John S. Duncan is a British

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

specialising in

epilepsy Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrica ...

. He is Professor of Clinical Neurology at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

Institute of Neurology and Clinical Director of the

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (informally the National Hospital or Queen Square) is a neurological hospital in Queen Square, London. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It was the ...

Queen Square, London Queen Square is a garden square in the Bloomsbury district of central London. Many of its buildings are associated with medicine, particularly neurology. Construction Queen Square was originally constructed between 1716 and 1725. It was formed ...

Education

John Duncan qualified from

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

medical school, where he also obtained his medical doctorate.

Career and research

He was elected a

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of the

Royal College of Physicians of London The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

in 1994, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2005. He received the LifeTime Achievement Award for Research of the American Epilepsy Society in 2004. Notable positions: * 1988 Professor of neurology at the Institute of Neurology (part of

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

). * 2012-2018 Clinical director of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. * 2001–2006 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 The International League Against Epilepsy was started in 1909. Its goal is to improve the lives of people with epilepsy through research. They run the medical journals ''Epilepsia'', ''Epilepsia Open'', and ''Epileptic Disorders ''Epileptic Disor ...

*2005–2008: President of the UK Chapter of International League Against Epilepsy. *2009–2012: 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.

References

List of papers at PubMed
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, John S Living people British neurologists 21st-century English medical doctors Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians Year of birth missing (living people)