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Michael J. Marmura, M.D., recently joined the Department of Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH), and was also named an assistant professor of Neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.  Dr. Marmura specializes in the treatment of headache and facial pain.

Dr. Marmura received his medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia in 2002.  He earned a bachelor of science degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1995.  Dr. Marmura completed an internship in Internal Medicine from 2002-2003 and a residency in Neurology from 2003-2006 at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  He completed a headache fellowship from 2006-2008 at TJUH.

Dr. Marmura is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, the International Headache Society and the Philadelphia Neurological Society.  He is a board-certified neurologist with a board-certification in headache. His list of awards are many, including the 2007 American Headache Society’s 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Scholarship Award and the American Headache Society’s Clinical Headache Fellowship Award.

Dr. Marmura has published research in the journal Headache, and has authored, or co-authored, many editorials and chapters on the different types and causes of headache. Particular areas of interest include cluster headache, hemicrania continua, metabolic syndrome and biomarkers in migraine and electronic medical records in the treatment of pain. In addition to his contributions within the medical community, he has also dedicated time to helping those in need.  He has served as both a hospital and medical student volunteer and was a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Jablonka, Poland from 1995-1997.

Editor’s Note: Dr. Marmura resides in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.