About the team
Learn more about the team working on the study
Chief Investigators
Professor Khalida Ismail
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London
Professor Vanessa Raymont
Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London
Professor Vanessa Raymont
Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Project Manager
Jurate Wall, King’s College London
Study Administrator
Shu-Jen Leung, King’s College London
Trial Statisticians, Clinical Trials Unit, King’s College London
Professor Richard Emsley (lead)
NIHR Research Professor
Dr Nicholas Beckley-Hoeschler
Lecturer
Dr Meredith Martyn
NIHR Research Professor
Dr Nicholas Beckley-Hoeschler
Lecturer
Dr Meredith Martyn
Lead Health Economist
Dr Barbara Barrett
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London
Lead Pharmacologist
Professor David Taylor
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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King's College Hospital
London, South East, Kent & Medway Region
Principal Investigator
Mr Aminul Ahmed
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Dr Michael Dilley
Consultant Neuropsychiatrist in Brain Injury
Dr David Okai
Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
St George's Hospital
London, South West and Surrey Region
Principal Investigator
Dr Akshay Nair
Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
St Mary's Hospital
London, North West Region
Principal Investigator
Professor Mark Wilson
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Dr Lucia Li
Consultant Neurologist
Royal London Hospital
London, North East & Essex Region
Principal Investigator
Mr Chris Uff
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Dr Brent Elliott
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Thames Valley Region
Principal Investigator
Professor Vanessa Raymont
Consultant Psychiatrist
Alex Novak
Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
North West Midlands & North Wales Region
Principal Investigator
Professor Antonio Belli
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Salford Royal Infirmary
Greater Manchester Region
Principal Investigator
Mr Daniel Holsgrove
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Professor Damien Longson
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
Royal Preston Hospital
Lancashire & South Cumbria Region
Principal Investigator
Mr Nicholas Parks
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Northern Region
Principal Investigator
Mr Damian Holliman
Consultant Neurosurgeon
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough
Northern Region
Principal Investigator
Dr Laura Turner
Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine
Doctoral Research Fellows
Dr Jennifer Burgess
Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry
University of Newcastle
Mr Frazer O’Brien
Specialist Register in Neurosurgery
Preston Hospital and King’s College London
Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry
University of Newcastle
Mr Frazer O’Brien
Specialist Register in Neurosurgery
Preston Hospital and King’s College London
Clinical Research Fellows
Mr Hazem Eid
Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Jomana Abdelhalim, King’s College London
Dr Stephanie Zhang, King’s College London
Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Jomana Abdelhalim, King’s College London
Dr Stephanie Zhang, King’s College London
Professional Placement Students Academic year 2024-2025 (in alphabetical order)
Anniss Bates, Birmingham City University
Hayden Chambers, King’s College London
Shaneh Clark, King’s College London
Bethan Poole, Birmingham City University
Hannah Quinn, Newcastle University
Shreya Rajeev, King’s College London
Hayden Chambers, King’s College London
Shaneh Clark, King’s College London
Bethan Poole, Birmingham City University
Hannah Quinn, Newcastle University
Shreya Rajeev, King’s College London