Danish Headache Center
The Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet is located in Glostrup, Copenhagen and is one of the leading headache centers in the world; it was founded in 2001. DHC offers highly specialized and multidisciplinary treatment of severe and rare headaches and facial pain disorders. Additionally, DHC is involved in advanced research covering preclinical experimental in vitro and in vivo models as well as experimental human headache models, human genetics and epidemiology and development of new treatment approaches. DHC encompasses around 25 clinical staff members, more than 30 researchers who publish around 60 peer-reviewed papers and 5 PhD theses per year. Professor Dr. Rigmor Jensen is the director of the DHC; Dr. Jes Olesen also plays a significant role. Messoud Ashina is the director of the Human Migraine Research Unit at the center. A new DHC building was announced in December 2016 after consultation with both patients and staff, and was inaugurated in the beginning of 2018.
