Honorary faculty
Our Honorary Faculty are the clinical leaders of their Academy, bringing their expertise and experience, alongside an enthusiasm and drive to improve services and outcomes for people living with a neurological condition. The voluntary role includes bringing new ideas into their Academy, building on and developing new educational content, creating programmes and selecting speakers for our range of educational events.
Dr Ed Richfield
Consultant in elderly medicine
Academic director of the Parkinson's Advanced MasterClass and Palliative Care Academy
Ruth Stross
Head of nursing, Neurology Academy
Speakers
Our speakers are experts in their fields or those with specific experience of a particular topic. They may present at a MasterClass, webinar, or other events and courses, or may deliver a videocast. Many of our speakers are MasterClass alumni, further developing both a clinical network and the Academy's collegiate feel.
Zena Aldridge
Registered mental health nurse
Dr Jessica Besbris
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Medicine
Pauline Callagher
Care centre co-ordinator
Jennifer Casson
Team leader for the advanced dementia support team, occupational therapist
Prof Suresh Chhetri
Consultant neurologist
Dr Fiona Chiplen
Consultant in Palliative medicine
Dr Jeremy Cosgrove
Consultant neurologist
Dr Gemma Cummins
Consultant neurologist
Dr Ross Dunne
Consultant old age psychiatrist
Clare Ellis-Smith
Lecturer in palliative care
Ellie Garlick
MS specialist nurse
Andrew Goodhead
Lead Chaplain
Viv Horton
Highly advanced pharmacist neurology
Dr Emma Husbands
Palliative care consultant
Prof Richard Huxtable
Professor of medical ethics and law
Prof Iracema Leroi
Professor in geriatric psychiatry
Dr Laura McTague
Consultant in palliative medicine and medical lead
Prof Siva Nair
Consultant neurologist
Dr David Okai
Clinical lead for psychiatry
Dr Ross Overshott
Consultant in liaison psychiatry
Dr Heather Richardson MBE
Previously director of academic learning and action
Sarah Roderick
MS nurse specialist
Alice Rogers
Internal medicine trainee
Prof Eli Silber
Consultant neurologist
Dr Eleanor Smith
Consultant in palliative medicine
Jon Thomas
Consultant in palliative medicine
Sue Thomas
Independent healthcare consultant & PPV member, NHSE neurology transformation CRG
Alexander Thompson
Consultant neurologist
James Townsend
Co-Founder and CEO at Mobilise
Anna Tucker
Speech and language therapist
Sean White
NIHR Clinical doctoral research doctoral fellow & MND dietitian