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Dr Allder is currently working at Re:Cognition Health, using his clinical expertise to focus on the assessment of patients with traumatic brain injury. He has also established the first emotion focused service for medically unexplained neurological symptoms.

Alongside this clinical work, Dr Allder is embarking on a research project looking at the long term impact of autonomic responses provoked by acute traumatic injuries; specifically, how certain autonomic responses to acute trauma set up changes in underlying brain networks that create and maintain long term neurological and pain syndromes.

Dr Allder worked most recently within the NHS for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He previously worked at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust from 2004 – 2015, where he held a series of clinical leadership positions, including Assistant Medical Director, in addition to his clinical workload.

Dr Allder’s main interests are the management of acute neurological emergencies, in particular cerebrovascular disease and traumatic brain injury. Dr Allder ran a general neurology outpatient practice during his NHS work and had specific sub-specialist interest in neuro-otology (assessment of dizzy patients), neurological pain syndromes and medically unexplained symptoms.

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Dr Julius Bourke is a consultant neuropsychiatrist and has a special interest in the assessment and management of neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's disease, brain injury and concussion, depression, anxiety (including PTSD and OCD) and stress-related conditions. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of somatic disorders such as chronic fatigue and chronic pain syndromes, which lie at the interface between general medicine, surgery and psychiatry.

He is frequently instructed in the provision of expert medicolegal opinion on psychiatric disorders, head injury and post-concussion syndromes. His NHS clinic is in East London, outside of which he serves as a clinical senior lecturer in neurophysiology and clinical psychiatry at Queen Mary University London.

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Dr Griffiths, D. Clin. Psy, PGDip (Neuropsych.), is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and full practitioner member of the British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology. She is currently the Lead Consultant Neuropsychologist for the Memory Assessment Service, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, where she directs the specialist assessment of, and post-diagnostic intervention programmes for, dementia sufferers.

During 8 years working as a Senior Neuropsychologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neuropsychology, Queens Square she gained extensive experience in diagnostic neuropsychology assessments and rehabilitation with a wide range of patients with neurological impairment, including those with dementia, stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and brain tumours. During that time, she was also the Lead Psychologist for the Neuro-oncology Service. She has expertise in carrying out assessments of capacity and fitness to work following neurological injury.

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Dr Wojtek Rakowicz MB BS, BSc, PhD, FRCP has been consultant neurologist since 2003. He provides a comprehensive consultant-led outpatient & inpatient service covering the whole of adult neurology as well as a regional specialist neuromuscular service. Dr Rakowicz has been preparing medicolegal reports covering all aspects of neurology since 2005. Early on he worked on personal injury claims and also developed a specialist portfolio of neurological problems arising from pharmacy dispensing errors, particularly in Parkinson’s disease. In the last 4 years he has been developed a wide portfolio covering epilepsy and cognitive dysfunction following head injury, stroke prevention (TIAs), and neuromuscular disorders – diseases of the diseases of the spinal cord (including nerve roots and cauda equina), motor neurones, peripheral nerves and muscles.

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Dr Janssen was appointed to the consultant staff at The Chelsea and Westminster, Royal Brompton and Charing Cross Hospitals in 2005. He has set up a specialist emergency TIA service and been closely involved with the introduction and provision of stroke thrombolysis in West London in conjunction with the North West London Stroke and Cardiac Network.

Dr Janssen was appointed service director for neurology and stroke in 2016 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and leads an expanding and busy department of 15 consultants. He is a keen teacher of medical students and a GMC recognized trainer.

Dr Janssen specialist interests include headache, migraine, stroke, TIA, dementia, memory, Parkinson's, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and general neurology.

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Dr Dimitrios Paschos is a leading Consultant Psychiatrist at Re:Cognition Health centre and on the NHS, where he focuses on the mental health of adults with learning and developmental disabilities. He has a special interest in ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders and the mental health of people with learning disabilities. His professional experience includes Consultant Psychiatrist for South London & Maudsley, the Cambian Group as well as Camden and Islington NHS.

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Dr Maite Ferrin (MD, MSc, PhD) is a Consultant Psychiatrist with with extensive expertise in treating children and adolescents with all types of mild and more severe psychiatric conditions, including anxiety/depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ASD/ADHD, eating disorder, and emerging Personality Disorder. Dr Ferrin has been providing tailored medical treatments and non-pharmacological approaches including CBT and psychoeducation to these patients and their families.

