Dr Finbar O'Callaghan

MA MB ChB MSc PhD FRCPCH FRCP

Reader in Paediatric Neurology, University of Bristol

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Education and Training:

• Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians, 2010
• Fellowship of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2004
• PhD in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Bath, 2002
• MSc in Epidemiology, University of London, 1997
• Diploma of the London Schl. of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1997
• Royal College of Physicians, London, UK 1993
• MB ChB University of Bristol, 1990
• BA and MA (Oxon) in Modern History, University of Oxford, 1983 and 1988

Academic & Research Activity:

• Broad training in epidemiology via Wellcome Trust Training Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology with successful completion of MSc and PhD theses.
• Previous positions as Developmental Epidemiologist (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford) and Research Epidemiologist (MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton)
• Successful completion and publication of various epidemiological studies including prevalence studies, cohort studies and randomised clinical trials.
• Grant income to date circa £1.5m.
• Approximately 50 peer-reviewed articles, with many more published abstracts, letters and spoken presentations.
• Jointly leading international research project in treatment of infantile epilepsy and national study of the outcome of childhood stroke
• MacKeith Prize winner of British Paediatric Neurology Association for outstanding young researcher (2005).
• Peer review for many journals including Lancet, BMJ, Pediatrics, Archives of Diseases in Childhood and Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
• Director of Child Health Course at University of Bristol Medical School with responsibility for curriculum development, exams and assessments.
• External examiner at Universities of Cambridge, Newcastle and Nottingham for research degrees (MD, PhD).
• Founder member and Chair of British Paediatric Neurology Surveillance Unit

Paediatric Neurology:

• Head of Dept., Department of Paediatric Neurology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children 2004-2008.
• Training in Paediatric Neurology at Southampton with award of CCST in Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology in May 2003.
• Running Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) courses for fellow professionals in the South West of England.
• Fellowship in Neonatology in University of Toronto.

Special interests:

Tuberous sclerosis complex, epilepsy, stroke in children, early childhood environment and future neurological performance.