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Dr Hadi Manji is a Senior Consultant Neurologist and Lecturer at the world famous National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square, London. Dr Manji's areas of expertise include headache disorders such as migraine, peripheral nerve disorders, tremor and movement disorders, and infectious neurological disorders including HIV.  Dr Manji initially trained as a GP in Edinburgh, before training in neurology at The Royal Free, and National Hospitals as well as L'Hopital Kremlin-Bicetre in Paris. In 1997, he was appointed Consultant NHS Neurologist to The National Hospital and also Ipswich Hospital, where he holds clinics in peripheral nerve disorders, general neurology and Parkinson's disease, and has been elected President of the Neurosciences Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. Dr Manji is actively involved in teaching and currently is appointed as Senior Lecturer at the National Hospital. He has been involved in the development of a new medical school in Beira, Mozambique, and  is also involved in the training of neurologists from Kenya and most recently Malaysia.  Dr Manji is widely published and is the Chief Author and Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Neurology. The first edition of the book sold 11,000 copies and is used during training for junior doctors and neurologists around the world. His latest book is entitled: Neuromuscular Disease - case studies from Queen Square (written and edited with Dr Matt Evans and Dr Chris Turner). Dr Manji has also published numerous papers on the subject of peripheral nerve disorders, general neurology, and HIV neurology. 

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Dr Viq Chamoun is an experienced consultant neurologist based in London, with a special interest in the treatment of headaches, migraine, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge and then the University of London, he went on to complete his specialist training at renowned London hospitals such as the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Institute of Neurology, and gained international experience at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. He is a consultant at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where he set up the Multiple Sclerosis Service in 2004. He sees over 50 patients with headaches each month and has long term responsibility for over 800 patients with multiple sclerosis. Dr Chamoun is known for his approachable manner. He prefers to inform and educate patients, rather than simply diagnosing and medicating. He ensures that he gives ample time to each patient, taking a holistic approach and using interventions for which there is good evidence. He also dedicates time to research, and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical journals. 

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Dr Jeremy Rees is a leading neurologist in London who is trained to look after patients with brain tumours and cancer. He is referred patients who have neurological problems due to brain tumours or other cancers from across the country and abroad. Dr Rees also specialises in treating epilepsy, headache, migraine, Parkinson’s disease and neuropathy (nerve damage). Dr Rees qualified from University College and Middlesex Medical School with distinctions in medicine, surgery and therapeutics in 1988. After his general professional training in various postgraduate London teaching hospitals, Dr Rees was awarded a prestigious MRC clinical training fellowship at Guy’s Hospital where he completed his PhD in 1985. He then underwent his neurology training at the Royal Free Hospital, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, St Thomas’ Hospital and neuro-oncology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. Dr Rees has extensive teaching experience with both medical students and qualified doctors and organises an annual teaching course for professionals on brain tumours. He lectures at neurology conferences both nationally and internationally and has published extensively in scientific and medical journals. He has contributed chapters in textbooks on brain tumours and neurological complications of cancer.

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Dr David Choluj is a highly experienced consultant neurologist based in London who sees patients at Ten Harley Street. His specialist interests include multiple sclerosis, migraine, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, neurorehabilitation and complex neuro-disability management, stroke and PDOC (prolonged disorders of consciousness). Dr Choluj undertook his neurology and stroke medicine training at the prestigious Motol University Hospital, the largest medical facility in the Czech Republic and one of the largest in Europe. Dr Choluj expanded his clinical skills further in areas of the neurological rehabilitation and complex neurological disability management at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Dr Choluj provides a holistic and personalised service for patients with neurological disorders.

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Professor Peter Garrard is an expert consultant neurologist and active clinician scientist, with a focus on linguistic profiles of disorders of the nervous system. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience, including 15 years as an accredited specialist in neurology. His specialist interests include neurological disorders, cognitive disorders, progressive language disorders, frontotemporal dementia, and early onset dementia. Professor Garrard has completed extensive neuroscience research, and currently holds the position of Professor of Neurology at St George's University of London, where his primary research interest is in the early language changes associated with neurodegenerative dementians, such as Alzheimer's. He is deputy director of the Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute at St George's, and also leads an active dementia research laboratory.

