Catherine Brannon Ham, MD

Catherine Ham, MD, is board certified in neurology and headache medicine and is an active member of the American Headache Society. Dr. Ham uses a multi-disciplinary approach to treat headache and related pain conditions including migraines, cluster headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, tension headaches, occipital neuralgia and post-traumatic headaches. She uses a comprehensive evaluation approach to help determine what treatment strategies are best for each individual patient. An important focus for Dr. Ham is educating others on headache disorders. She is an experienced speaker who is well-known for teaching headache pathophysiology and treatment strategies as well as advocating for issues affecting headache patients. Her passion for education is reflected in her work, disseminating the message that a migraine is not "just a bad headache", but a rather complex neurologic disease. 

Before joining CAMC, Dr. Ham was Director of the VCU Headache Clinic in Richmond, VA. She was an assistant professor of neurology at VCU for 12 years.