Professor of Neurology at The Institute of Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen square, London, UK. Academic and Clinical lead of the Headache and Facial Pain Group at these institutions. Gained BSc and MBChB from the University of Manchester in 1991 and 1994, respectively. Completed general medical training in London leading up to obtaining the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1998. Subsequently obtained a PhD at The Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London on Structural and Functional Neuroimaging in Primary Headache Syndromes. Completed residency in Neurology at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital and Homerton Hospital in London in 2007.Major research interests include interventional therapies for intractable headaches, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, and functional and structural imaging in primary headaches. Authored numerous scientific papers. Member of the education subcommittee of the International Headache Society, the Headache and Pain Subcommittee of The Association of British Neurologists (ABN), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline development group (GDG) for Headache Disorders.Specialties: Headache disorders