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Dr Ezzat Awad is a consultant neurologist of outstanding skill. He provides adult neurological care in London and Chelmsford. Dr Awad has spent more than a decade helping patients with the diagnosis and management of a wide range of neurological conditions. This includes epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke, functional neurological disorder, headaches and migraines, neuroinflammatory conditions and Parkinson’s disease.  Dr Awad has been practising in the UK since 2015, where he began at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, following his training in Egypy and Norway.  He then joined Medway Maritime Hospital, and also held clinics at Southend university Hospital, and Maidstone Hospital. He is now a part of Mid Essex NHS Trust at Broomfield Hospital. Patients can access his private care at the renowned clinics of 10 Harley Street, Dementech Neurosciences and Phoenix Hospital Chelmsford. Dr Awad has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and is actively involved in the teaching and training of junior doctors.  He prides himself in his empathetic approach to his patients, remaining sensitive to the patient's needs and their cultural background.

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Dr Kuven Moodley has been a substantive NHS consultant at St George's Hospital since June 2016, when he was appointed to lead the development of the Trust's Acute Neurology Service. He sees patients privately at the New Malden Diagnostic Centre and Spire St Anthony's Hospital. Dr Moodley has specialist expertise in general neurology, acute (urgent) neurology, headache disorders and cognitive disorders. The latter includes mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, and cognitive deficits arising from stroke, encephalitis and traumatic brain injury. Dr Moodley is also proficient in a wider range of neurological subspecialties including peripheral nerve and muscle disease, movement disorders, neuro-inflammatory disorders and stroke. He is the past service lead for the St Georges Hospital Hyperacute Neurology Service, and has also served as the Trust’s acting clinical lead for Delirium and its medical lead for Informed Consent. Dr Moodley completed his medical training in South Africa at the University of the Witwatersrand and relocated to London in 2005, specialising in Internal Medicine and Care of the Elderly. In 2010, he switched to higher training in Neurology to pursue his interests in neurovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Dr Moodley has rotated through several centres of excellence including King's College Hospital, St George's Hospital, Hurstwood Park Neuroscience Centre, and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. In 2016, he was awarded an MD for original research in neurodegenerative dementia. Dr Moodley has research published in a wide number of internationally recognised medical journals and has also completed the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate (Civil Law; modules in Report Writing, Civil Law and Procedure, Courtroom Skills and Cross-Examination). In addition to clinical work, he is involved in postgraduate clinical training and has contributed to several large-scale Quality Improvement Initiatives, including the formulation of commissioning guidelines for Acute Neurology and Revisions of Clinical Pathways for Informed Consent, Delirium Care and Acute Agitation Management.

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Dr Anupam Bhattacharjee is a highly trained and skilled consultant neurologist who practices in Hertfordshire and London. He attends the neurological needs of all adult patients and paediatric patients of 16 years and older. He is a leading expert in the diagnosis and management of all common neurological diseases. This includes headaches, epilepsy, blackouts, MS (multiple sclerosis), peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular disorders, Parkinson's disease, head injury and cognitive disorders.  As a specialist in immunological diseases, he regularly deals with diseases of other organ systems including rheumatological, renal, dermatological and infectious diseases where there is neurological involvement. Dr Bhattacharjee is a member of the North Central London IVIg assessment panel and has helped develop a large plasma exchange service with the haematology department to treat patients with various neuroimmunological disorders, an area of which participates in research via clinical trials. His research interests also include the mechanisms of peripheral nerve damage and headache and neuropathic pain generation. What's more, he regularly presents his work at national and international conferences.

