Jennifer Hranilovich, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Neurology
Medical School
- MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2013)
Undergraduate School
- BS, University of California–Los Angeles (CA) (2009)
Residencies
- University of Utah Medical Center Program, Pediatrics (2018)
- University of Utah Medical Center Program, Child Neurology (2018)
Fellowships
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Headache Medicine (2019)
Department
Pediatrics-NeurologyProfessional Titles
- Assistant Professor
Research Interests
My research interests are primarily focused on the way in which hormones such as estrogen and testosterone influence the development of headache in puberty as well as the changes in brain structure and function that show us how this development happens. A particular group of patients in which I study this is transgender youth, with my primary research technique involving imaging of the brain using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Publications
- Dumkrieger GM, Chiang CC, Zhang P, Minen MT, Cohen F, Hranilovich JA. Artificial intelligence terminology, methodology, and critical appraisal: A primer for headache clinicians and researchers. Headache. 2025 Jan;65(1):180-190. PubMed PMID: 39658951
- Hranilovich, JA, Nokoff NJ, Silviera L, Yonker MY, Epperson CN, Tregellas JR. 149th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association 2024, Orlando, FL. “Baseline clinical characteristics from a prospective multiple cohort study of headache in transgender/gender diverse youth and their cisgender male comparators: preliminary findings”
- Christy A, Martindale J, Hranilovich J, Orozco-Poore C, Kernan-Schloss F, Anderson CTM, Strober J, Mitchell W, Lerario MP. Sexual and Gender Diversity in Pediatric Neurology: Why We Care. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Aug;145:28-29. PubMed PMID: 37257397
- Hranilovich JA, Millington K. Headache prevalence in transgender and gender diverse youth: A single-center case-control study. Headache. 2023 Apr;63(4):517-522. PubMed PMID: 36988085
- Hranilovich JA, Legget KT, Dodd KC, Wylie KP, Tregellas JR. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of headache: Issues, best-practices, and new directions, a narrative review. Headache. 2023 Mar;63(3):309-321. PubMed PMID: 36942411
- Chiang CC, Hranilovich J, Metzler A, Ashhar A, Houle T, Nahas S, Joshi S. 64th Annual Scientific Meeting 2022, Aurora, CO. “The In-person vs Virtual Headache Conference Experience: A Survey Analysis from the 2021 American Headache Society Emerging Leaders Program”
- Waung M, Lagman-Bartolome AM, Hranilovich J, O’Brien H. Growing up: Transitioning to adult care. In: Gladstein J, Szperka CL, and Gelfand A (Eds). Pediatric Headache. San Diego: Elsevier Inc., 2022: 315-323.
- Pace A, Barber M, Ziplow J, Hranilovich JA, Kaiser EA. Gender Minority Stress, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and the Experience of Migraine in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals: a Narrative Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2021 Dec 15;25(12):82. PubMed PMID: 34910265
- Hranilovich JA, Kaiser EA, Pace A, Barber M, Ziplow J. Headache in transgender and gender-diverse patients: A narrative review. Headache. 2021 Jul;61(7):1040-1050. PubMed PMID: 34363408
- Pace A, Barber M, Ziplow J, Hranilovich JA, Kaiser EA. Gender Minority Stress, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and the Experience of Migraine in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals: a Narrative Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2021 Dec 15;25(12):82. PubMed PMID: 34910265
- Hranilovich JA, Kaiser EA, Pace A, Barber M, Ziplow J. Headache in transgender and gender-diverse patients: A narrative review. Headache. 2021 Jul;61(7):1040-1050. PubMed PMID: 34363408
- Orr SL, Gelfand AA, Hranilovich J, Irwin SL, Kabbouche M, Lagman-Bartolome AM, Lavell C, O'Brien HL, Rajapakse T, Rao R, Szperka C, Werner K, VanderPluym J, Yonker M, Hershey A. The Development of the Medical Transfer Packet for Transition of Care of the Pediatric Patient with Headache. Headache. 2020 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32969505
- Hranilovich JA, Park AH, Knackstedt ED, Ostrander BE, Hedlund GL, Shi K, Bale JF Jr. Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Congenital Cytomegalovirus With Failed Newborn Hearing Screen. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Sep;110:55-58. PubMed PMID: 32713673
- Minen MT, Law EF, Harriott A, Seng EK, Hranilovich J, Szperka CL, Wells RE. Challenges to successful research careers in neurology: How gender differences may play a role. Neurology. 2020 Aug 25;95(8):349-359. PubMed PMID: 32646963
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Hospital Affiliation
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- University of Colorado Hospital
Center Affiliations
Specialty Information
Specialties- Child Neurology, Board Certification
- Brain and Nervous System - Migraine
- Brain and Nervous System
Clinical Interests
My primary clinical interest is in headache, but I also treat other neurologic conditions in children such as epilepsy.
Care Philosophy
Headache is a complex disorder and every patient develops headache by a different pathway, featuring their own unique genes, social factors, hormones, and environment. To ensure the best treatment of my patients, I strive to identify these factors and in combination with current scientific evidence on headache treatment, develop the best plan for the child and family to reduce the burden of headache.
My primary clinical interest is in headache, but I also treat other neurologic conditions in children such as epilepsy.
Care Philosophy
Headache is a complex disorder and every patient develops headache by a different pathway, featuring their own unique genes, social factors, hormones, and environment. To ensure the best treatment of my patients, I strive to identify these factors and in combination with current scientific evidence on headache treatment, develop the best plan for the child and family to reduce the burden of headache.