Dr. Morton I. Hyson, MD

Expert Publications

• Anticephalgic photoprotective premedicated mask. A report of a successful double-blind placebo-controlled study of a new treatment for headaches with associated frontalis pain and photophobia.

Media Releases

Get to know Neurologist Dr. Morton I. Hyson, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A prominent neurologist, Dr. Hyson works with patients at his private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has also served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine since 1993, and at Touro University since 2000.

With a broad educational background, he completed his pre-medical education at the University of Michigan in 1969, before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music at the Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Institute of Music in 1972. After a year with the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, he went on to complete his Master of Science degree at Columbia University in 1975, and attended the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Graduating with his medical degree in 1979, Dr. Hyson completed his internship at the Sinai Hospital of Detroit in 1980. He completed his residency in neurology at the McGill University Montreal Neurological Hospital in Quebec, Canada in 1983. Upon completing his residency, he opened a private practice in Arlington, Texas, where he worked for 7 years before relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada.

An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the professions of psychiatry and neurology.

Continuously advancing his efforts, Dr. Hyson is an active member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Headache Society, the Clark County Medical Society, and the Nevada State Medical Association.

In his professional experience, he is the inventor and patent holder of the Anticephalgic Photoprotective Premedicated Mask. A successful placebo-controlled double-blind study was performed utilizing the mask. He authored an article summarizing the results of the study, which was published in "Headache" Magazine. He has also written articles which have been published in "Headache Quarterly'', and in "Neurology".

Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are licensed medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient.

Among his various accolades, Dr. Hyson has been the recipient of the Who’s Who in Health Care Award (1996), and Who’s Who in the West Award (1997) by Marquis Who’s Who in America.

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