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Dr Dennis Chan is a highly qualified neurologist with vast experience treating a range of neurological disorders including headache, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. He is an internationally recognised expert in dementia, specialising in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and other memory disorders. His private clinics are located at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, Spire Montefiore Hospital in Hove and The North Downs Hospital in Caterham. Dr Chan's NHS clinics in memory disorders and general neurology are held in Cambridge and Sussex. Dr Chan qualified in medicine from the University of Cambridge. In addition to his medical degree, he holds two research doctorates. He obtained a PhD under the supervision of Professor John O'Keefe (University College London), who was later awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and an MD under Professor Rossor, Institute of Neurology, London. From 2014 - 2019 he was based at the University of Cambridge and in 2019 he moved his NHS work back to Sussex, and his academic work back to UCL. Dr Chan's research into Alzheimer's disease has received extensive media coverage, with articles in all the leading national newspapers (including The Times, Independent, Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph) as well as interviews on BBC national TV, the BBC Radio 4 Today programme and CBS TV in the USA. His work has been published in the top research journals including Nature and The Lancet. Dr Chan receives research grant funding from the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Innovate UK, and the Alan Turing Institute. His research has been extensively covered by the national and international news media.  Dr Chan is also leading UK research into cognitive impairment (brain fog) as part of long Covid. In July 2021 he was awarded £1.2 million by the National Institute of Health Research to study and treat this problem. Dr Dennis Chan is happy to offer virtual consultations. To request an appointment, please click the blue eConsultation button on the profile.  For more information about Dr Chan, go to: www.dementianeurologist.co.uk 

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Dr Dominic Paviour is a highly esteemed consultant neurologist with private clinics at Parkside Hospital, the London Clinic and Chelsea 102 Sydney Street. He specialises in movement disorders and Parkinson's disease, along with general neurology, headaches, epilepsy, peripheral nerve disorders and obstetric neurology.  Dr Paviour graduated from the University of London in 1998, having trained at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Medical Schools before becoming a member of the Royal College of Physicians and completing his PhD in 2006. He trained at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square, King's College Hospitals NHS Trust and St George’s University Hospital NHS Trust. He was awarded a number of academic prizes including the Medical School Gold Medal during his studies. Dr Paviour was appointed a consultant neurologist in 2011 and his general neurological NHS practice is based at St George's Hospital where he is clinical lead for Parkinson's disease and movement disorders. He is also a senior lecturer at St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, some of which can be found on PubMed. He has published many publications in the field of movement disorders and is actively involved in clinical academic research at St George’s University of London. Dr Paviour is also a valued member of numerous organisations, including the Association of British Neurologists and the Movement Disorders Society. 

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Dr Katia Cikurel is a renowned and highly experienced consultant neurologist based in London with extensive expertise in general neurology. Her additional areas of expertise include neuro-oncology, epilepsy, brain tumour, headache, migraine and neurological disorders. She currently practices privately at The Harley Street Clinic and King's College Hospital in London. Dr Cikurel graduated from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1990. In 1993, she gained her MRCP(UK) from the Royal College of Physicians and then in 2001, obtained her MD from the University of London. Before becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2005, Dr Cikurel underwent additional training in neuro-oncology and HIV neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York from 2004 - 2006. Over her career, Dr Cikurel has held various posts in many major teaching hospitals, including The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Guy’s Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She now holds a consultancy position and forms part of the neuro-oncology multidisciplinary teams at King's College Hospital and The Harley Street Clinic.

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Dr Margareta Griesz-Brisson MD, PhD, is one of Europe's leading consultant neurologists who is based on Harley Street in London. She is the Medical Director of The London Neurology & Pain Clinic, where she currently sees patients. She specialises in neurology, neuro-regeneration, neuroplasticity, neurotoxicology, environmental medicine and pain management. The uniqueness of this clinic is the working philosophy which is based exclusively on physiological methods based on support and biology, rather than on suppression and pharmacotherapy. Dr Griesz-Brisson is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, European Federation of Neurological Societies, European Academy of Environmental Medicine, and many others. She also consistently serves as a medico-legal expert in the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.

