A Tribute To Ninan Mathew
Ninan Mathew , MD Dr . Ninan Mathew , Mrs . Sushila Mathew , Mrs . Elaine Diamond , 1996
My personal interactions with Ninan Mathew , MD , started during the 1970s . As a young researcher and clinician interested in headache , Ninan attended an annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Headache ( now American Headache Society ). When attending his second meeting , he approached both Donald Dalessio , MD ( then Editor of the journal , Headache ), and myself as I was then Executive Secretary of the Association . Ninan was interested in increasing his activity with headache medicine in general , and with the Association .
I supported Ninan in his endeavors as he became an officer and champion of expanding the Association . In 1984 , when he edited the volume , Cluster Headache , I was honored when Ninan invited me to not only contribute a chapter but to write the Foreword .
During those years , Ninan and his wife , Sushila , became friends of my wife , Elaine , and I . We enjoyed meeting them at both social and professional events . We can remember when he and Sushila graciously welcomed us to their beautiful home in Houston , and afforded us the opportunity to meet their three children . Also , I was always happy to see the Mathews at the National Headache Foundation benefits in New York City .
Ninan was an outstanding colleague and to all who met him , a distinguished gentleman . His passing is a great loss to his patients and to the world of headache medicine in general .
Seymour Diamond , MD Chicago , IL
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