John S. Duncan

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John S. Duncan

Born1955  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (age 67)
Education Doctor of Medicine   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Occupation Neurologist   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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John S. Duncan is a British neurologist specialising in epilepsy. He is Professor of Clinical Neurology at University College London Institute of Neurology and Clinical Director of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square, London. [1] [2] [3]

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Education

John Duncan qualified from University of Oxford medical school, where he also obtained his medical doctorate. [2] [3]

Career and research

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1994, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2005. [4] He received the LifeTime Achievement Award for Research of the American Epilepsy Society in 2004. [2]

Notable positions:

John Duncan has published extensively on various aspects of neurology and epilepsy but particularly on the structural and functional imaging of the brain. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, and is a member of the editorial board of several specialist journals.

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References

  1. "Our Team - Advisory Committee - John Duncan". CareEpilepsy. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Prof John Duncan". UCL Iris. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Duncan, John. "Prof John Duncan". UCLH. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. "Fellow: Prof John Duncan FMedSci". The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 6 January 2017.