Practitioner
Katie Harris – Bachelor of Health Science, Master of Nutrition & Dietetics
Katie has extensive clinical experience with over 14 years working with clients in addressing a variety of health conditions. She has conducted extra studies into the effect of diet and nutritional status on chronic migraines and has been specially trained in the Soothed approach to addressing migraine root-causes. She prides herself on improving the lives of her migraine clients and seeing them regain a sense of normalcy again.
Research Team
Soothed is an international network of migraine specialists comprising leading experts from the Neurology, Neuroscience, Internal Medicine, Functional Medicine and Nutrition fields.
Dr. Mary Oppenheim – M.D.
Dr. Mary Oppenheim graduated from the University College of Cork, Ireland in 2009 with a medical degree in Internal Medicine and has worked in the fields of Neurology, Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Dr Oppenheim is currently a medical lecturer at the Global Medical Education Collaborative. She has been a migraine sufferer herself and understands how disabling the condition can be.
Dr. Ana Coito – Ph.D.
Dr. Coito holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Geneva, a BSc and MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Lisbon and a CAS in Nutrition for Disease Prevention and Health from the ETH Zurich. She understands how debilitating migraines can be and cares deeply about improving the lives of chronic migraine sufferers. Dr Coito has her own website brainchoices.com and has was awarded the Epilepsia Open Prize for Clinical Research for her article, Interictal epileptogenic zone localization in patients with focal epilepsy using electric source imaging and directed functional connectivity from low density EEG.
Dr. Chloe Berland – Ph.D.
Dr. Berland graduated from the University of Sorbonne Paris & Columbia University New York. She has a PhD in Neuroscience and is passionate about the pathophysiology of migraine. See Dr Berland’s published research here.
Dr. Brindusa Vanta – M.D.
Dr. Vanta graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania with a medical degree in General Medicine. She has since expanded her knowledge into Clinical Nutrition, research based Alternative Medicine and Functional Neurology (Dr. Kharrazian Institute). Brindusa understands headaches as the symptom of an underlying cause and is passionate about identifying and addressing root-cause issues. Dr Vanta lives in Oakville, Canada and publishes in-depth medical reports on her website drvanta.com
William Simpson – BAppSc MBA
Founder of Soothed and husband of long-term migraine sufferer. After becoming disillusioned with the mainstream medical approach to migraines, Will became compelled to investigate the cause of his wife’s migraines through a holistic approach that addressed all factors contributing to migraine pain, not just downstream effects occurring in the brain.
We’re passionate about solving migraines and look forward to working with you.