Dr Hadi Manji

Professional statement

Dr Hadi Manji is a Senior Consultant Neurologist, Associate Professor of Neurology at University College London and Lecturer at the world famous National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square, London. Dr Manji's areas of expertise include headache disorders such as migraine, peripheral nerve disorders, tremor and movement disorders, and infectious neurological disorders including HIV. 

Dr Manji initially trained as a GP in Edinburgh, before training in neurology at The Royal Free, and National Hospitals as well as L'Hopital Kremlin-Bicetre in Paris. In 1997, he was appointed Consultant NHS Neurologist to The National Hospital and also Ipswich Hospital, where he holds clinics in peripheral nerve disorders, general neurology and Parkinson's disease, and has been elected President of the Neurosciences Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Dr Manji is actively involved in teaching and currently is appointed as Senior Lecturer at the National Hospital. He has been involved in the development of a new medical school in Beira, Mozambique, and  is also involved in the training of neurologists from Kenya and most recently Malaysia. 

Dr Manji is widely published and is the Chief Author and Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Neurology. The first edition of the book sold 11,000 copies and is used during training for junior doctors and neurologists around the world. His latest book is entitled: Neuromuscular Disease - case studies from Queen Square (written and edited with Dr Matt Evans and Dr Chris Turner). Dr Manji has also published numerous papers on the subject of peripheral nerve disorders, general neurology, and HIV neurology. 

Dr Manji was awarded the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) Medal for services to National and International Neurology. The award ceremony took place at the annual ABN meeting in Harrogate in May 2022. The citation by Professor Tom Warner (President of the ABN) and Dr Manji's lecture entitled 'From Eldoret to Harrogate...the story so far' is available on the ABN website for those interested.