VCU Division of Headache and General Neurology includes faculty and advanced practice providers focused on the care and management of common neurological disorders such as headache and related conditions.

Our Headache Program is staffed by two physicians who are Board Certified in Headache Medicine and have specialized training and experience in the care and management of headache-related diseases (e.g., migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, cluster headaches, tension headaches, and other neuralgiform disorders of the head and neck, such as occipital neuralgia).

Our headache team provides comprehensive evaluations with a focus on accurate diagnosis and the delivery of multimodal care, including both medical and procedural approaches. Commonly used procedures include botulinum toxin injections, nerve blocks, and infusion therapies.

Our general neurologists evaluate and manage patients with a variety of neurological problems including cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, headache, and gait disorders among others.

We see patients at the following locations:

About the Chief

Dr. Lauren Doyle Strauss, D.O., FAHS is a Pediatric and Adult Headache Neurologist in Richmond, VA at VCU Health and The Children's Hospital of Richmond (CHOR).

Dr. Strauss’s work as a pediatric neurologist centers around improving the lives of children and young adults with headache disorders through educating patients, parents and other healthcare professionals. She is a proven leader in educational initiatives and clinical innovations, including the Migraine Action Plan and the Pediatric Migraine Action Plan (PedMAP) both published in the Headache Journal. Dr. Strauss has been recognized as a "Best Doctor in America" since 2017.

She received her medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, trained in child neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and headache medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She has been in practice nine years.