About
Dr. Michael Stewart founded Northwest DPC & Headache in Spokane after years as a faculty clinician and medical educator across multiple regional institutions. He grew up in Lander and Ethete, Wyoming, and earned his BA from the University of Wyoming. He completed his DO at Western University of Health Sciences and an MA at Midwestern University.
Dr. Stewart holds board certification in Internal Medicine from the ABIM and fellowship in the American College of Physicians. He earned an Advanced Qualification in Headache Medicine from the National Headache Foundation, one of the most focused credentials available in that specialty. He previously held certification as an HIV Specialist through the AAHIVS. His teaching career spans hundreds of medical students and residents; he served as site director for internal medicine trainees and received the Washington ACP Full-time Faculty Clinician-Educator of the Year Award in 2023, the UWSOM Richard M. Tucker Regional Internal Medicine Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2024 and 2025, and the Spokane Internal Medicine Resident Teacher of Medical Students of the Year Award in 2021. He is passionate about complex chronic disease, migraine and headache care, HIV management, and diagnostic reasoning. Outside the clinic, he hikes Spokane trails with his wife and dog, builds things in his woodworking shop, reads widely, and plays board games with friends. In college, he helped fund his education performing close-up magic.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
University of Wyoming, BA
Medical School
Western University of Health Sciences, DO
Additional Training
Midwestern University, MA
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Stewart right for?
Dr. Stewart works well with adults managing chronic conditions who want a physician with the time to address the full picture. Patients dealing with frequent migraines or complex headache disorders benefit from his Advanced Qualification in Headache Medicine and his access to Botox, CGRP medications, and neuromodulation devices. He also serves patients managing HIV, metabolic conditions, cardiovascular disease, or multiple chronic diagnoses at once. Adults who value direct communication, longer appointments, and a physician who coordinates both primary and specialty headache care in a single practice will find his model a strong fit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Stewart specializes in internal medicine, headache and migraine care, HIV management, and complex chronic disease. His clinical scope includes hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, thyroid disorders, depression, anxiety, and a wide range of headache disorders including chronic migraine, occipital neuralgia, cluster headache, post-concussive headache, and medication overuse headache.
Yes. Dr. Stewart holds board certification in Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and holds an Advanced Qualification in Headache Medicine from the National Headache Foundation. He previously held certification as an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine.
Dr. Stewart takes a multimodal approach to migraine. He tailors treatment to each patient's pattern and goals, drawing on preventive and acute oral medications, CGRP therapies, Botox for chronic migraine, occipital nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and neuromodulation devices. He follows the evidence-based PREEMPT Trial protocol for Botox and holds a National Headache Foundation certification.
Dr. Stewart earned his BA from the University of Wyoming and his DO from Western University of Health Sciences. He completed an MA at Midwestern University. He also served as a clinician educator and site director at multiple regional medical schools and an Internal Medicine Residency program in the Spokane area.
Yes. Dr. Stewart received the Washington ACP Full-time Faculty Clinician-Educator of the Year Award in November 2023. He earned the UWSOM Richard M. Tucker Regional Internal Medicine Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in February 2024 and again in May 2025. He also received the Spokane Internal Medicine Resident Teacher of Medical Students of the Year Award in June 2021.
Yes. Dr. Stewart treats HIV and offers PrEP and PEP. He previously held certification as an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine, and HIV management remains part of his clinical practice at Northwest DPC & Headache.
Dr. Stewart treats a broad range of headache disorders. These include migraine, tension-type headache, cervicogenic headache, occipital neuralgia, cluster headache, post-TBI and concussive headache, and medication overuse headache. He evaluates each patient's full headache picture before building a targeted treatment plan.
Yes. Dr. Stewart manages both adult primary care and advanced headache medicine at Northwest DPC & Headache. Patients can address chronic disease, preventive care, and headache treatment in a single practice without splitting their care between multiple providers.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026