Last Updated: 21/04/2008

Neurology panel

NEUROLOGY PANEL	CLINICAL INTERESTS	PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES	ACADEMIC/ RESEARCH	COMMERCIAL	OTHER
WARLOW Professor C P	Professor of Medical Neurology with particular interests in stroke symptoms unexplained by disease, randomised controlled trials and epidemiology	Trustee: Brain and Spine Foundation Editor: Practical Neurology Guarantor of Brain Member: Association of British Neurologists	Member: MRC Committee on the ethics of research involving human participants or tissues and personal information BMJ ethics committee	None	None
JOHNSON Dr A L	Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit & Clinical Trials Unit	Member Royal Statistical Society International Society for Clinical Biostatistics Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry Editorial Boards British Journal of Psychiatry	Member of Trial Steering Committees, Data Monitoring Committees, Trial Management Groups of several clinical trials in epilepsy, mental disorders, transfusion medicine. Academic research in epilepsy, mental disorders, dementia, fatigue, transfusion medicine. Member of Adoptions Committee of Mental Health Research Network.	Advisor to solicitors on studies of anti-epileptic drugs.	None
MARSON Dr A G	Reader and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, particular interest in epilepsy	Association of British Neurologists International League Against Epilepsy	None	None	None
MENDELOW Professor A D	Consultant Neurosurgeon.	Director: Newcastle Neurosurgery Foundation Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage Group	Vice President: of EMN (Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatology) European Association of Neurosurgical Societies Principal Investigator: MRC funded STICH Trial (surgical trial of Intracerebral Haemorrhage)	None	None
WHITTLE Professor I R	Forbes Professor of Surgical Neurology	Neurosurgical advisor to the Scottish Executive	Research in neuro-oncology. Funding from CSO, NIH, Melville Trust Review grants for many bodies (MRC, CRUK, etc)	Advisor to Link Pharmaceuticals on clinical matters relating to Brain Tumours Ad Hoc consultancy payments from Schering-Plough and Ark therapeutics. Hold a small stockholding in Glaxo-Smith -Kline.	None
READING Dr P	Consultant Neurologist with an interest in Sleep Medicine	Secretary: British Sleep Society Association of British Neurologists	None	Xyrem UK Advisory Board, sponsored by UCB Pharma	None
CRUICKSHANK Professor G	Professor of Neurosurgery	Society of British Neurological Surgeons Brain Tumour Clinical Studies Group of UK NRCI	Principle Investigator ‘HSV’ 1716 in recurrent brain tumours – Crusade Laboratories NICE Biopsy outcomes Referral Guidelines Technology Appraisal Cancer Research UK grant: Development of pharmacokinetic studies of boron carrying agents in patients having boron neutron capture therapy	None	None
BRADA Prof M	Professor of Clinical Oncology Interest in the development and evaluation of novel radiation technology, molecular targeted therapies and combined modality therapies for brain tumours and lung cancer	President: European Society of Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology (ESTRO) 2003-2005 European Association of Neuro-oncology (EANO)1998-2000 Secretary: Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS) 2005-2006 Chairman: Brain Tumour Clinical Studies Group of UK NRCI to 2006 Member: Medical Advisory Board SDRT & other organizations	PI of MRC/NCRI Phase III study of TMZ vs PCV in recurrent malignant glioma Reviewer of research grants (CRUK, MRC etc) NICE Member of Expert Advisory Panel Member of Editorial Board of interna’l radiotherapy journals Research supported by CR UK, MRC and institutional charitable funds	Ad hoc consultancy for Schering-Plough, Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, Boehringer PI International study of Zalutumumab in radical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (Genmab) National PI of international study of AZD2171 (Recetin) in glioma (Astra Zeneca)	None
COOPER Mrs M	None	None	None	None	None
WIGHTMAN Mrs J	Specialist Occupational Therapist, Scottish Driving Assessment Service	None	None	None	None
KERR Mr R S C	Consultant Neurosurgeon	Member: British Society of Neurological Surgeons.	Principal Investigator: International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial funded by MRC Local Investigator: International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms funded through Mayo Clinic USA Surgical Trial of Intracerebral Haemorrhage MRC funding.	None	None
NASHEF Dr L	Consultant Neurologist King’s College Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer, IOP, King’s College London	Trustee: Friends of Al-Quds Medical School Epilepsy Research UK Scientific Advisory Committee Epilepsy Bereaved	Grants: Research into genetics of Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy ERF, FFE Audit support: (Pfizer to FFE)	Intermittently a speaker at pharmaceutical sponsored educational meetings or help in preparation of educational material (recently Eisai & Pfizer)	None
SMITH Professor P E M	Consultant Neurologist with particular interest in epilepsy and blackouts	Honorary Secretary of Association of British Neurologists. Syncope and Reflex Anoxic Seizures (STARS) Trust Medical Advisory Committee Epilepsy Bereaved Scientific Advisory Committee	Welsh Epilepsy Research Network funded by Welsh Assembly Government Research grant: UCB Pharma Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals	Lectures and Teaching sponsored by UCB Pharma, Eisai, Pfizer	None
MATHIAS Professor C J	Professor of Neurovascular Medicine, Imperial College London and Institute of Neurology, University College London Consultant Physician and Director, Neurovascular Medicine (Pickering) Unit, St Mary’s Hospital Trust, London Consultant Physician & Director, Autonomic Unit, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College London Hospitals Trust.	Member: Scientific Committee, International Spinal Research Trust Patron Autonomic Disorders Association/Sarah Matheson Trust Syncope and Reflex Anoxic Seizures (STARS) Trust Governor Board of Governors, National Society of Epilepsy Chairman; Special Interest Group on Autonomic Neurorehabilitation, World Federation of Neurorehabilitation	Foundation Editor (now co-Editor in Chief): Clinical Autonomic Research Member: Editorial Boards of various journals Member of Task Forces European Federation of Neurological Societies American Spinal Injuries Association Research: in humans on the role of the autonomic nervous system in health and disease. To include syncope, orthostatic hypotension & disorders of thermoregulation & sweating; in spinal cord injuries, parkinsonism, peripheral neuropathies. autonomic failure syndromes, parkinsonian disorders, spinal cord injuries and peripheral neuropathy understanding central autonomic control mechanisms using physiological, neuroendocrine and neuroimaging approaches translation studies on spinal cord intervention. Research supported by various Charities, Wellcome Trust, International Spinal Research Trust, Sarah Matheson, etc.	Intermittently as Consultant for Pharmaceutical Companies (recently Pfizer); Therapeutic Research Companies (such as Datamonitor); & venture Capital Companies (Chelsea Therapeutics)	Medico-Legal Expert Opinions on various autonomic disorders Has been expert witness at the Royal Courts of Justice, London