Dr Joe Guadagno

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Dr. Joe Guadagno

Following undergraduate medical training at Glasgow University, including a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience, Joe undertook Neurology training in Royal Perth Hospital, Australia initially, returning to the UK to obtain a PhD from Cambridge University, looking into brain metabolism and blood flow changes in ischaemia using novel MRI and PET imaging techniques. He completed clinical Neurology training in Newcastle then obtained a Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship at the VU Medical centre Amsterdam under Professors Chris Polman and Fred Barkof. Joe became a Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Clinical Lecturer with a special interest in M.S. at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle in December 2009 where he is involved in numerous MS trials and developing his own research interests in MS.