Morris Levin, MD – Biography 2022

Dr Levin is a Professor in the UCSF Department of Neurology, and is the Director of the UCSF Headache Center.  He is board certified in Neurology, with additional qualification in Pain Medicine (ABPN), and is board certified in Headache Medicine (UCNS) as well.

He has authored a number of medical journal articles, textbook chapter and texts in the areas of headache and pain, including Neurology Clinical Case Studies (Anadem 2003), Head, Neck and Facial Pain (Anadem 2006), Educational Review Manual in Neurology (Castle Connolly 2006), Comprehensive Review of Headache Medicine (Oxford University Press 2008), Headache and Facial Pain (Oxford University Press 2009), Refractory Migraine (Oxford University Press 2010), and Emergency Neurology (Oxford University Press 2013.  Dr Levin is also the author of “Understanding Your Migraines”, a guide for patients and families (Oxford University Press 2017).

Dr Levin’s particular clinical and research interests include headache diagnosis and classification, emergency neurology, traumatic brain injury and medical education in neurology. He serves on the board of both the American Headache Society and the International Headache Society. He is a member of the International Headache Society’s Classification Committee, and has coauthored the International Classification of Headache Disorders 3^rd edition. He is the chair of the International Headache Society’s Ethic Committee.