Please see below for a list of Ataxia UK Accredited Ataxia Centres of Excellence which are centres with expertise in the care of people with ataxia and ataxia research. If attending one of these centres is not a feasible option for you, we have created a list of neurologists with an interest in ataxias to help signpost you and/or your doctor to the nearest neurologist with an interest in ataxia. Please speak to your GP or neurologist to discuss whether a referral is appropriate.*
For a printable PDF of this list please click here.
(*All specialists listed are neurologists unless stated otherwise)
(†Leaflets for the Accredited Ataxia Centres are available from the office and include information about ataxia specialist nurses)
List of clinicians at Ataxia UK Accredited Ataxia Centres of Excellence
To read more about these centres click here.
Adult specialists:
Prof Paola Giunti, Dr Rajith de Silva, Dr Hector Garcia-Moreno and Dr Michael Parkinson
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG
Tel: 0203 448 3100
NHS (private if available – please check)
Prof Marios Hadjivassiliou
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield S10 2JF
Tel: 0114 271 2502
NHS only
Dr Priya Darshni Shanmugarajah
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
Department of Neurology
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield S10 2JF
Tel: 0114 271 3708
NHS only
Prof Andrea Nemeth (Clinical Geneticist), Prof George Tofaris and Prof Carlo Rinaldi
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford OX3 9DU
Tel Prof Tofaris: 01865 231295
Tel Prof Nemeth: 01865 220624, option 5
NHS only
Paediatric specialists:
Prof Paola Giunti at The Accredited Ataxia Centre at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery has a Paediatric clinic with Dr Shpresa Pula
Referrals to:
Prof Paola Giunti
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
Tel: 0203 448 3100
NHS only
Dr Santosh R Mordekar
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Ryegate Children's Centre
Tapton Crescent
Sheffield S10 5DD
Tel: 0114 2260675
Fax: 0114 2678296
(Works closely with the adult Sheffield Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellence – see above)
NHS only
Dr Martin Smith (Paediatric Neurologist) and Prof Andrea Nemeth (Clinical Geneticist)
Accredited Ataxia Centre of Excellenceâ€
Department of Clinical Genetics, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ
Tel Dr Smith: 01865 221579
(Prof Nemeth also runs a joint adult ataxia clinic with the neurologist Prof Tofaris – see above)
NHS only
List of clinicians with an interest in ataxia
Dr Shakya Bhattacharjee FRCP(UK)
Consultant Neurologist and Movement disorders Â
Department of Neurology Â
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Â
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustÂ
Mindelsohn WayÂ
Birmingham B15 2GW
Tel (secretary) 01216272000
NHS only
Prof Rita Horvath MD, PhD
Director of Research (Clinical) - Genetics of Rare Neurological Disorders
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
Box 165, Addenbrooke`s Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge CB2 0QQ
Tel: 01223 331165
NHS only
Dr Paul Worth
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge (NHS)
NHS secretary 01223216760
The Spire, Cambridge Lee Hospital (Private)
Private secretary: 01954202111
Appointments: 01223266990
The Spire South Bank, Worcester (Private)Â
Appointments: 01905 350003Â
Email:Â Worcester_Neurology@proton.meÂ
Circle Droitwich Spa Hospital (Private)Â
Appointments: 01905 885769Â
Email:Â Worcester_Neurology@proton.meÂ
Dr Rajith de Silva
Queen’s Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex RM7 0AG
Tel (secretary - NHS referrals): 01708 435044
Private and NHS
Dr Michael Bonello
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Lower Lane
Fazakerley
Liverpool L9 7LJ
Tel: 0151 525 3611
NHS only
Prof Henry Houlden
Institute of Neurology
Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG
Tel: 02034483141 or 02034484249
NHS only
Also weekly MSA and complex ataxia clinic
Prof Nicholas Wood
Institute of Neurology
Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG
Tel: 0203 448 4255
Private and NHS
Dr Yi Shiau Ng
Directorate of Neurosciences
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle NE1 4LP
Tel (secretary for neurogenetics): 0191 2823111
NHS only
Accepts referrals from Cumbria, North East England and North Yorkshire
Dr Boyd Ghosh and Dr Luke Massey
Wessex Neurological centre
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton SO16 6DY
Tel (secretary) 02381206007
NHS only
GP referrals would have to go through eRS at Southampton, consultant to consultant referrals are by letter directly
Dr John McKinley and Dr Seamus Kearney
Level 6 out-patients
Royal Victoria Hospital
Grosvenor Road
Belfast BT12 6BA
Tel: 02890 633475
NHS only
Dr Richard Davenport
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh EH4 2XU
Tel (secretary): 0131 537 2072
Fax: 0131 537 1132
Private and NHS: Accepts referrals for specialist input at diagnosis. For ongoing management would recommend a local referral to a movement disorder specialist.
Prof Neil Robertson
Dept. of Neurology, C4 Neurology
University Hospital Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff CF14 4XN
Tel: 029 20 74 5403
NHS only
Dr Mark Wardle
Department of Neurology
University Hospital Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff CF14 4XW
Tel (secretary - Natalie Doney): 02920745274
NHS only
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