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Professional statement
Professor Peter Garrard is an expert consultant neurologist and active clinician scientist in London, with a focus on linguistic profiles of disorders of the nervous system. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience, including 15 years as an accredited specialist in neurology. His specialist interests include neurological disorders, cognitive disorders, progressive language disorders, frontotemporal dementia, and early-onset dementia.
In 1990, Professor Garrard received his primary medical qualification from the University of Bristol and subsequently undertook his higher medical training in Edinburgh for surgery and Yeovil for medicine. Once in London, he completed his general medical training before taking on specialist training in neurology in 2000. During this time, Professor Garrard completed his PhD at Cambridge University on language abnormalities in Alzheimer's and other dementias as a Medical Research Council clinical training fellow.
Professor Garrard has completed extensive neuroscience research, and currently holds the position of Professor of Neurology at St George's University of London, where his primary research interest is in the early language changes associated with neurodegenerative dementians, such as Alzheimer's. He is deputy director of the Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute at St George's, and also leads an active dementia research laboratory. Additionally, Professor Garrard has continuously taken on educational roles in his field since becoming a member of the General Medical Council.
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11/08/2024
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Yes, very efficient and we now have a diagnosis which will help with medication.
A D. Verified Patient
03/06/2024
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An example of a very professional investigation I was very satisfied with the recommendation from the professor Garrard
A B. Verified Patient
21/04/2024
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Our consultation with Prof. Garrard had a very calming effect on both of us as we arrived with considerable uncertainties as to where we were with an Altzheimer’s diagnosis. All these were removed and we now have a clear path forward to deal with the immediate future.
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11/02/2024
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I find Professor Garrard most professional with much knowledge in the specific area of the brain He is most flexible with any questions answered and I would highly recommend professor Garrard to someone in need of his professinal opinion and guidance. He is also so down to earth