Rebecca Erwin Wells

Dr. Rebecca Erwin Wells serves as Professor of Neurology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC, where she founded and directs the Comprehensive Headache Program.

Her academic credentials include:

• Bachelor's degree with highest honors on full academic scholarship from UNC-Chapel Hill
• MD from East Carolina-Brody School of Medicine
• Neurology residency at University of Virginia
• Master of Public Health from Harvard University
• Fellowships in Integrative Medicine and Headache Medicine from Harvard

Dr. Wells' research centers on headache disorders with specialized focus on migraine pathophysiology and non-pharmacological interventions. Her work bridges conventional neurology with evidence-based complementary approaches, particularly examining mindfulness applications in migraine management as highlighted in her lecture "Does Mindfulness Help Migraine? My Journey to Understanding This Question". This integrative methodology represents a growing paradigm shift in neurological care for chronic headache conditions.

She established the Comprehensive Headache Program as a multidisciplinary clinical and research hub addressing complex headache disorders through innovative treatment frameworks that combine traditional neurology with mind-body medicine approaches.