Dr. Barry Seemungal

Assistant Professor

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.