Neurologists in the UK Specialising in Ataxia

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Names of some of the neurologists and clinical geneticists in the UK with a special interest in the ataxias*

(*All specialists listed are neurologists unless stated otherwise)

(†Leaflets for the Accredited Ataxia Centres are available from the office and include information about ataxia specialist nurses)

Adult specialists

1. Prof Paola Giunti

Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellence† National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery Queen Square

London WC1N 3BG

Tel: [phone]

Private and NHS

2. Prof Marios Hadjivassiliou

Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellence† Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF

Tel: [phone]

NHS only

3. Dr Priya Darshni Shanmugarajah Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellence Department of Neurology

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2JF Tel: [phone] NHS only

4. Dr George Tofaris and

Dr Andrea Nemeth (Clinical Geneticist) Joint ataxia clinic

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, OX3 9DU [e-mail] [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

NHS only

5. Dr Rajith de Silva Queen’s Hospital Rom Valley Way Romford

Essex RM7 0AG

Tel: [phone] (secretary - NHS referrals) Private and NHS

6. Dr John Ealing

Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Stott lane

Salford

Greater Manchester

M6 8HD

Tel: [phone]

NHS and some private patients

7. Dr Richard Davenport

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Western General Hospital

Crewe Road South

Edinburgh,EH4 2XU

Tel (secretary): 0131 537 2072

Fax: [phone]

Private and NHS: Accepts referrals for specialist input at diagnosis. For ongoing management would recommend a local referral to a movement disorder specialist.

8. Dr Simon Hammans St Richard’s Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester

West Sussex PO19 6SE

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

(also sees patients at the Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton)

Private and NHS

Private patients seen at Chichester Nuffield Hospital. Tel: [phone]

9. Dr Paul Hart

Department of Neurology

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane, Carshalton Surrey SM5 1AA

Tel: [phone] (secretary) Private and NHS

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10. Dr John McKinley and Dr Seamus Kearney Level 6 out-patients

Royal Victoria Hospital

Grosvenor Road

Belfast

BT12 6BA

Tel: [phone] NHS only

11. Dr Neil Robertson

Dept. of Neurology, C4 Neurology University Hospital Wales

Heath Park

Cardiff CF14 4XN

Tel: [phone]

NHS only

12. Dr. Mark Wardle Department of Neurology University Hospital Wales Heath Park

Cardiff

CF14 4XW

Tel: [phone] (secretary: Natalie Doney) NHS only

13. Dr Alastair Wilkins Neurology Southmead Hospital Bristol BS10 5NB

Tel: [phone] NHS only

14. Prof Nicholas Wood Institute of Neurology Queen Square

London WC1N 3BG Tel: [phone] Private and NHS

15. Prof Henry Houlden

Institute of Neurology

Queen Square

London WC1N 3BG

Tel: [phone] or 02034484249 NHS only

Also weekly MSA and late-onset ataxia clinic

16. Dr Paul Worth

Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge (NHS) NHS secretary 01223216760

West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds (NHS) NHS secretary 01284712610

The Spire, Cambridge Lee Hospital (Private) Private Sec 01954202111

Appointment number: 01223266990

17. Prof Rita Horvath MD, PhD

Director of Research (Clinical) - Genetics of Rare Neurological Disorders

Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge

Box 165, Addenbrooke`s Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge CB2 0QQ

Tel: [phone]

NHS only

18. Dr Michael Bonello

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Lower Lane

Fazakerley

Liverpool L9 7LJ

Tel: [phone]

NHS only

19. Dr Kathryn Brennan

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

1345 Govan Road

Glasgow

G514TF

Tel: [phone] (67749)

NHS only: GP referrals will be accepted from West of Scotland. For other areas, please seek referral from local neurologist.

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Paediatric specialists

1. Dr Santosh R Mordekar

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Ryegate Children's Centre

Tapton Crescent

Sheffield

S10 5DD

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

(Works closely with Prof Hadjivassiliou at the Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellence – see above)

NHS only

2. Dr Andrea Nemeth (Clinical Geneticist sees adults and children)

Department of Clinical Genetics, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ

Tel: [phone]

[e-mail]

(Runs a joint ataxia clinic with the neurologist Dr Tofaris – see above)

NHS only

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