Biography

Dr Teshamae Monteith is Professor of Clinical Neurology, Chief of the Headache Division, and Fellowship Director for headache medicine at the University of Miami Health System.

Dr Monteith earned her bachelor’s degree in biology through the Honors Program at Florida International University before attending medical school at the University of Miami, where she graduated in 2004. During her training, she developed a deep appreciation for the brain and a commitment to advancing clinical care to reduce suffering. She completed her neurology residency at the New York University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship at the Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Headache Center, where she developed a comprehensive approach to headache management. She then pursued a second fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, focusing on research in migraine and other headache disorders.

Dr Monteith is actively involved in education, research, and leadership in headache medicine. She serves on the Board of Directors and cochairs the editorial board of the American Migraine Foundation. She has played key roles within the International Headache Society (IHS), including as cochair of the Membership Committee (2024–present) and as a former member of the Board of Trustees (2021–2023). She has contributed to IHS task forces, including the Migraine Practice Guidelines and Regional Committee Task Force. Passionate about mentorship, she founded the New Investigator and Trainee Section of the American Headache Society (AHS) to support the next generation of specialists. She was the headache topic chair from 2021 to 2024 for the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Dr. Monteith is a fellow of both the AHS and the AAN and serves as cochair of the AHS Leadership Development Committee (2024–present) and as president of the Florida Society of Neurology (2024–2026).

Her contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the AHS Women’s Health Science Award. She is a corecipient of the Donald M. Palatucci Advocate of the Year Award from the AAN and has received the Torch Award from Florida International University. In 2022, Dr Monteith was featured in Lancet Neurology’s Lifeline.

Beyond clinical practice and leadership, Dr Monteith is actively engaged in medical editorial work and education, especially through digital platforms. She is on the editorial board for Neurology, acts as a senior host for the Neurology Podcast, and is a deputy editor for the Neurology Minute podcast. She also serves as associate editor for the Continuum Audio podcast and for the journal Cephalalgia. She has been a guest editor for NEJM Group. Dr. Monteith became Deputy Editor of NEJM Journal Watch Neurology in 2025.

Disclosures

Employment: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Society Leadership/Board position: Podcast host and American Academy of Neurology and Continuum Audio American Academy of Neurology's Diversity Committee, Sections and Subspecialities Subcommittee American Neurological Association IDEAS, President-elect-Florida Society of Neurology Board, American Migraine Foundation Editorial Board

Professional membership: American Headache Society, American Neurological Association, American Academy of Neurology, Florida Society of Neurology

Personal fees: Rockpointe, Academic CME, Neurodiem, Medscape

Research support: Eli Lilly, Amgen/Novartis, Teva, electroCore (all to institution for clinical trial site)

Advisory Board: Teva, Lundbeck, electroCore, Impel, Novartis, LinPharma

Clinical trials involvement: Eli Lilly, Amgen/Novartis, Teva, electroCore (site investigator)

Relationship with scientific journals:

Editor: Frontiers in Pain Research (Topic Editor), Springer Nature

Reviewer: Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache, Pain Medicine Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, JAMA Neurology, Neurology, Headache Journal, Scientific Reports, Acta Neurologica Belgica, Journal of Neurological Sciences, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, BMJ Open, Clinical Epidemiology, BMC Neurology, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Journal of Pain Research, Headache Currents, Journal Watch

Other: Educational grants from Abbvie, Amgen