Medical Specialisation at the London Hospital

Michael Swash is Professor of Neurology at the Institute of Neuroscience, University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Emeritus Professor of Neurology at Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, UK. He studied at the London Hospital Medical College, UK, the University of Virginia School of Medicine, USA, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA, and Washington University, USA. He has taught in universities and hospitals across the world and has published more than 750 research papers, and 14 books on clinical medicine, neurology and neuroscience. He has extensive experience in NHS administration and served as Medical Director of the London Hospital NHS Trust. He has been honorary advisor to patient-centred organisations in Britain, Europe, Australia, Japan, and the USA; and was Chairman of the NHS Research Ethics Committee for East London and of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, UK. For 20 years, he was Chief Medical Officer at SwissRe Life and Health in London, UK. As Medical Director of the Royal London NHS Trust, he led the merger with St Bartholomew's Hospital.