About John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD

John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD is a prominently recognized expert in the fields of headache and Migraine treatment and pain treatment. In addition to being an outstanding clinician, he is also a researcher and author. Dr. Krusz serves as a Medical Advisor on the Board of Directors of MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association. In addition he is participating with our friends at About.com where Dr. Krusz answers questions for About’s permanent "Ask the Clinician" feature.

Dr. Krusz received his PhD in neuropharmacology from State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in 1975 and his Medical Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1983. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and also the American Board of Forensic Examiners. He is board certified in Pain Management, EEG and Quantitative Electroencephalography. He is the Vice President of the American Board of Electroencephalography and Neurophysiology. Dr. Krusz currently serves on the Editorial Board of the American Academy of Pain Management, is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Krusz has been involved in extensive research in the area of headache and pain disorders. He is in private practice in Neurology in Dallas, and serves as the head of his multi-disciplinary clinic Anodyne Headache and Pain Care.

Dr. Krusz’s primary areas of interest include evaluation and novel treatments of headaches, Migraine, pain syndromes and neurobehavioral disorders. He is especially interested in outpatient treatment issues, especially where intravenous acute management of symptoms is concerned. Neuropsychiatric interests include traumatic brain injury, Tourette’s Syndrome, Asperger’s Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorders and Deaf and Hard of hearing related problems. He helped found the National Deaf People’s Institute in Dallas.