Marc Eugene Lenaerts, M.D.
Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
Midtown Neurology Clinic
3160 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: 916-734-3588
UC Davis Medical Group - Roseville
UC Davis Medical Group - Roseville
1620 East Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: 916-783-7109
Philosophy of Care
Always thrive for best possible, comprehensive and compassionate care.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Lenaerts' clinical interest is headache medicine.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Lenaerts' research interests are the latest approaches and integrate headache medicine, as well as encompassing understanding of placebos in care.
Division
Neurology
Pain Medicine
Medical School
M.D., University of Liege, Liege, Belgium 1989
Internship
Internal Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium 1990-1991
Internship
Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma OK 1996-1997
Residency
Neurology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium 1989-1990 and 1991-1994
Residency
Neurology, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma OK 1997-2000
Chair, Annual Meeting of the Headache Cooperative of the Pacific, 2022
Excellence in Teaching, UC Davis, 2020
Excellence in Dedication to Patient Care, UC Davis, 2014
American Headache Society Healthcare Provider of the Year nominee, 2006
Best Role Model, 2004, 2005
Lenaerts ME, Green TH. OnabotulinumtoxinA in Migraine and Other Headaches: Review and Update. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2019 Apr 4;21(4):21. doi:10.1007/s11940-019-0561-6. PMID:30945012.
Gelfand AA, Johnson H, Lenaerts ME, Litwin JR, De Mesa C, Bogduk N, Goadsby PJ. Neck-Tongue syndrome: A systematic review. Cephalalgia. 2018 Feb;38(2):374-382. doi:10.1177/0333102416681570. Epub 2017 Jan 18. PMID:28100071.
Lenaerts ME, Couch JR Jr. Treatment of headache following triptan failure after successful triptan therapy. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2015 Jun;17(6):353. doi:10.1007/s11940-015-0353-6. PMID:25962622.
Schoenen J, Jacquy J, Lenaerts M. Effectiveness of high-dose riboflavin in migraine prophylaxis. A randomized controlled trial. Neurology. 1998 Feb;50(2):466-70. doi:10.1212/wnl.50.2.466. PMID:9484373.
Schoenen J, Sianard-Gainko J, Lenaerts M. Blood magnesium levels in migraine. Cephalalgia. 1991 May;11(2):97-9. doi:10.1046/j.1468-2982.1991.1102097.x. PMID:1860136.
Evans RW, Lenaerts ME. The sexagenarian with unrelenting headache. Headache. 2010 May;50(5):863-8. doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01665.x. PMID:20546321.
Lenaerts ME. Pharmacotherapy of tension-type headache (TTH). Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2009 Jun;10(8):1261-71. doi:10.1517/14656560902942046. PMID:19463068.
Lenaerts ME. Post-traumatic headache: from classification challenges to biological underpinnings. Cephalalgia. 2008 Jul;28 Suppl 1:12-5. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01608.x. PMID:18494986.
Lenaerts ME. Update on the therapy of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2008 Jan;10(1):30-5. doi:10.1007/s11940-008-0004-2. PMID:18325297.
Lenaerts ME, Oommen KJ, Couch JR, Skaggs V. Can vagus nerve stimulation help migraine? Cephalalgia. 2008 Apr;28(4):392-5. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01538.x. Epub 2008 Feb 14. PMID:18279429.