Consultant neurologists
Diagnosis and explanation of functional neurological disorder, and how that sits alongside other neurological conditions.
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Medical Advisory Panel
A small multidisciplinary group advising FND Connect on the accuracy of our information. Dr Ioannis Mavroudis, Consultant Neurologist, is the first member. We are now inviting GPs, occupational therapists and physiotherapists to join him.
Consultant Neurologist · MD, PhD, FRCP
Dr Ioannis Mavroudis
Dr Ioannis Mavroudis is a Consultant Neurologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds. He is the first appointed member of the FND Connect Medical Advisory Panel.
At Leeds he leads the concussion clinic and works with the FND service. His clinical and research interests include functional neurological disorder, traumatic brain injury, concussion and cognitive neurology. He has published widely in those areas, including peer-reviewed papers and books.
He qualified in medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he also completed a PhD in neuromorphology, and he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Alongside his NHS work he is Medical Director of Sigma-Pi Healthcare, seeing patients in Leeds and at 10 Harley Street, London.
On this panel he advises FND Connect on whether our public information is clinically fair, and on where its limits are. The appointment is personal. It does not mean Leeds Teaching Hospitals, the University of Leeds or the NHS endorses FND Connect.
- NHS practiceConsultant Neurologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Leads the concussion clinic and works with the FND service.
- UniversityHonorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds.
- Clinical focusFunctional neurological disorder, traumatic brain injury, concussion and general neurology.
- RegistrationGeneral Medical Council 7123291.
Open invitations
Join the panel
We are forming the group around the professions people with FND meet most often. Applications are read before anyone is appointed. A name is published only after appointment, and only with that person’s agreement.
General practitioners
The clinicians people see first, and the ones who hold the longer picture between specialist appointments.
Apply as a GPOccupational therapists
Day-to-day function, fatigue, work, education and the practical adjustments people actually use.
Apply as an occupational therapistPhysiotherapists
Movement, mobility and rehabilitation that can cope with symptoms which change from day to day.
Apply as a physiotherapistNeurophysiotherapists, neuropsychiatrists, psychologists, speech and language therapists and other relevant clinicians can apply with another discipline. Choose the closest match on the form.
A clear brief
What the panel is asked to do
The advice we are looking for
- Read our public explanations and say where they are fair, unclear or misleading
- Suggest evidence and wording for patient-facing pages
- Comment on training and patient information before it is published
- Advise on the limits of tools such as symptom diaries and appointment notes
- Point out gaps in safeguarding and when someone should seek urgent care
- Help us see the gaps between neurology, general practice, occupational therapy and physiotherapy
The limits of the appointment
- Membership is personal. It does not mean an employer, a university or the NHS endorses FND Connect.
- The panel does not run FND Connect, and it is not an NHS committee.
- Appointing one clinician is not a claim that every page has been clinically signed off.
- This page is not a way to book a member’s clinic. For your own care, speak with a clinician who knows you.