Biographical summary
Olga Fermo, M.D. is a neurologist at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida who treats headache and facial pain disorders including but not limited to migraine, chronic daily headache, cluster headache,
hemicrania, trigeminal neuralgia, and temporomandibular disorder. Dr. Fermo has a special interest and training in the management of cerebrospinal fluid disorders including idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri syndrome), spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and Chiari malformation.
She graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and went on to complete an internal medicine program at Yale. She then completed a neurology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by fellowship training in headache medicine and interventional pain medicine, both at the University of South Florida in Tampa. From there, Dr. Fermo joined the Comprehensive Headache Center at Ochsner North Shore in Covington, Louisiana where she practiced headache and pain medicine for three years before joining Mayo Clinic staff.
As a staff neurologist, Dr. Fermo has been recognized for excellence in the patient experience. She has presented numerous lectures pertaining to her specialty, co-authored several book chapters and published
peer-reviewed publications.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Cerebrospinal fluid disorders
- Procedural headache, facial pain, and neck pain management
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2017
Fellowship - Interventional Pain MedicineUniversity of South Florida
- 2016
Fellowship - Headache and Facial PainUniversity of South Florida
- 2015
Chief Resident - NeurologyThe Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 2014
Residency - NeurologyThe Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 2012
Internship - Internal MedicineYale University
- 2011
MDUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2007
BA - Biology with HonorsDrew University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2017
Pain MedicineAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 2016
Headache MedicineUnited Council of Neurologic Subspecialities
- 2015
NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and honors
- 2019
91st Percentile in Patient Perception 'Recommend the Provider' Office of Patient Experience, Ochsner Health System
- 2012
Intern of the Year Award Yale University School of Medicine
- 2011
Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology American Academy of Neurology
- 2009
Merit Scholarship University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2008
Merit-based Grant Joseph Collins Foundation
- 2007
Merit Scholarship University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2007
Summa Cum LaudeDrew University
Professional memberships
- 2021
Abstract ReviewerAmerican Academy of Neurology
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican Headache Society
- 2017 - present
Member, CSF Pressure and Volume Disorders, Special Interest GroupAmerican Headache Society
- 2017 - present
Member, Procedural Section Special Interest GroupAmerican Headache Society
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican Interventional Headache Society (AIHS)
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Pain Medicine
- 2012 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Neurology
Publications