R. Allan Purdy, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FAHS

A Bit About Me

R. Allan Purdy MD, FRCPC, is Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the past President of the American Headache Society (AHS) and the Canadian Headache Society (CHS). He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, American College of Physicians, and the American Headache Society. He recently stepped down as Chair of the Education Committee for the International Headache Society.

He has many publications and awards. In 2005 he received the Arnold P. Friedman Distinguished Clinician Research Award from AHS. In 2007 the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Headache Cooperative of New England. In 2018 the recipient of the John R. Graham Lecture Award from AHS, and in 2019 the John Edmeads Award from the CHS for his work in the field of headache and resident education in Canada. In 2020 he was the recipient of the Seymour Solomon Award Lecture from the AHS. In 2021 he received a Special Recognition Award from the International Headache Society (IHS) for his work in headache education in the Society and worldwide. He is the 2023 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the AHS. His interests include migraine, other primary and secondary headache disorders, general neurology, and neurological education and teaching.