Dr Benjamin R Wakerley
MBBS BSc PhD MRCP (neurology) FRCP
Primary medical qualifications and degrees
1997 – BSc in Neuroscience (1st class), University College London, London
2001 – MBBS, Imperial College School of Medicine, London
2003 – MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London
2009 – PhD in Molecular Immunology, Imperial College, London
2012 – MRCP (Neurology), Royal College of Physicians, London
2019 – FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London
Current Post
2021 – Consultant neurologist, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2021 – Director of The Birmingham Headache Centre, Queen ELizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
2021 – Honorary clinical associate professor, University of Birmingham
Research
Dr Wakerley is very interested in research and as well as being involved in on going headache trials has published a number of research papers.
Teaching
Dr Wakerley teaches medical students and also runs the annual Oxford Symposium on Headache. He also regularly gives talks to other healthcare profressionals on the management of headache.
Areas of expertise
Dr Wakerley is a general neurologist with a specialist interest in headache. He is particularly interested in the management of chronic daily headache.