3rd Baltic Headache Conference
11 September 2026 | Riga, Latvia
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Latvian Association for the Study of Pain, we are pleased to invite you to join us in Riga for the 3rd Baltic Headache Conference, taking place on 11 September 2026.
For the third time, we are bringing together specialists in pain medicine and physicians from various medical disciplines who are involved or interested in headache evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Our mission remains to advance high-quality, patient-centered care through education, research, and collaborative knowledge-sharing within a flexible, innovative, and open professional community.
As in previous years, the scientific program will feature expert lectures by leading pain specialists, covering a wide range of topics related to headache medicine.
The conference will host distinguished speakers, internationally recognized in the field of pain medicine.
We look forward to welcoming you to an engaging and inspiring 3rd Baltic Headache Conference in Riga!
3rd Baltic Headache Conference 2026
Organising Committee
Conference Faculty
Messoud Ashina
Denmark
Professor Messoud Ashina is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Human Migraine Research Unit at the Department of Neurology & Danish Headache Center, Rigshospitalet, the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is Past President of the International Headache Society (2019–2021) and is Past General Secretary of the European Headache Federation. Prof. Ashina is a Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology. In addition, he is an Associate Editor of Cephalalgia, an Associate Editor of The Journal of Headache and Pain, and an Associate Editor of Brain.
Prof. Ashina’s research interests include the pathophysiology of migraine and mechanisms of action of antimigraine medications, as well as experimental migraine models, functional neuroimaging, and novel antimigraine drug targets. He has authored over 600 papers, abstracts and book chapters on the topic of headache, including migraine and cluster headache.
Having obtained his MD from the Azerbaijan Medical University, Prof. Ashina went on to complete his residency in neurology at the University of Copenhagen, where he gained his PhD and DMSc. In the past, he has served as President of the Danish Headache Society.
Prof. Piero Barbanti
Italy
Piero Barbanti, MD, PhD, is Full Professor of Neurology at San Raffaele University in Rome and Director of the Headache and Pain Unit at IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome. He served as President of the Italian Neurological Association for Headache Research (ANIRCEF) from 2021 to 2022 and currently leads the Italian Headache Sufferers Association (AIC). He is also the founder and coordinator of the Italian Migraine Registry (I-GRAINE).
Prof. Barbanti received his medical degree with distinction from La Sapienza University of Rome, where he completed his residency in neurology and earned a PhD in neurosciences. Since the early 1990s, his clinical and research activities have been fully dedicated to headache disorders. He has authored 164 peer-reviewed publications, four books, and numerous book chapters (H-index: 39; citations: 4.676), and has served as principal investigator in 61 pharmacological clinical trials (phases IIb–IV) focusing on headache and pain.
He has lectured widely in Italy and internationally on headache pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. He is Editorial Board Member of The Journal of Headache and Pain and BMC Neurology, Section Board Member of Brain Sciences, Review Editor for Frontiers in Neurology, and serves on the Scientific Committee of The Italian Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine. He is also a reviewer for leading journals, including JAMA Neurology, The Lancet Neurology, Neurology, Cephalalgia, Headache, and The Journal of Headache and Pain.
Aydin Gozalov
Denmark
Aydin Gozalov is a consultant, PhD, at the Danish Headache Center and Department of Neurology, Glostrup University Hospital. Since 2001, Aydin Gozalov has been involved in headache research and responsible for the craniofacial pain/trigeminal neuralgia unit at the Danish Headache Center. Aydin Gozalov received his doctorate from Azerbaijan Medical University and completed his training in neurology at the University of Copenhagen, where he received his PhD.
Volodymyr Romanenko
Ukraine
MD, PhD, EDPM, Neurologist, Headache and Pain Specialist, Consultant at Institute of Family Medicine, serves as President of Ukrainian Headache Research Society, Executive Secretary of Ukrainian Association for the Study of Pain, European Pain Federation EFIC Councilor Ukraine. Areas of clinical and scientific interest include headache, neuropathic pain, low back pain. Took part in several clinical trials on pain. Author of more than 60 publications.
Gogeta Gegelashvili
Georgia
Dr. Gogeta Gegelashvilli is a neurologist, healthcare executive, and public health leader with extensive experience in clinical medicine, healthcare management, and health policy. He completed his medical education at the Tbilisi State Medical Institute, with postgraduate specializations in Neurology and Public Health and Healthcare Organization, and advanced training in pharmacotherapy and healthcare administration in the United States, Israel, and Ukraine.
Dr. Gegelashvilli currently serves as Chief Neurologist at the David Metreveli Medical Center and practices at the Medical Diagnostic Center “Neoklinika.” He previously held senior leadership roles at the Sarajishvili Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, including Chief Physician and Medical Director. In addition to his clinical work, he has played a significant role in national health policy as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues in the Parliament of Georgia and continues to lead patient advocacy initiatives as Chairman of the Georgian Alliance for Patient Safety and Chief Scientific Advisor to the international initiative “Patient Organizations of Eastern Europe and Asia for Patients’ Rights and Safety.”