F. Michael Cutrer, MD

Even in this time of uncertainty, Mayo Clinic is a place for hope and healing — and we're delivering the care you need. Mayo Clinic follows carefully designed, rigorously enforced safety precautions for anyone who needs face-to-face care. We're safely treating all patients, both in person and through virtual visits, in adherence with federal and state executive orders and guidance. Fred (Michael) M. Cutrer, M.D., is a neurologist at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota campus, who specializes in headache medicine. His clinical focus includes the diagnosis and treatment of episodic and chronic migraine; cluster headache; headaches resulting from high and low cerebrospinal fluid pressure; less common headache syndromes such as SUNCT, paroxysmal hemicranias, hemicranias continua, hypnic headache; medication overuse headaches; and trigeminal neuralgia.

Dr. Cutrer is active in research and education, providing mentorship to residents and fellows. His research interests include the genomics of migraine and anti-migraine therapies and functional neuroimaging in migraine. Dr. Cutrer is currently the enterprise chairman of the Headache Division of Mayo Clinic and the director of the Mayo Headache Fellowship Program in Rochester, Minnesota.

As a provider at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Cutrer provides expert care to everyone who needs healing. That means combining our comprehensive, integrated care with a seamless patient experience to provide exactly the care you need.