Our Team
Robert P. Cowan, MD, FAAN
Dr. Robert Cowan is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Headache Program at Stanford University. Prior to joining Stanford he was the founding medical director of the Keeler Center for the Study of Headache (Ojai, CA) and senior clinical research scientist in molecular neurobiology at Huntington Medical Research Institutes (Pasadena, CA).
Dr. Cowan attended University of Southern California, Keck Medical School, completed a residency program at USC Department of Neurology and served on faculty there until 2000. He is Board Certified in the areas of: Psychiatry and Neurology and Pain Medicine. He also holds subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine. Dr. Cowan is widely published in various scientific journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association Cephalalgia, and Headache. In addition, Dr. Cowan holds several nationally elected positions, including chair of the section on complementary and alternative medicine for the American Headache Society. He is Vice President of the Headache Cooperative of the Pacific is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and sits on the board of the Alliance for Headache Diseases Advocacy.Meredith Barad, MD
Dr. Meredith Barad is a Clinical Instructor for the Division of Pain Management, Anesthesia at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Her current clinical research involves the development of pathways for the treatment of headache both in the hospital and clinic setting. She is currently on a training grant from the American Academy of Neurology to study the use of real-time fMRI in the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Barad also has a strong interest in medication overuse headache and the use of a multi-disciplinary program for treatment.
Dr. Barad attended Stanford University Medical School and completed her residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics where she was Chief Resident of Neurology. She is board certified in the areas of Pain Medicine and Neurology and holds memberships with the American Academy of Neurology, American Pain Society, American Headache Society, and National Headache Foundation.