Jing Ji, MD

Dartmouth Health is a comprehensive healthcare network that includes various facilities such as Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, and several Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. The organization is dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care, patient education, and innovative research in areas such as pulmonary medicine, critical care, and sleep disorders. Dr. Matthew J. Curley, a specialist in pulmonary medicine, critical care, and sleep medicine, is part of this esteemed network. With extensive training from prestigious institutions, he focuses on conditions such as asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and sleep disorders, contributing to the advancement of health equity and community health initiatives. Generated from the website

A major part of my job is to educate patients and families about headache medicine. When I first meet a patient, I spend a lot of time getting to know them. We discuss their history of headaches, factors that contribute to worsening pain, as well as what they have tried and not tried previously. I let them know that there are many causes of headaches, and many treatments. I strive to treat the whole person, not just their headaches. Learning the details about a person's sleep patterns, stressors and moods can directly affect the treatments I use for headache management. I explain that migraines can be frustrating for all parties involved, but, through a multidisciplinary and team-based approach, I hope to assist my patients to manage their pain more appropriately. I consider my care successful when my patients can start living their lives again. Migraines can be quite debilitating, so when patients can go about their day and not miss important events because of their headaches, I know what we are doing is helping.

I spent a long time working as a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Our ability to heal patients there amazed me, but I also realized that, with small lifestyle changes, many could avoid the ICU altogether. That realization motivated me to become an advanced practice registered nurse in primary care and nephrology. When a care plan I’ve created with a patient fits well into their daily life, I’m ecstatic. It’s a collaborative process. I’m not here to give them a rigid, “you have to do x, y, z.” I’m here for the patient, to put them at ease. My job is to use my education and resources to provide information, support, and answers so patients can make informed decisions about their health. When small changes lead to improvements, patients are surprised and motivated. That’s a wonderful reward.