The Michigan Headache and Neurology Clinic

04/06/2023

Doors are officially closed.... please see your primary care physician or Desert River Solutions for records.

02/13/2023

01/18/2023

January 11, 2023

Dear Patients,
As you may already know, our practice has been closed since the end of December 2022.
As I have indicated in recent months, we decided to retire, leaving a very different healthcare environment from when we first opened in 1981. Over these 41 years, Jayne and I have endeavored to serve our patients without any external corporate influence from hospitals, drug companies, or insurance companies. We are proud of that record.
For questions related to billing, you may reach Christina at extension #101, Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 2PM or leave a message. Remember, we have sent progress notes to your primary care providers and specialists for decades. So they should already have a complete record of our visits and test results. As of January 2023, the medical records custodian is Desert River Solutions ( https://desertriversolutions.com/ ).
As previously stated, any outstanding labs, or other testing, ordered by our office that was not completed and received here prior to our office closing must be followed up by your primary care physician or new neurologist taking over your care. Make sure you contact the testing facility to make sure all results are sent to your primary care as well as your new neurologist. Please follow up with them soon.
Our wonderful Nurse Practitioner, Katelyn D'Onofrio, has left on maternity leave and no longer is part of our practice, since we are closing. When she decides where and when to return to practice, we will announce her location on our website. We hope she will continue what we have begun; we will miss her collaboration with us and the rest of our team.
Please know that we have valued seeing you as a patient. We have treated some of you for many decades, and we will miss you all. Please check our website from time to time for changes and updates.

Sincerely,

Edmund Messina MD

Desert River Solutions is a leading medical record custodian that provides electronic medical records extraction & document scanning services.

12/16/2022

With only one week left, emotions are high! We thank each and everyone of you for sharing your lives with us! We may have helped you, but in turn, you helped us in many ways too! From patients to friends, many of you became!

From the staff at The Michigan Headache and Neurology Clinic, we wish you good luck in your future healthcare!

09/20/2022

September is National Su***de Prevention Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of how we can work together to help those at risk of su***de. 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline.

Text 988, if you, or a loved one, is struggling with a mental health or a substance use crisis. The number is an easier-to-remember way to connect with the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline.

09/14/2022

It's with a heavy heart that we are announcing the closing of The Michigan Headache and Neurology Clinic, as of December 29, 2022. Please see our website for a letter from Dr. Messina. Patients with appointments currently scheduled, until then, will continue to be seen. We will not be accepting any new patients. More information to follow.

The Michigan Headache Clinic treats people with headache disorders and facial pain.

09/02/2022

Looking forward to the weekend? We are!

07/11/2022

Due to an unfortunate power outage, the office has been closed for today. All appointments are cancelled and we will call to reschedule once we regain power. We are unable to answer the phones at this time. Any messages left will be listened to and addressed tomorrow. If you have an emergency, please go to an emergency room or call Dr. Messina at 517-881-9876. This is not to be used for refills or appointments. Sorry for the inconvenience.

06/02/2022

What is the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia?

https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/difference-between-dementia-and-alzheimer-s

Get information and resources for Alzheimer's and other dementias from the Alzheimer's Association.

06/02/2022

In JUNE we recognize and raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and brain health!

05/06/2022

It's May, didn't anyone tell Mother Nature? April showers should be gone, flowers should be blooming. These continued rains are wreaking havoc on me..... 😢

05/02/2022

May is EDS awareness month! Hug your zebras (lightly) 🦓 🤍🖤

05/02/2022

A Doctor and a Nurse Navigate Healthcare

https://www.adoctorandanursenavigate.com/

05/02/2022

Is it REALLY May!? Spring always brings new things! 🧚‍♂️🌷
Dr. Messina and his wife, Jayne, one of our clinic nurses, have started an informational podcast hoping to increase patient awareness and teach patients how to be their own advocate in healthcare.
"A Doctor and a Nurse Navigate Healthcare." Follow along here, "follow," "like," and book mark it on your phone or computer so you don't miss any new episodes. "
https://www.adoctorandanursenavigate.com/

03/23/2022

Stay tuned.... more podcasts are being recorded by Dr. Messina... and this time, Jayne Messina, RN, will be talking with him!!
Learn all about the ins and out of healthcare, and the good, bad and ugly!!

