Kallol Ray Chaudhuri MD, FRCP, DSc

Professor K Ray Chaudhuri is Consultant Neurologist and Professor in Neurology/Movement Disorders at Kings College Hospital NHS foundation Trust, University Hospital Lewisham, Kings College London and the Institute of Psychiatry. He is a recognized teacher and active researcher within the Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, UK and is the medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation International Centre of Excellence at Kings College, London. He also serves as chairman of the RLS:UK and International PD non motor group, a member of the Movement Disorders Society appointments committee, the Task force of practice parameter group for PD and RLS, American Academy Neurology, the steering group of the Medicines Management Committee and Gene Therapy Advisory Group for the Department of Health, UK, advisor of the Health Technology Assessment committee of the Department of Health, UK and is the lead clinician for the 18 week pathway for management of PD initiated by the UK, Department of Health.

Prof Chaudhuri is the author of 172 papers including reviews, book chapters, coeditor of 4 books on Parkinson’s disease and Restless Legs Syndrome (two in press) and over 150 published peer reviewed abstracts. He has contributed extensively to educational radio and television interviews, newspaper articles and videos. He has also lectured extensively on PD and restless legs syndrome at international meetings in Japan, continental Europe, India and Australia. His major research interests are drug treatment of PD and restless legs syndrome, Parkisnonism in minority ethnic groups within the UK and abroad and sleep problems in PD. In 2005 he was awarded the DSc degree by the University of London and received his personal Chair in neurology in 2007.