The surgical procedure can vary depending on the patient’s trigger sites, and only the identified trigger sites (up to 4, but usually 2-3) are surgically addressed. The goal of the procedure is to eliminate triggering stimuli (muscle impingement or airway turbulence and vibration). Patients must have been seen by a neurologist and have a diagnosis of migraine disease or neuralgia to be evaluated. Depending on the character and location of the disease and radiological findings, we will determine which of the four currently known trigger sites will be evaluated.

Northeastern Migraine Surgery Center is a world-class, modern surgical facility with a private, AAAASF accredited operating room. Dr. David Branch, one of the pioneers in migraine surgery, and the founder of the Center, has been performing and teaching migraine surgery since 2002. Patients from across the United States, as well as world-wide, have visited the Center seeking relief from their migraine headaches. The success rate for the treatment is 90%, with at least a 50% reduction of migraine symptoms. Approximately 35% of patients no longer experience headaches at all.

Dr. David Branch has been performing and teaching migraine surgery since 2002, when he founded the Northeast Migraine Surgery Center. He has treated innumerous migraine trigger sites on patients nationwide, and internationally from as far away as Dubai. The majority of his patients are now referred from neurologists, as well as from other reputable headache specialists.