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Barry Seemungal is a neurologist and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, specializing in brain conditions that affect balance and spatial orientation. Originally from Trinidad, he obtained his PhD in Vestibular Neurosciences from University College London’s Institute of Neurology. He completed postdoctoral training at Imperial College, funded by the Academy Medical Sciences Health Foundation Clinician Scientist Fellowship. Seemungal leads a research group that employs sophisticated vestibular function testing combined with advanced brain imaging and neurophysiology to investigate how brain diseases impair vestibular functions, balance, and self-motion perception. He is actively involved in numerous national and international committees focused on guidelines and diagnostic criteria for brain health, including serving as President of the British Society Neuro-Otology and as a co-chair for the European Academy of Neurology’s Neuro-Otology/Ophthalmology Scientific Panel. His current research projects include studies on Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer’s disease, with a particular focus on developing automated diagnostics for stroke and concussion detection through artificial intelligence. Seemungal's academic contributions underline his commitment to advancing understanding and treatment of vestibular disorders in clinical settings.
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