Paul Rizzoli

Paul B. Rizzoli, MD is Chief of the Division of Headache and Pain, Department of Neurology. He is also Clinical Director of the John R. Graham Headache Center, Department of Neurology, at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston and previously served as director of the fellowship training program. He trained in Internal Medicine at Brown University/Roger Williams General Hospital and in Neurology at the Longwood Neurology Training Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

He maintained a private practice of adult neurology for fifteen years before coming to Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital as Chief of Neurology in 1999 until transitioning to the Brigham and Women’s Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in September 2004. He is an Assistant Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School and is board certified in internal medicine, neurology and headache medicine.

Clinical Interests

• Headache
• Migraines
• Nerve Blocks

Companies

• Chief, Division of Headache Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Neurology (2021)
• Associate Professor Harvard Medical School (2021)
• Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School (2009 — 2021)
• Fellowship Director, Headache Medicine, John R Graham Headache Center Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (1999 — 2021)
• Chief of Neurology Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (1985 — 1999)
• General Adult Neurology Medical Neurology Associates (1984 — 1998)

Education

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1974 - 1978)
• Longwood Program in Neurology, Neurology Harvard Medical School (1981 - 1984)
• Internship and Residency Roger Williams General Hospital/ Brown University (1978 — 1981)
• Bachelor’s Degree Haverford College (1970 — 1974)