New Neurological Disorders and DeNDRoN Specialty Group Lead appointed
CRN South London has appointed Dr Jeremy Isaacs as the network’s Specialty Group Lead (SGL) for Neurological Disorders and DeNDRoN.
Jeremy, who is a Consultant Neurologist at St George’s Hospital and Kingston Hospital, has taken over the position from Professor K Ray Chaudhuri. Professor Chaudhuri is now Director of Research at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The new SGL is keen to encourage others working in clinical neurosciences and mental health to get involved in research. He said:
“We have a fantastic workforce of consultants, junior doctors, nurses and allied health professionals, many of whom have the skills to be research active, but some just don’t know how to access support yet.
“Part of my role involves being relentlessly upbeat about the possibility of combining research with a busy NHS job. I’m really keen to understand the barriers to research at an organisational level and to find out what our partner organisations need to do in order to continue growing their Neurological Disorders and DeNDRoN portfolios.”
Jeremy studied medicine at University of Cambridge and University College London. He worked as a Specialist Registrar at King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
In 2010, Jeremy was appointed Consultant Neurologist at St George’s Hospital and Kingston Hospital. He has a special interest in cognitive neurology and dementia.
For nine years, he was Dementia Clinical Lead at St George’s Hospital, and in May 2019 Jeremy was appointed Clinical Director of the NHS England and NHS Improvement London Dementia Clinical Network.
CRN South London's Research Delivery Manager Andra Cosma said:
“I am delighted to welcome Jeremy to this joint role, and look forward to working with him to continue increasing the opportunities for patients and healthcare professionals to access world class clinical research. I would also like to say thank you to Professor Chaudhuri for all of his hard work over the last nine years, and would like to wish him all the best for the future.”
