Dr Seymour Diamond is probably best known as the founder of the
Diamond Headache Clinic
in Chicago, Illinois USA. The Diamond Clinic was founded by Dr. Diamond in
1972, and has become a world famous home for treatment and research of
migraines and headaches. Dr. Diamond is the Director Emeritus of the clinic. He also teaches at the Chicago Medical School and teaches and lectures elsewhere.
Dr. Seymour Diamond studied at the Chicago Medical School,
from which he also received the Distinguished Alumni Award (1977) and The President's Award (2002).
Diamond
has been as editor or on the editorial board for 31 publications, has written over 480 articles and
authored or co-authored over 70 books (see some popular examples below). Dr Diamond has also serves as the
executive chairman of the organization he founded, the
National Headache Foundation.
It's hard to overestimate Dr. Diamond's contribution to migraine research in the USA and around the world. His publications are only part of the story. He has actively worked with patients, met with researchers and specialists, and promoted awareness of migraine and other headache disorders, appearing in the media and authoring popular works.
You can hear some brief thoughts on his experiences, especially with the National Headache Foundation in the United States, in the video below.
You can read the story of Dr. Diamond in a recent book - Headache Godfather, published in late 2012. It offers a look at Diamond's contributions as well as a personal look at one man who has fought migraine.
Dr. Diamond is the author of
Conquering Your Migraine
along with Mary A Franklin,
Headache and your Child
with Amy Diamond,
A Patient's Handbook on Headache and Migraine
with Merle Lea Diamond, the highly rated
The Hormone Headache
with Bill Still and Cynthia Still, and many more books and articles.
Read a review of Dr. Diamond's 2005 book, Headache Through the Ages!