Clinical Expertise & Specialisms
Medical & Scientific Advisory Board
Neurologist
Parkinson's Disease
Qualification
FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin), MD, DSc
Contact Info
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Prof. K. Ray Chaudhuri – Parkinson’s Specialist in London
Prof K Ray Chaudhuri is a top Parkinson’s specialist in London, internationally recognised for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease and management of restless leg syndrome. With decades of clinical experience, he is widely regarded as a leading authority in Parkinson’s care, combining advanced research with compassionate, patient-centred treatment.
As a senior consultant neurologist, Prof Chaudhuri has played a pivotal role in shaping modern Parkinson’s management, supporting patients with both early and advanced stages of the condition through evidence-based, personalised care at Dementech.
Prof K. Ray Chaudhuri currently serves as the Lead Clinician for Movement Disorders at Dementech, while also seeing patients at King’s College Hospital London in Dubai, providing expert care in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders.
Leadership & Research in Parkinson’s Care & Neurology
In addition to his clinical work, Prof Chaudhuri is a globally recognised leader in Parkinson’s research and education. He is the founding Chairman of the International Movement Disorders Society Non-motor Study Group and member MDS-ES Education and palliative care committee and ex Chair of the MDS Membership and Public Relations committee as well as member MDS congress scientific programme committee (2013–2017).
He is a fellow of the European Academy of Neurology. He is the founding and consulting editor and ex editor-in- chief of the Nature group Nature Parkinson’s journal as well as guest Editor for special editions of Frontiers in Neurology, Journal of Personalised Medicine, Movement Disorders in Older Adults (Geriatrics) and Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, reviewer for all mainstream Movement Disorders journals as well as JAMA, Neurology, Annals of Neurology, BMJ, Brain, Lancet and JNNP. He serves as an advisor (MHRA health technology and scientific advisor) to NICE as well as GMC, Parkinson’s UK and EPDA.
Professor Chaudhuri is the author of over 500 papers (4th most published author in the world in PD 2022,Expertscape) , co-editor of five books on Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome and winner of the BMA book prize commendation in 2015 and 2017. He won the Andrew Wilson Prize for services to RLS patients by RLS:UK, William Koller Memorial Fund Award by MDS, the 2018 Van Andel award in the USA for outstanding nonmotor research contribution in Parkinson, as well as NIHR/Royal College of Physicians London award for outstanding research leadership in 2017.
He has been a guest lecturer worldwide including Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, India, Africa, USA, Russia and Europe. Since 2020 he is lead for Equality Diversity charter for NIHR London South Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) and Honorary Member for the Movement Disorders Society in 2021, one of 5 from the UK. In 2022 he was awarded UK NHS Gold merit clinical impact award and is currently ranked no 1 from the UK for publications related to Parkinson’s (Expertscape-Parkinson’s disease) .
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