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Jennifer Kriegler, M.D.

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Appointed: 2005
Gender: Female
Languages: English
Neurological Center for Pain
Phone:(216) 444-8265
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code T33
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Jennifer S. Kriegler, MD, is a full-time Staff member in the Center for Headache and Pain, Department of Neurology. She is Director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, the Discipline Leader for the Basic Core 2 Neurosciences third-year medical student rotation at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) of Case Western Reserve University and a CCLCM Physician Advisor. 

Dr. Kriegler received her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1976 and did her neurology residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland from 1977 to 1980. She pursued a fellowship in neuroanatomy at Case Western Reserve University before joining the Faculty at CWRU and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Kriegler was the founder and Director of the University Pain Center at University Hospitals from 1981 to 1994. She became the Director of the Mount Sinai Pain Management Center in 1994. In 1998, Dr. Kriegler returned to University Hospitals to again direct the Pain Center. After departing University Hospitals in 2002, she directed the American Migraine Center (2002-2005) before coming to the Cleveland Clinic in 2005. 

Dr. Kriegler has participated in many drug trials targeting the management of migraine.  She was one of the original investigators of sumatriptan, the first triptan medication specifically targeted at managing migraine headache. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on migraine and chronic pain syndromes. She is a nationally known headache specialist and lecturer. She is actively participating in migraine headache research. 

Dr. Kriegler has been recognized by her colleagues as one of the Best Doctors in America every year since 1998. Dr. Kriegler is a Board Member of the Ohio Headache Association.

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Professional Highlights
  • Board Member, Ohio Headache Association
  • Basic Core 2 Neuroscience Discipline Leader, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University  
  • Physician Advisor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
  • Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship
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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY
 
Internship:Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital, Internal Medicine, Buffalo, NY
Residency:University Hospitals of Cleveland, Neurology, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship:Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Research Neuroanatomy, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Other) University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
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Additional Training
  • Medical acupuncture
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Certifications

United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties - Headache Medicine

Neurology

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Specialty Interests
Headache, pain management.
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Awards & Honors
Best Doctors in America, 1998-2008
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Professional Memberships
  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Headache Society
  • National Headache Foundation
  • Ohio Headache Association
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Specializes in Services
  • Botox Inections For Headache
  • Occipital Nerve Stimulation
  • Trigger Point Injections
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 8/13/2008, Dr. Kriegler has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting.  Dr. Kriegler receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Pfizer Inc.
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