About Dr. Masrour
Dr. Shamin Masrour is the founder and medical director of Texas Headache and Facial Pain Center. She is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and certified in Headache Medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
She earned her medical degree at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed residency in adult neurology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she served as chief resident. She went on to gain advanced training in Headache and Facial Pain through a fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
After completing her fellowship, she was recruited to join the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology. While there, she became the Clinical Leader in the Facial Pain Program and served as Associate Fellowship Director in Headache.
She has published various articles and book chapters and has presented at various local and national conferences. She remains actively involved in medical education and currently serves as Adjunct Faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center, continuing to mentor medical students and residents.
Dr. Masrour’s clinical and research interests include cranial neuralgias, particularly trigeminal neuralgia, procedural treatments for headache and facial pain, and migraine therapy.
Testimonials
Dr. Masrour is awesome! I have recommended her to multiple friends with migraines. She has successfully gotten my migraines under control after years of different meds from other providers before I started seeing her.
I just wanted to reach out to let you know how much I appreciate you and your wonderful care and concern. You have always made me so comfortable and confident in your care!
My life is so much improved with the Botox and I am so happy about that!
In this world filled with negativity, I just wanted to let you know how much you have made a difference!
Dr. Masrour is the best doctor I have ever had. She is always so kind, and caring, she listens and spends time, and is never late. She is a gem. She also does my botox perfectly and never messes up my eyebrows. I'd never trust anyone else to do it.
Dr. Masrour is amazing at what she does and she is truly helping me more than so many other doctors I have had over the last 16 years.
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Dr. Masrour spent A LOT of time with me. I greatly appreciate it.
Dr. Masrour is awesome. I never have to wait because she always comes in quickly and we talk and she really helps me alleviate the pain from my trigeminal neuralgia.
Publications
Masrour S. Lacosamide for refractory trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain – Case report. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2022. doi:10.1111/head.14367
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Amirlak B, Chung MH, Masrour S. Commentary on: Cost-Utility Analysis of Surgical Decompression Relative to Injection Therapy for Chronic Migraine Headaches. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2019;39(12).
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Beh SC, Masrour S, Smith SV, Friedman DI. The Spectrum of Vestibular Migraine: Clinical Features, Triggers, and Examination Findings. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2019;59(5):727-740.
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Beh SC, Masrour S, Smith SV, Friedman DI. Vestibular Migraine: Symptoms, Triggers, Exam Findings & Co-morbid Disorders (S20.009). Neurology. 2019;92(15_supplement). doi:10.1212/wnl.92.15_supplement.s20.009
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Masrour S. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia associated with cardiac syncope. Texas Neurological Society Broca’s area. Winter 2018
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Beh SC, Masrour S, Smith SV, Friedman DI. Clinical characteristics of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome in a cohort with vestibular migraine. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2018;8(5):389-396.
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Masrour S. Stroke as Initial Manifestation of Neurosyphilis in an HIV Positive Patient. Practical Neurology. 2016;May:32-33.
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Masrour S. An Atypical Presentation of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. Texas Neurological Society Broca’s Area. Winter 2016
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Masrour S. Patient with Progressive Muscle Weakness. Texas Neurological Society Broca’s Area. Summer 2015
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Friedman DI, Masrour S. Migraine. In: Pain Management for Clinicians-A Guide to Assessment and Treatment. Noe CE. Springer; 2020.
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Masrour S, Zuniga JR. Headache and Neuralgias of the Head and Neck, in SCORE Curriculum for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. (eds) Gregory Ness, Gary Bouloux, AAOMS, Chicago, IL, (submitted), July, 2019.
Friedman DI, Masrour S, Hutchinson S.  Headache: Migraine, pseudotumor cerebri syndrome and postnatal.  In: Neurological Diseases and Pregnancy: A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management.  Ciafaloni E, Thornburg L Bushnell C, eds. Oxford University Press 2018, pp. 105-115.