Christopher B. Oakley

Dr. Christopher Oakley, Director of Johns Hopkins Pediatric Headache Center and pediatric neurologist, specializes in pediatric headaches, vertigo and head pain.

As Assistant Professor of Neurology, Dr. Oakley sees patients with a variety of general pediatric neurological issues, but he focuses his clinical efforts primarily on the treatment of pediatric and adolescent headaches. He is part of the Johns Hopkins Headache Center and has established the Pediatric Headache Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital to better serve children and adolescents with these common and potentially disabling conditions.

A long standing migraine suffer himself, Dr. Oakley is a member of the Child Neurology Society, American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, and the National Headache Foundation. He lectures frequently to the general public and healthcare providers on a multitude of pediatric neurology topics but focuses on migraine and other childhood headaches, as this is his primary clinical focus.