Best Headache Specialist in Pasadena, CA

You can solve hard problems all day at work and still get nowhere with your own head. Haven puts a headache specialist on your screen, usually within a few weeks.

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Headaches You Have Managed for Years Deserve a Real Look

Maybe you have blamed the screen hours, the deadlines, the San Gabriel Valley heat. Maybe a doctor called it stress and sent you home. Haven looks further, with clinicians who treat headache and migraine all day.

See a headache specialist in a few weeks, not next year
Visit by video from Pasadena, Altadena, or anywhere in the San Gabriel Valley
Skip the 110 into Los Angeles and the hospital parking deck
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Why Pasadena Needs a Virtual Headache Specialist

Pasadena is a city of people who solve complicated things for a living. Engineers at JPL, researchers at Caltech, physicians at Huntington, attorneys downtown. The work rewards long hours at a screen, skipped lunches, and short nights. Those happen to be three of the most dependable ways to set off a migraine attack.

The hard part is the care itself. Headache medicine is a small subspecialty, and most of the clinicians who practice it sit inside academic centers like UCLA and Keck Medicine of USC. Getting in usually means a drive into the city, a paid garage, and a wait that can run several months. Nationally, new neurology patients wait about a month on average just for a first visit, and a dedicated headache clinic often takes far longer.

Haven takes the geography out of it. You see a headache specialist by video from your house or your office, generally inside a few weeks. When something hands-on makes sense down the line, like Botox for chronic migraine or a nerve block, your clinician sets it up with a provider near you.
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Meet our specialists

Most clinicians are not trained in the latest headache treatments.
The Haven team is.

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Nada Hindiyeh
MD, UCNS
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Susan Hutchinson
MD, UCNS
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Andrew Blumenfeld
MD, UCNS
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Alicia Chang
NP

Haven’s proven approach to treating headache and migraine was developed with doctors from leading headache centers.

Nada Hindiyeh, MD, UCNS
Nada Hindiyeh
MD, UCNS
Susan Hutchinson, MD, UCNS
Susan Hutchinson
MD, UCNS
Andrew Blumenfeld, MD, UCNS
Andrew Blumenfeld
MD, UCNS
Kenneth P. Martinez, MD, UCNS
Alicia Chang
NP
Schedule your in-depth initial appointmentCustom headache attack planHaven will check in regularly to track your progressGet connected with in-person care
Step 1

Call to schedule your in-depth initial appointment

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Your care navigator will verify your insurance and payment information and schedule a time for you to meet with a Haven headache specialist.

Step 2

Meet your clinician and get your custom headache attack plan

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Once they fully understand your health history, triggers, and what treatments you’ve tried in the past, your clinician will create a detailed headache attack plan. They’ll reference the most up-to-date research to recommend medications, lifestyle tips, and guidance that are right for you.

Step 3

Track your progress as your symptoms improve

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Haven will check in with you regularly to keep track of how you’re feeling and make note of new trends and triggers, so your clinician can continue to evolve and improve your treatment plan.

Step 4

If needed, Haven will connect you with in-person care

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Haven will refer you to trusted local providers for in-person procedures, urgent care and in-home rescue care, as needed.

Feel better, faster

2 weeks
Average wait time to meet with a Haven headache specialist
6-9 months
Average wait time for headache centers in your area
3-6 weeks
Average wait time to meet with a Haven headache specialist
6-9 months
Average wait time for headache centers in your area

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if it is time to see a headache specialist?

If your headaches are costing you work days, lab time, or evenings with family, that is reason enough. Many people in Pasadena have quietly managed head pain for years and assumed nothing more could be done. Often something can.

What types of headache does Haven treat?

Whether this is your first specialist appointment or a second opinion on a diagnosis you already have, Haven can help. Common conditions we treat include:

  • Migraine with or without aura
  • Vestibular migraine
  • Post-concussion headache
  • Cluster headache
  • Menstrual migraine
  • Long COVID headache
  • New daily persistent headache
  • Tension-type headache
What treatment options does Haven offer?

Haven specialists use current research and a comprehensive range of evidence-based treatments for headache and migraine. Care includes virtual specialist visits, IV care, preventive injections, and proactive day-to-day support. Your plan may include prescription medication, preventive injections, or nerve blocks when appropriate.

Do you treat patients across Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley?

Yes. Visits are virtual, so you can meet your specialist from Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, or anywhere nearby. A phone or laptop is all you need.

How much do visits cost?

If we are in-network with your PPO, EPO, Medicare, or TRICARE plan, normal cost-sharing like copays and deductibles applies. Haven is not in-network with most HMO plans. We also offer a cash-pay option for virtual visits, ranging from $224 to $374 depending on the length of the visit.

Do I qualify for care with Haven?

Haven is available to patients in California who are 18 or older. We are in-network with most major PPO, EPO, Medicare, and TRICARE plans in California, and we offer cash pay. We cannot accept Medicaid or Medi-Cal at this time.