| Name: | Dr Alan Carson | | Qualifications: | MBChB MPhil MD FRCPsych | | Work Address: | Robert Fergusson Unit
Morningside Park
Edinburgh
EH10 5HF | | Post: | Consultant Neuropsychiatrist | | Work Telephone: | 0131 537 6896 | | Fax Number: | | | Email: | a.carson@ed.ac.uk | | | | Information: | | Alan is the Lothian regional lead for the SMHRN. His current post is Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Part time Senior Lecturer. He runs a Scottish national service for brain injured patients (the Robert Fergusson Unit) and a regional general neuropsychiatric service. He is also depute chairman of the Scottish Managed Clinical Network for Acquired Brain Injury and is on the editorial board of ‘Brain Injury’. | | | | Research Interests: | | His primary research interest is in functional neurological symptoms. Along with colleagues Jon Stone and Michael Sharpe he has published an influential body of work looking at conceptual issues, epidemiology and treatment. He has authored chapters on neuropsychiatry in leading international textbooks and contributes regularly to undergraduate and postgraduate education. |
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