John S. Duncan
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John S. Duncan is a British
neurologist
specialising in epilepsy
. He is a consultant at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
at Queen Square, London, Professor of Neurology at UCL Institute of Neurology and Medical Director of the National Society for Epilepsy
in Chalfont St Peter
.
John Duncan qualified from Oxford University medical school (BM BCh 1979, MA 1980), where he also obtained his medical doctorate (DM 1988). He was elected a Fellow
of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1994, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2005.
Clinical Research award of the American Epilepsy Society 2004.
Notable positions:
2005-2008: President of the UK Chapter of International League Against Epilepsy.
2009-present: Treasurer of the UK Chapter of International League Against Epilepsy.
John Duncan has published extensively on various aspects of neurology and epilepsy but particularly on the structural and functional imaging of the brain. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, and is a member of the editorial board of several specialist journals.
He is married to Elizabeth J Duncan, who together have had two children. Alex, 21, is studying Engineering Science at Oxford University at the same college as his father (Worcester). His daughter Anna, 18, is currently studying Physical Geography at Birmingham University.
United Kingdom
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neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
specialising in epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
. He is a consultant at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is a neurological hospital in London, United Kingdom and part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...
at Queen Square, London, Professor of Neurology at UCL Institute of Neurology and Medical Director of the National Society for Epilepsy
National Society for Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Society is the largest medical charity in the field of epilepsy in the United Kingdom, providing services for people with epilepsy for over 100 years...
in Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter is a village and civil parish in Chiltern district in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe and Rickmansworth. Chalfont St Peter is...
.
John Duncan qualified from Oxford University medical school (BM BCh 1979, MA 1980), where he also obtained his medical doctorate (DM 1988). He was elected a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1994, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2005.
Clinical Research award of the American Epilepsy Society 2004.
Notable positions:
- 1988 Professor of neurology at the Institute of Neurology (part of University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
). - 1988 Medical director of the National Society for EpilepsyNational Society for EpilepsyThe Epilepsy Society is the largest medical charity in the field of epilepsy in the United Kingdom, providing services for people with epilepsy for over 100 years...
. - 2001 Head of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy at the Institute of Neurology.
- 2001-2005 Chairman of the Diagnostic Methods Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy
2005-2008: President of the UK Chapter of International League Against Epilepsy.
2009-present: Treasurer of the UK Chapter of International League Against Epilepsy.
- 2005 Ambassador for Epilepsy (International League Against Epilepsy and International Bureau for Epilepsy).
John Duncan has published extensively on various aspects of neurology and epilepsy but particularly on the structural and functional imaging of the brain. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, and is a member of the editorial board of several specialist journals.
He is married to Elizabeth J Duncan, who together have had two children. Alex, 21, is studying Engineering Science at Oxford University at the same college as his father (Worcester). His daughter Anna, 18, is currently studying Physical Geography at Birmingham University.