Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Dr Ben Turner
| Name |
Dr Ben Turner |
| Title | Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer |
| Qualifications | MBBS FRCP MD |
| NHS base | Barts and The London NHS Trust |
| Profile | I am a consultant Neurologist based at The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, part of the Barts and the London NHS Trust. As an NHS consultant in a busy London Teaching Hospital and The London Bridge Hospital. I care for many patients with a wide range of Neurological conditions.
Whilst I have experience in the full spectrum of Neurological conditions, including headaches, dizziness, sensory disturbance, strokes, infective diseases, seizures, neuralgic pain, cognitive impairment, I have a specialist interest in Multiple Sclerosis.
I was a medical student at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, University of London and obtained my Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees in 1991. I then performed my General Medical Training in Sunderland and Newcastle, before completing a higher degree of Doctorate of Medicine at Nottingham University, titled 'Magnetic Resonance Scanning in Multiple Sclerosis’. Having obtained a DM, I trained as a Clinical Neurologist in Nottingham, before being appointed Consultant at Barts and the London in 2003.
In addition to my work in the UK, I have worked as a visiting doctor in Kuwait, UAE and Jordan, and have given lectures on MS in cities from Tehran to Beirut, areas where the disease is prevalent and appears to be increasing annually.
I am Clinical Lead of Neurology for Barts and The London NHS Trust, Honorary Senior Lecturer at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London and Neurology Lead for the Clinical Research Centre. I work closely with the Neuroimmunology team led by Professor Gavin Giovannoni based at The Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science where basic science and translational research into MS is chipping away at the challenges of this complex condition. |
| Speciality | Neurology Headaches |
| Special interests | Headaches, migraines, dizziness, general neurology and multiple sclerosis |
| Consulting sessions | Thursday PM |
| Consulting address |
London Bridge Hospital 29 Tooley Street London SE1 2PR |
| Secretary | Kelly Edgar |
| Telephone | 020 7234 2694 |
| Fax | 020 7234 2030 |
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