Fatima Traore, MD

Fatima Traoré, MD is board-certified in general Neurology and headache and facial pain. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Headache Society and International Headache Society. 

Dr. Traoré earned her medical degree from New York Medical College School of Medicine in Valhalla, New York. She completed her internship at North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center and her adult neurology residency at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), where she served as one of three Chief Residents during her final year. Dr. Traoré then joined UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program to complete a Headache and Facial Pain fellowship. She is well-versed in occipital and trigeminal nerve blocks, sphenopalatine ganglion blocks, trigger points, onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections and ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections of the upper back for a variety of neurological disorders.

She has received multiple awards for her work as a clinician educator and is member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She is currently an assistant professor of neurology and an advisory dean at New York Medical College. Her academic interests include education, mentorship, headache medicine, and global neurology.