Welcome to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Neurology Research page.
Here at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals we are committed to providing patients with the opportunity to be involved in ground breaking research that might benefit not only themselves, but also the lives of others. We at the trust have the drive to become a global leader in clinical research and innovation.
We deliver cutting-edge research and innovation because we know that ambitious, state of the art, research-intensive institutions deliver a better clinical outcome for patients. We aim to always give a patient the opportunity to engage in high quality clinical research studies.
Within our department we are always running several projects at once which are actively recruiting participants, and these studies range from grant funded multicentre randomised trials, commercially run or privately funded trials, to the more common observational studies.
Our vision is for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to be a world leader in clinical research, developing new treatments which will – as quickly as possible – bring improvements for our patients.
If you would like a brief overview about the importance of research, please visit The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) by clicking on the link below.
Meet the neurology research team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a team of engaged and committed Consultant Neurologist Principal Investigators, supported by a team of Research Nurses, a Research Team Leader and Clinical Trials Assistant.
Consultants
Dr. Helen Ford
Consultant Neurologist (Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr. Melissa Maguire
Consultant Neurologist (Epilepsy)
Dr. Stephen Butterworth
Consultant Neurologist (Movement Disorders)
Dr. Oliver Lily
Consultant Neurologist (Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr. Jeremy Cosgrove
Consultant Neurologist (Movement Disorders)
Dr. Maruthi Vinjam
Consultant Neurologist (Multiple Sclerosis)
Nurses
Prisca Mpofu
Clinical Research Nurse
Caroline Peacey
Clinical Research Nurse
Martin O’Malley
Clinical Research Nurse
Shanaz Begum
Clinical Research Nurse
Operational Staff
Linetty Makawa
Neurosciences Research Team Leader for Stroke, Neurosurgery & Neurology
Eve Sacre
Clinical Trials Assistant in Neurology