Professional statement
Professor Christopher Mathias is a highly-respected consultant physician and Professor of Neurovascular Medicine, splitting his time between St Mary's Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and consulting at the Hospital of St John and Elizabeth, London. His clinical interests include hypotension, postural tachycardia syndrome, fainting, excessive sweating, and temperature regulation disorders. He is recognised as a leader in the field of autonomic research and has a strong clinical research background. Professor Mathias has been director of two leading departments in the field of neurology, with both national and international referrals. He directed scientists and clinicians in researching the role of the autonomic nervous system in health and disease, and has collaborated with many renowned scientists both in the UK and internationally, from Adelaide, Australia, to Tokyo, Japan.