Andrew Lees (neurologist)
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Andrew John Lees is a prominent British neurologist
. He is Professor of Neurology
at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
, Queen Square, London. He is recognised as a Highly Cited Neuroscientist on the ISI "Highly Cited Researchers" database with an H-index of 84 and is the world's most highly cited Parkinson's disease
researcher with over 23,000 citations since 1985 and co-author of 8 citation classics.
in Whitechapel
where he was awarded the Jonathan Hutchinson Prize for Clinical Medicine. His training as a neurologist was at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
, Paris, University College Hospital
and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He was appointed Consultant Neurologist to the National Hospital, Queen Square and University College Hospital at the age of 33 years. He is the past President of the Movement Disorders Society, and Former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Movement Disorders Journal.
Lees is also an appeal steward for the British Boxing Board of Control.
, June 2010 and the David Marsden Memorial Lecture at the EFNS Budapest September 2011. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a NIHR Senior investigator. He was awarded Honorary Membership by the Movement Disorder Society in 2010. He delivered the 8th Athasit Vejajiva Lecture, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 2007.
He is Chairman of the Medical Advisory Panel of the PSP Association (Europe and an advisor to the Medical Research Council (UK)
. He also sat on the UK Government NCCC Guideline Development Group for Parkinson’s Disease (2006). He is a visiting Professor to both the University of Liverpool
and Hospital Sao Rafaele, Salvador, Brazil. He is an elected overseas member of fourteen national neurological societies and a Honorary overseas member of the Academia Nacional de Medicina, Brazil.
; insights into the pathological processes involved in the late stages of Parkinson’s disease, and a major involvement in the genome-wide association study in progressive supranuclear palsy
.
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...
. He is Professor of Neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
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...
, Queen Square, London. He is recognised as a Highly Cited Neuroscientist on the ISI "Highly Cited Researchers" database with an H-index of 84 and is the world's most highly cited Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
researcher with over 23,000 citations since 1985 and co-author of 8 citation classics.
Personal
Lees' father Lewis was head of English at Cowley School St Helens and Roundhay School Leeds. Both his parents and grandparents come from the Greater Manchester area. He is married and has two children.Career
Lees is Director of the Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies at University College London. He is also Director of the Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders and the Sara Koe PSP Research Centre. His undergraduate training was at the Royal London HospitalRoyal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...
in Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the...
where he was awarded the Jonathan Hutchinson Prize for Clinical Medicine. His training as a neurologist was at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
The Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Paris, France. Part of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, it is one of Europe's largest hospitals...
, Paris, University College Hospital
University College Hospital
University College Hospital is a teaching hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is closely associated with University College London ....
and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He was appointed Consultant Neurologist to the National Hospital, Queen Square and University College Hospital at the age of 33 years. He is the past President of the Movement Disorders Society, and Former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Movement Disorders Journal.
Lees is also an appeal steward for the British Boxing Board of Control.
Awards and achievements
Lees received the AAN Movement Disorders Life Time Achievement Award 2006, San Diego and delivered the Gowers Memorial Lecture at the National Hospital in 2006, the 1st Lord Brain Memorial Lecture at the Royal London HospitalRoyal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...
, June 2010 and the David Marsden Memorial Lecture at the EFNS Budapest September 2011. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a NIHR Senior investigator. He was awarded Honorary Membership by the Movement Disorder Society in 2010. He delivered the 8th Athasit Vejajiva Lecture, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 2007.
He is Chairman of the Medical Advisory Panel of the PSP Association (Europe and an advisor to the Medical Research Council (UK)
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
. He also sat on the UK Government NCCC Guideline Development Group for Parkinson’s Disease (2006). He is a visiting Professor to both the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
and Hospital Sao Rafaele, Salvador, Brazil. He is an elected overseas member of fourteen national neurological societies and a Honorary overseas member of the Academia Nacional de Medicina, Brazil.
Research
Under his direction the Reta Lila Weston Institute has focused on clinical, pathological and genetic research into neurodegenerative diseases. Some significant achievements have included the introduction of subcutaneous apomorphine infusions for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease; improved criteria for the differential diagnosis of Parkinson's syndromes, the seminal description of the dopamine dysregulation syndromeDopamine dysregulation syndrome
Dopamine dysregulation syndrome , sometimes known as hedonistic homeostatic dysregulation in Parkinson's disease, is a dysfunction of the reward system in subjects with Parkinson's disease due to a long exposure to dopamine replacement therapy...
; insights into the pathological processes involved in the late stages of Parkinson’s disease, and a major involvement in the genome-wide association study in progressive supranuclear palsy
Progressive supranuclear palsy
Progressive supranuclear palsy is a degenerative disease involving the gradual deterioration and death of specific areas of the brain....
.
Books
- a biography of Ray Kennedy, the former England football player who developed Parkinson's disease at the age of 35.External links
- Andrew J Lees Profile at University College of London
- RL Weston Institute