MEET OUR MEDICAL AMBASSADORS
These individuals are dedicated to spreading the Shades for Migraine message and raising awareness for the disease by sharing their knowledge. These ambassadors are available for press and speaking opportunities. Please email molly@migrainedisorders.org for more details.
Franchesca Fiorito, MD
Headache Physician
Puerto Rico
Dr. Franchesca Fiorito is a board-certified neurologist with subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine.
She completed her residency in Neurology at Boston University Medical Center in Massachusetts and pursued fellowship training in Headache Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.
Upon returning to Puerto Rico, Dr. Fiorito became the first fellowship-trained and board-certified specialist in Headache and Facial Pain on the island. She has dedicated her career to advancing the field of Headache Medicine, including the development of a formal academic curriculum for both medical students and neurology residents at the University of Puerto Rico.
Dr. Fiorito is a past president of the Puerto Rican Academy of Neurology, a non-profit organization committed to advancing neurological education for healthcare professionals. She has served as a speaker at numerous local, national, and international conferences and has been actively involved in multiple clinical trials for migraine therapies.
In addition to her professional accomplishments, Dr. Fiorito brings a unique and compassionate perspective to her practice, having personally lived with chronic migraine.
Shivang Joshi MD, MPH, RPh, FAHS
Director of Headache Medicine, & Director of Clinical Research at Community Neuroscience Services
Massachusetts
Dr. Shivang Joshi serves as the Director of Headache Medicine, and Director of Clinical Research at Community Neuroscience Services in Westborough, MA, as well as Assistant Professor of Neurology at UMass. He is Board certified in Neurology and Headache Medicine. Dr. Joshi is a member of several professional medical societies including the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society (AHS), and serves as the current chair of the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Section of AHS. He is a founding member of the Great Lake Regional Society and an Executive Board member of the Association of Migraine Disorders.
After earning his B.Pharm degree, M.D. and M.P.H, Dr. Joshi joined Brigham and Women’s Hospital, John R. Graham Headache Center in Boston, MA for a Fellowship in Headache Medicine, where served as an Instructor of Neuroscience at the Harvard Medical School. Some of his clinical interests include the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias such as cluster headaches and migraine with aura in women.