Alina Masters-Israilov

Alina Masters-Israilov is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. She holds roles as Associate Director of the Neurology Clerkship and Director of the Headache Elective for medical students. Her clinical expertise focuses on headache disorders, migraines, and chronic pain management, including specialized procedures like onabotulinumtoxinA injections for chronic migraine prevention. She is affiliated with the Weill Cornell Medicine Headache Program and Neurology at Lower Manhattan clinics.

• Education: B.A. from Macaulay Honors College (CUNY, 2010), M.D. from SUNY Downstate (2014).
• Training: Neurology residency and Chief Resident at Montefiore Medical Center, followed by a headache fellowship at the Montefiore Headache Center.

Her research centers on migraine pathophysiology and treatment optimization, notably receiving the 2018 Frontiers in Headache Research award for work on botulinum toxin efficacy in chronic migraine. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Headache Society.

Clinical interests span cluster headaches, abdominal migraines, and facial pain. She collaborates with Relias Media LLC on professional educational initiatives.