I am a Consultant Neurologist at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and a Professor of Neuroscience at Manchester Metropolitan University. I jointly run the Greater Manchester Advanced Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders service and am lead Neurologist on the Greater Manchester Deep Brain Stimulation Programme. I was recently appointed Chair of the World Parkinson and Movement Disorders Evidence Based Medicine Committee. This committee performs evidence based medicine reviews and produces guidelines for best-practice management of Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. My research interests including using Deep Brain Stimulation to understand motor control in health and disease.