Alan J Thompson

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Alan J. Thompson, MD, FMedSci, FRCP, FRCPI, is Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences[1] at UCL; Pro-Vice-Provost for London[2] at UCL; Garfield Weston Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehabilitation[3] at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology; and Lead for the Dementia Program at the UCL Partners Academic Health Science Center.[4] He is also a consultant neurologist[5] at the University College London NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust working at the He is Editor-in-Chief for Multiple Sclerosis Journal.[6]

Career[]

He studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1985. He subsequently trained in neurology at St Vincent’s/Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, gaining an MD under the supervision of Professor Michael Hutchinson; and at the Royal London Hospital, and in neurology and neurorehabilitation at Queen Square’s National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. He was the clinical director of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery between 2003 and 2007. He was elected[7] a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2015.

Research[]

His main area of expertise is in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of progressive forms of multiple sclerosis.[8]  His work focuses on the pathological mechanisms that underpin neurological disability, and on recovery through neurorehabilitation. He has published widely in high quality research journals and has an H Index of 133 (Google Scholar) or 119 (Web of Science; Research ID C-2654-2008).[9]  

Awards[]

In 2017 he was awarded the John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research[10] by the American Academy of Neurology National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (USA).

In 2018 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award[11] by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (USA).

In 2020 he was awarded the Sobek Prize[12] by the German National MS Society and the MS Society of Baden-Württemberg.

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References[]

  1. ^ UCL. "UCL – University College London". Brain Sciences. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  2. ^ UCL (2020-03-26). "About the Pro Vice Provost (London)". UCL London. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  3. ^ "Professor Alan J Thompson : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". www.uclh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  4. ^ "AHSC Senior Leadership Team". UCLPartners. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  5. ^ "Professor Alan J Thompson : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". www.uclh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  6. ^ "Multiple Sclerosis Journal Editorial Team: Multiple Sclerosis Journal". SAGE Journals. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  7. ^ "Fellows directory | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  8. ^ "How Alan Thompson, MD, Changed the World of Multiple Sclerosis Treatment". HCPLive. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  9. ^ "Alan J Thompson's Publons profile". publons.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  10. ^ "John Dystel Prize". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  11. ^ "CSMC Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients". Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centres. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  12. ^ UCL (2021-01-05). "Professor Alan Thompson wins the 2020 Sobek Prize". Brain Sciences. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
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