Dr. Paul Winner, DO, FAAN

Expert Publications

• An open-label dose-titration study of the efficacy and tolerability of tizanidine
• A randomized trial of divalproex sodium extended-release tablets in migraine prophylaxis.
• Migraine preventive medication reduces resource utilization.
• Pediatric migraine: recognition and treatment.
• Efficacy and tolerability of MK-0974 (telcagepant), a new oral antagonist of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor, compared with zolmitriptan for acute migraine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-treatment trial.
• Long-term evaluation of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium for the acute treatment of migraine in adolescents.
• Randomized trial of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium combination in adolescent migraine.
• A Phase I, Open-Label, Single-Dose Safety, Pharmacokinetic, and Tolerability Study of the Sumatriptan Iontophoretic Transdermal System in Adolescent Migraine Patients.
• Headaches in children. When is a complete diagnostic workup indicated?
• Migraine: diagnosis and rational treatment.

Clinical Trials

• A Study of Galcanezumab (LY2951742) in Participants 6 to 17 Years of Age With Episodic Migraine

Media Releases

Get to know Neurologist Dr. Paul Winner, who serves patients in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Dr. Winner is the Director of Palm Beach Headache Center & the Director of Premiere Research Institute at Palm Beach Neurology in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he also serves as an attending neurologist. 

Recognized as a comprehensive neurological practice that is committed to preventing and treating all elements of neurological disease, Palm Beach Neurology has felt the obligation to bring the latest state-of-the-art neurological care to its patients. Understanding the rapid growth of neurology, the physicians and staff are on the “cutting edge” of neurological research and patient care. Their goal has always been to treat patients with respect, empathy, and professionalism.

Alongside his clinical role, Dr. Winner serves as a Clinical Professor of Neurology at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Among the doctor’s professional affiliations, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a Fellow of the American Headache Society). He is also active in the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the Florida Medical Association, and the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association. He is President of the Florida Association for the Study of Headache and Neurologic Disorders and is the Editor on Headache Update.

Back in 1981, Dr. Winner earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York. Upon graduation, he went on to complete his residencies in pediatrics and neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. He was a Neuromuscular Fellow in the Department of Neurology at Cornell University Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He was also an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Montefiore Headache Center in New York and completed a mini-fellowship in epilepsy at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine.

Following his education, he became board-certified in neurology, with a special qualification in child neurology, by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, which is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high-quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.

An active presenter, educator to the medical community and the general public, and author on the topics of headache and neurological disorders, Dr. Winner has received major media attention and has participated as an investigator and principal investigator in numerous clinical studies. He is the author of “7 Steps to a Healthy Brain”, which assists readers to both capitalize on an opportunity to maintain a healthy brain and to help prevent many of the neurological disorders that affect us as we age.  

Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are licensed medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient.

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