Arnold, Level 2, 1 Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- M.D., University of Hawaii
- Ph.D., Clinical & Translational Science, University of Vermont
- Residency, Family Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
- Fellowship, Research, University of Vermont
- Fellowship, Headache Medicine, University of Vermont
Department of Neurological Sciences
Areas of expertise
migraine, neuroimaging, basic science, brain cooling
BIO
Adam Sprouse-Blum, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. His research focuses on two main areas: (1) migraine epidemiology and pathophysiology, using approaches including longitudinal databases, neuroimaging, and animal models; and (2) non-invasive brain cooling as a therapeutic intervention for neurologic disease, including applications in cardiac arrest and heat-related illness.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2016: Frontiers in Headache Research Scholarship
- 2016: International Headache Academy Travel Grant
Bio
Adam Sprouse-Blum, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. His research focuses on two main areas: (1) migraine epidemiology and pathophysiology, using approaches including longitudinal databases, neuroimaging, and animal models; and (2) non-invasive brain cooling as a therapeutic intervention for neurologic disease, including applications in cardiac arrest and heat-related illness.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2016: Frontiers in Headache Research Scholarship
- 2016: International Headache Academy Travel Grant
Select Publications
- Sprouse Blum, A. S., Wilkinson, K. S., Sparks, A. D., Littenberg, B., Zakai, N. A., Judd, S. E., ... & Cushman, M. (2026). Migraine and Ischemic Stroke Risk in Middle and Older Age: The REGARDS Cohort. Neurology Open Access, 2(2), e000107.
- Sprouse Blum, A. S., Watts, R., Hipko, S. G., Gonyea, J. V., Senft-Miller, A. E., Nop, O. K., ... & Zhang, J. (2026). Cerebrovascular reactivity in migraine: a breath-hold BOLD fMRI study. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 27(1), 168.
- Sprouse Blum, A. S., Zenger, S. K., Nguyen, A. H., Parra, J. R., Stahl, E. D., Littenberg, B., ... & Mirbagheri, S. (2025). Association between headache laterality in migraine and hemispheric distribution of white matter hyperintensities on MRI. Journal of Neurology, 272(1), 18.
- Sprouse Blum, A. S., DaSilva, L. A., Greenberg, M. D., Nissenbaum, A. J., Shapiro, R. E., & Littenberg, B. (2024). Comparison of migraine with left‐versus right‐sided headache: A cross‐sectional study. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 64(3), 259-265.
- Blum, A. S. S., Riggins, N. Y., Hersey, D. P., Atwood, G. S., & Littenberg, B. (2023). Left-vs right-sided migraine: a scoping review. Journal of Neurology, 270(6), 2938-2949.