Dr. Steve Wheeler, MD


Physician
Neurology

Specialty

Pain Medicine

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Ryan Wheeler Headache Treatment Center
5975 Sunset Dr
Suite 501
Miami, Florida 33143-5166
For an appointment, call (305) 661-2022
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About Dr. Steve Wheeler, MD

Dr. Wheeler is past Director and Co-Founder of the Ryan Wheeler headache Treatment Center in Miami, Florida. He has held full time faculty appointments at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Case Western Research University and was a voluntary Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for many years.

Dr. Wheeler was on the editorial board of Headache, and is on the ad hoc review boards of Cephalalgia, Headache and the Journal of the National Medical Association.  He has published more than 70 articles, abstracts, monographs, chapters and reviews in the areas of stroke, neuromuscular disease, epilepsy and headache.  He has been honored as a Black Achiever, Best Physicians in the U.S, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, ans Who’s Who in the World.  He is a Neurology Ambassador, past Chairman of the Psychiatry and Neurology section of the Southern Medical Association, and Founded and Chairs the Headache Symposium at the National Medical Association Annual Meeting.

Conditions Treated

Headaches

Procedures & Services

EEG (Electroencephalogram)
MRI of the Head (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Patient Education Resources

Can ADHD be managed without medication?
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How do I know if my mother's forgetfulness has become Alzheimer's Disease
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My father is taking levodopa for his Parkinson's Disease but his condition is worsening again. What can he do next?
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What can I do for my child's frequent headaches?
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When should I consider starting disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis?
The decision to start disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for multiple sclerosis (MS) is usually based on the type and severity of the disease, as well as the person's individual needs and preferences...

Education & Training

Dr. Wheeler received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and completed Medical Internship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and Neurology Residency at the University of Miami.  He was a Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Fellow at Washington University Medical Center in St Louis, and subsequently Chief of the Division of Neuromuscular Diseases and Co-Director of the Muscle Disease Center and Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Professional Affiliations