Olga Ciccarelli PhD

Prof Olga Ciccarelli is a Professor of Neurology at University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Neurology with a particular interest in Multiple Sclerosis. Olga studied at the University of Rome, completing her training in Neurology in 1999.

After coming to the UK, she obtained a PhD in Neurological Studies at the Institute of Neurology in 2005. She was then awarded the prestigious Wellcome Trust Advanced Clinical Fellowship. She became a Professor of Neurology in 2014.

Prof Ciccarelli is the Head of the NMR Research Unit, Queen Square MS Centre, and leads in research studies in MS using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She also teaches postgraduate students and attracts funding for research. She is an Associate Editor of Neurology, which is the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.