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Dr Anke Hensiek is an accomplished consultant neurologist at Cambridge University Hospitals with extensive experience in the management of common and rare neurological disorders. With over 20 years expertise, she is highly skilled and knowledgeable in a wide range of conditions, including headache, peripheral neuropathy, epilepsy, Parkinson Disease, dizziness, muscle disorders, memory disorders and motor neuron disease. She also has great experience in the management of multiple sclerosis and was awarded a PhD for her work in the genetics of multiple sclerosis from the University of Cambridge. With a subspecialist interest inneurogenetics she conducts several clinics forhereditary neurological disorders, includingataxia, movement disorders and spastic paraparesis. Furthermore, Dr Hensiek is the neurology lead for the national clinics forneurofibromatosis and ataxia-telangiectasia based at Addenbrookes Hospital. Having graduated from the University of Dusseldorf, Germany, she underwent her neurology training at renowned institutions such as Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and at the National Hospital for Neurology in London. As well as providing care of the highest quality to her patients, she is an educational supervisor for the neurology trainees in Cambridge and regularly teaches medical students. She has a strong academic background with continuing clinical research involvement, including the conduction of clinical treatment trials for neurological disorders and supervision of PhD students. Being a member of the Ataxia Telangiectasia Society scientific advisory board, she regularly reviews articles for medical and scientific journals. Dr Hensiek has co-authored several book chapters and published more than 30 articles on a variety of neurological topics. She has medicolegal experience since 2009 including personal injury, medical negligence and reports for the GMC.

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Dr Farooq Maniyar is an internationally acclaimed consultant neurologist who has extensive experience in dealing with all types of neurological problems. He specialises in treating headaches, migraines, cluster headaches and neck pain and offering pain treatment such as Botox and nerve blocks. Dr Maniyar graduated from the Dr DY Patil Medical College, India in 1999 and then went on to obtain his degree in medicine from the Shivaji University, India in 2002. After moving to the UK and receiving his MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians, he was then granted a clinical research fellowship from the University of California San Francisco in 2012. In addition to practising privately as a consultant neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr Maniyar is a reviewer for several international journals and is actively involved in teaching, especially GPs on topics regularly witnessed in general practice such as headaches and epilepsy. He won the Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award consecutively in 2013 and 2014, which is one of the most prestigious awards in headache research granted annually by the American Headache Society. Dr Maniyar regularly publishes in renowned international journals, enjoys lecturing both in the UK and abroad and has been interviewed by the BBC radio and appeared on various TV programmes.

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Dr Stefan Schumacher is a leading consultant neurologist based in Greater Manchester, specialising in multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s, headaches and migraines. He has a particular interest in the use of novel agents such as Botox for chronic migraines, and sport-related health issues in neurology. Dr Schumacher studied medicine in Florence, Italy and Saarbruecken and Freiburg, Germany. After graduation he worked in different medical centres in Germany incl. neurosurgery university hospital in Giessen and a specialised centre for Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons Disease in Bad Laasphe. For nine years Dr Schumacher was a consultant and the Medical Director of the Wicker Clinic in Bad Wildungen. His department was one of the first in hospitals in Germany to be certified by the German Society for MS. He participated in MS research and was in charge of phase 3 trials with MS medication. Dr Schumacher was also the German Deputy for medical exchange with several Arab countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Egypt. He was a lecturer at the University Hospital Marburg and a teacher and an examiner for medical students at Marburg University. In 2007, Dr Schumacher moved to the UK, where he worked as a consultant neurologist in Salford Royal Hospital and Royal Bolton Hospital. He continues to work at Salford Royal Hospital, in addition to private practices at Spire Manchester and BMI The Alexandra Hospital.

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Dr Wallace Brownlee is an experienced consultant neurologist and multiple sclerosis specialist based at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London. He currently sees private patients at the Cleveland Clinic London and the Queen Square Private Consulting Rooms. Dr Brownlee has a busy general neurology practice through the NHS, seeing the full range of neurological disorders, and also leads specialist clinics where he is responsible for seeing patients with multiple sclerosis and related neuroinflammatory disorders. Dr Brownlee is lead consultant for the multiple sclerosis service at Queen Square, providing clinical leadership and strategic direction for the UK's largest specialist multiple sclerosis service.  Dr Brownlee successfully completed undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in Auckland, New Zealand, before undertaking PhD studies at University College London. His thesis focused on the use of Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI) to improve the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and better understand the long-term prognosis in individual patients. His research has helped to inform changes to the diagnositic criteria for MS to allow an earlier diagnosis than ever before.  To-date, Dr Brownlee has published over 50 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, including The Lancet and British Medical Journal. He is currently involved in clinical trials investigating cutting-edge treatments for multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.  He was appointed Honorary Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Neurology in 2020, and Academic Director for the Multiple Sclerosis Academy in 2021.

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