Specializing in:
- Pediatric Neurology
- Headache Medicine
Practice Focus
I specialize in treating headache disorders; however, am well versed in all aspects of child neurology. I look forward to serving this community’s children with professionalism, kindness, and enthusiasm.
Patient Testimonials
Locations
Primary Office:
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Coon Rapids Office
3833 Coon Rapids Boulevard, Suite 100
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-427-8320
Secondary Office:
Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Maple Grove Office
9645 Grove Circle No., Suite 100
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-302-4114
Hospital Affiliations
ACTIVE STAFF
Children’s Hospital – Minneapolis
2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-813-6000
Education
- Doctor of Medicine – University of Texas Health Science Center,
Houston, TX, 2010 - Pediatrics Internship – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2011
- Residency Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Neurology – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2015
- Fellowship Pediatric & Adult Headache – University of California San Francisco, CA, 2016
Certification
- United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Headache Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Headache Society
- Travis County Medical Society
- International Headache Society
Additional Positions and Awards
- Assistant Professor of Neurology, 2018-2021
Neurology, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin - Assistant Professor, 2016-2018
Neurology, University of California San Francisco - Clinical Instructor, 2015-2016
Neurology, University of California San Francisco - International Headache Academy scholar (American Headache Society), 2016
- International Headache Academy scholar (American Headache Society), 2014
- Valedictorian of Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences Texas Tech University, 2006
Current Research
- Retrospective review of riboflavin in pediatric migraine prevention, 2019-present
- Retrospective review of melatonin in pediatric migraine prevention, 2019-present
- Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of melatonin for pediatric migraine prevention, 2017- present
- Melatonin use for pediatric and adolescent acute migraine management, 2017- present
- Benign paroxysmal torticollis phenotyping study, 2018- present
Publications
- Patniyot I, Qubty W. Short-term Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Pediatr. 2020
- Qubty W, Patniyot I. Migraine Pathophysiology. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Feb
- Qubty W, Irwin SL, Fox CK. Review on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. Semin Neurol. 2020 Feb 20.
- Berger A, Litwin J, Allen IE, Qubty W, Irwin S, Waung M, Gelfand AA. Preliminary Evidence that Melatonin Is not a Biomarker in Children and Adolescents With Episodic Migraine. 2019 Jul;59(7):1014-1023.
- Beleford DT, Diab M, Qubty WF, et al. Schimke immunoosseous dysplasia and management considerations for vascular risks. Am J Med Genet A. (2019).
- Szperka, CL, Vanderpluym J, Orr SL, Oakley CB, Qubty W, et al. Recommendations on the Use of Anti-CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies in Children and Adolescents. Headache, 58 (10): 1658-1669 (2018).
- Qubty W, Patniyot I, Gelfand A. Telemedicine in a pediatric headache clinic: A prospective survey. Neurology, 90: e1702-e1705 (2018).
- Irwin SL, Qubty W, Allen IE, Patniyot I, Goadsby PJ, Gelfand AA. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Migraine Prevention in Adolescents: A Pilot Open-Label Study. Headache, 58: 724-731 (2018).
- Dao JM, Qubty W. Headache Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents. Curr Pain Headache Rep, 22: 17 (2018).
- Gelfand AA, Qubty W, Goadsby PJ. Pediatric Migraine Prevention-First, Do No Harm. JAMA Neurol, 74: 893-894 (2017).