The Headache Godfather
The Story of Dr. Seymour Diamond and How He Revolutionized the Treatment of Headaches
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Ailments & Diseases, Pain Management, Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Seymour Diamond, Charlie Morey | ISBN: | 9781629149806 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing | Publication: | January 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Seymour Diamond, Charlie Morey |
| ISBN: | 9781629149806 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Publication: | January 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Language: | English |
“A book on headaches that could be made into a movie. [It] has all the ingredients: power, money, murder, suicide, and human misery as well as delight” (Primary Issues).
The Headache Godfather traces the life of Seymour Diamond, MD, who was born in 1925, the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Slovakia, in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Diamond revolutionized the practice of headache as a medical specialty when he opened the United States’ first private headache practice, the Diamond Headache Clinic, in 1974. It quickly became a headache haven for sufferers from around the world. He also established a nonprofit organization, the National Headache Foundation, to support research for headache relief and to spread the knowledge among doctors and headache sufferers alike.
Dr. Diamond looks back on his battles with the Food and Drug Administration over headache treatments, the political skirmishes with those who would block his will to succeed, his globe-trotting adventures to learn and share current headache knowledge, the hundreds of thankful patients who claim that his headache treatment saved their lives, a frightening and painful malpractice lawsuit, and even a relationship with a Chicago Mafia member whose family Dr. Diamond treated early in his medical career, and who was ultimately found in the trunk of a stolen automobile, shot to death.
“Not only do you get history and a fascinating biography, you’ll also learn about the ‘secret’ world of migraine treatment—politics, medicine, doctors, patients, suffering—so many things meet together (and not always on friendly terms!) in that world.” —Headache and Migraine News
“A book on headaches that could be made into a movie. [It] has all the ingredients: power, money, murder, suicide, and human misery as well as delight” (Primary Issues).
The Headache Godfather traces the life of Seymour Diamond, MD, who was born in 1925, the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Slovakia, in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Diamond revolutionized the practice of headache as a medical specialty when he opened the United States’ first private headache practice, the Diamond Headache Clinic, in 1974. It quickly became a headache haven for sufferers from around the world. He also established a nonprofit organization, the National Headache Foundation, to support research for headache relief and to spread the knowledge among doctors and headache sufferers alike.
Dr. Diamond looks back on his battles with the Food and Drug Administration over headache treatments, the political skirmishes with those who would block his will to succeed, his globe-trotting adventures to learn and share current headache knowledge, the hundreds of thankful patients who claim that his headache treatment saved their lives, a frightening and painful malpractice lawsuit, and even a relationship with a Chicago Mafia member whose family Dr. Diamond treated early in his medical career, and who was ultimately found in the trunk of a stolen automobile, shot to death.
“Not only do you get history and a fascinating biography, you’ll also learn about the ‘secret’ world of migraine treatment—politics, medicine, doctors, patients, suffering—so many things meet together (and not always on friendly terms!) in that world.” —Headache and Migraine News