Dr Ferrin has published more than 40 international peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the field of child psychiatry. She is part of the steering committee of the Continuum ADHD Project, an expert-led pan-European educational initiative in the ADHD field. Dr Ferrin is also one of the few UK members of the Eunethydis Group (European Network for Hyperkinetic Disorders) and the European ADHD Guidelines Group (EAGG), independent international leading groups with special clinical and research interest in the ADHD/ADD field

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Dr Richard Perry is a consultant neurologist with a specialist interest in memory disorders and dementias. He has been running memory clinics at Charing Cross Hospital in London since 2005 and specialises in early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

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Deborah Colson has been specialising in nutritional support for cognitive and neurological health and well-being since 2002.

Nutritional Therapy is an evidence-based therapy, which is complementary to medicine and other therapies and involves managing nutritional and biochemical factors which impact health. Deborah provides detailed assessment of nutritional status that can contribute to psychiatric and neurological symptoms including cognitive decline, ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders, mood disorders including depression, anxiety and bipolar, and psychotic disorders including schizophrenia. She develops a practical, personalised plan for each individual which takes into account their unique lifestyle and dietary preferences, and their current nutritional status and genetic predisposition.

Deborah is a full member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) and is registered with the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council).

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Dr Rodda is a Consultant Cognitive Psychiatrist and is part of the dynamic team at Re:Cognition Health. Her professional and research interests include early symptoms of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, dementia diagnosis, depression and anxiety in older people. She has a special interest in health and lifestyle interventions for cognitive function and reducing dementia risk. She has written publications in these areas and several others including medications for dementia, depression in older people and services for younger people with dementia.

Dr Rodda is a consultant in older adult psychiatry at NELFT in North East London and provides medical leadership to the Havering memory service, identified as one of only a handful of services in the UK to meet all standards set by the Memory Service National Accreditation Programme.

Dr Rodda is also the dementia specialty lead for the North Thames Clinical Research Network and within this role has been instrumental to the development and implementation of "Join Dementia Research" (JDR). JDR is an NIHR initiative whose goal is to meet the Prime Minister's challenge to increase the number of people participating in dementia research to 10% of people with dementia and to find a disease-modifying treatment by 2025.

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Dr Alberto Cifelli is a Consultant Neurologist at Queen’s Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Ilford.

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Lisa Harris is Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who has 18 years of experience working in the rehabilitation of adults with communication, cognitive and swallowing difficulties resulting from neurological injury or disease.

Lisa provides detailed assessment of cognitive and communication disorders that can result from a stroke, head injury (TBI), Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, brain tumours, Alzheimers disease and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).Once an assessment is completed Lisa will work closely with a client looking not only at developing a suitable treatment plan, but how to support and enable the client and their family to communicate effectively and manage any cognitive difficulties such as memory or processing problems.

Lisa also provides a paediatric service alongside her neurological work which specialises in Language Processing Disorders (difficulty understanding and using language successfully). Lisa uses both the traditional paediatric forms of treatment and those developed from her cognitive, neuroscience background to develop strategies to enable children with language and cognitive difficulties to process and understand information more successfully

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Dr Dalvi is a Consultant Psychiatrist with significant experience in developing Memory and Liaison Services in London.

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Dr Butler specialises in diagnostic neuroradiology and interventional vascular neuroradiology and works with patients affected by cerebrovascular disease and stroke.

Dr Butler first became a consultant neuroradiologist in January 1986. He has been director of imaging at King Edward VII Hospital, a private hospital in London, since 2004.

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Dr Eleni Paliokosta (PhD) is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who has been working for the last ten years in the field of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

For the last 5 years she works as a Consultant at a Specialist Service for Children with Disabilities in North London, working exclusively with children with various developmental problems including Autism. She delivers teaching and training to psychiatry trainees on the field of her expertise and interest.

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Dr Andre Strydom, Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disabilities at C&I, focuses on recognising and treating mental disorders in adults with neurodevelopmental conditions − including people with intellectual disabilities, Down Syndrome, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, and ADHD.

His particular interest is in research on how to diagnose and manage the memory problems some people experience as they get older and the mechanisms that underlie associations between genetic conditions such as Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease, and which could help us to identify new treatments.

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Dr Reynolds currently works in private practice and in the NHS as a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist. In her NHS role, she is the lead in managing and developing neuropsychology rehabilitation services for patients across a number of London boroughs including Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, and Kensington & Chelsea. She provides clinical supervision and training for a team of clinical neuropsychologists. She has extensive experience in carrying out neuropsychological assessment of patients with acquired brain injury and neurological conditions. This includes but is not limited to traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumour, neuro-degenerative disorder and epilepsy.

Dr Reynolds is experienced in carrying out medico legal work and receives instructions from claimants (75%) and defendants (25%). She has completed the Cardiff University Law School Bond Solon Civil Expert Certificate (CUBS) and is a member of the Expert Witness Institute.

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Dr Christopher Symeon is a consultant psychiatrist in liaison and neuropsychiatry. He has experience in the assessment and treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions including functional neurological disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, brain injury, as well as general psychiatric disorders.