Dr David Francis
Consultant Neurologist
BSc (Hons), MB ChB (Hons), FRCP, PhD
"Spire Little Aston Hospital is my only private hospital base at which I have built up a professional rapport with colleagues and staff extending over 30 years."
Specialises in
Virtual consultations:
Languages spoken
English
I have over 25 years of clinical neurology experience and subspecialty training in Neurophysiology, I am able to assess all common, and uncommon, neurological problems from initial consultation, to diagnosis and treatment. My clinical interests include; epilepsy, headache, memory disorders, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, muscle disease, neuropathy, Parkinson’s disease.
I trained in neurology at the National Hospital, Queen Square and Guy's Hospital, London. My PhD was awarded by the University of London following research on the immunogenetics of multiple sclerosis at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square. I have been a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians since 1996 and I was appointed as a Consultant Neurologist and Senior Lecturer in Neurology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and the Manor Hospital in Walsall in 1990.
I retired from NHS practice in August 2015. However, I have maintained his links with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. I have continued to attend weekly meetings at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where my colleagues (neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and specialist nurses) discuss complex cases. These weekly meetings are also an important element in the continuing in-service training which is vital and mandatory for all practicing physicians.
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr David Francis at Spire include:
Neurology
Other treatments
Spire Little Aston Hospital is only able to provide Covid-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. Covid-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
I have contributed to numerous publications and book chapters, and I have had several articles published on multiple sclerosis. I have also been the principal investigator for clinical trials involving Interferon-beta, Copaxone and other therapeutic agents at the multiple sclerosis research clinic in Birmingham.
I live in Central Birmingham. My wife and I are regular patrons of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Welsh National Opera and are friends of the Hippodrome Theatre. We both enjoy keeping fit at our local gym.
Telephone | 0121 580 7119 |
admin@theneuropractice.co.uk | |
Website | https://theneuropractice.co.uk/ |
Private secretary | Vicki Francis |
Private secretary telephone | 07956 435 689 |
Private secretary email | vicki.francis55@gmail.com |