early treatment intervention; cervicogenic headache; Migraine as a unique model of neuropathic pain and mechanism-based headache management strategies.
Clinical Interests: Chronic headache management; cranial neuralgias; cervicogenic headache
Representative Publications:
Biondi DM, Saper JR. Recognizing Headache Syndromes in Elderly Women. Women’s Health in Primary Care 2000; 3 (3): 155-165.
Biondi DM, Saper JR. Recognizing Secondary Headache Syndromes and Face Pain in Elderly Women. Women’s Health in Primary Care 2000; 3 (4): 283-293.
Biondi DM. Head Pain. In: Abram SE, Haddox JD (eds.). The Pain Clinic Manual. 2nd Edition. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
Haddox JD, Biondi DM. Face Pain. In: Abram SE, Haddox JD (eds.). The Pain Clinic Manual. 2nd Edition. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
Biondi DM. Cervicogenic Headaches: mechanisms, evaluation and treatment strategies. JAOA 2000; 100 (Suppl 9): S7-S14.
Biondi DM, Saper JR. Headaches and the Elderly Patient. Geriatrics 2000; 55 (12): 40-50.
Biondi DM. Cervicogenic Headache: Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment Strategies. Current Pain and Headache Reports 2001; 5 (4): 361-368.
Biondi DM. Headaches and Their Relationship to Sleep. Dental Clinics of North America 2001; 45 (4): 685-700.
Loder E, Biondi D. Use of Botulinum Toxins for Chronic Headaches: A Focused Review. The Clinical Journal of Pain 2002; 18: S169-S176.