02/18/2022

It's cold and blowing snow out there... get those pups inside! Watch for frost bite on their paws and nose.

01/12/2022

"The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, issued "Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I," an interim final rule that will restrict excessive out of pocket costs to consumers from surprise billing and balance billing. Surprise billing happens when people unknowingly get care from providers that are outside of their health plan's network and can happen for both emergency and non-emergency care. Balance billing, when a provider charges a patient the remainder of what their insurance does not pay, is currently prohibited in both Medicare and Medicaid. This rule will extend similar protections to Americans insured through employer-sponsored and commercial health plans."

Please use this link for more information:

The No Surprises Act protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services, non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and services from out-of-network air ambulance service....

01/03/2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM OUR STAFF TO YOU!
2021 was crazy, right!? We went totally virtual for awhile and had a few staff changes, but we are still here and ready to give you the best care.

With masks covering our faces, and so many new patients in the past 12 months who have not seen us, we thought we would introduce our staff.

Katelyn- nurse practitioner
Andrea- nurse practitioner
Jayne- RN
Liza- RN
Christina- CNA, office manager
Jill- medical assistant
Katie- medical assistant
Julie- referral specialist, receptionist
Amy- receptionist, new patient referrals

01/02/2022

Snow. Sure is beautiful, but reeks havoc on some of us....

11/12/2021

Veterans Day! We thank all those who have, and are, serving our country!!

10/15/2021

How are we already half way through October?

08/14/2021

It's a beautiful Saturday! Enjoy the fresh air!

07/15/2021

Happy Anniversary to the Michigan Headache and Neurology Clinic!!!

Dr. Messina finished his Neurology residency as Chief Resident at the prestigious Barnes Hospital, at Washington University in St. Louis, MO in June, 1981. Two weeks later, Jayne Messina, RN and Dr. Messina started their medical practice in Muskegon in July 1981.

While in Muskegon, they started the state’s first Alzheimer Screening program and the first sleep clinic (outside of Henry Ford). Jayne started an epilepsy society for public education and gave talks to teacher and parent groups to recognize seizure disorders. Dr. Messina helped start the hospice program in Muskegon. In 1983, he wrote a computer program for their clinic which was one of the first electronic medical records. This program continues to evolve and is still in use.

They moved the practice to Ann Arbor in 1985, and then to mid-state Michigan in 1988, where it remains to this day. Dr. Messina joined the medical staff at Sparrow Hospital in 1988, and has remained an independent practitioner all of these years.

Our clinic has produced a documentary about headaches, called Life and Migraine, which ran for two years on PBS, and a feature film called Lily's Mom, which deals with spouse abuse and migraine. We were featured on an episode of Mystery Diagnosis on Discovery Health.

Over the years, Dr. Messina has authored numerous educational programs and scientific articles, as well as a chapter in a headache textbook. He also published a book, The Spattered White Coat, to inspire young physicians.

The philosophy of the practice is to remain free of any influence by corporate medicine or the pharmaceutical industry. We have no allegiance to any medical center, and we make patient referrals for testing, or other specialists, strictly based on quality.

Our clinic consists of Dr. Messina and his Nurse Practitioners, Katelyn D’Onofrio and Amanda Draper; our practice nurses, Jayne, and Liza Gamel; along with our medical assistants, Christina Buckmaster (office manager), Jill Sewell and Alexis Visser. The front office is staffed by Julie Doyen and Amy Stiles. Tim Thelen has been our long-term programmer and IT person, who was instrumental in developing the clinic’s software and educational programs with Dr. Messina. Dr. Messina has taught medical students and residents throughout his career as well as organizing numerous annual medical education programs for the Michigan State Medical Society.

We are proud to celebrate this 40th anniversary of our state-wide clinic and plan to continue our service for years to come.