Newcastle University

Qualifications

BMSc         University of Dundee 

MBChB      University of Dundee

MRCP        Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Clinical

Specialty Registrar in Geriatric Medicine with the Northern Deanery currently on Out of Programme Research training. 

Research Interests

Parkinson's disease and PD dementia

Current Work

I am a Clinical Research Fellow undertaking a PhD project investigating the potential role of magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for the development of Parkinson's disease dementia.  This is being undertaken at the Clinical Ageing Research Unit and forms part of the Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Cohorts with Longitudinal Evaluation - Parkinson's disease (ICICLE-PD) study funded by Parkinson's UK and being done in collaboration with Cambridge University.

Funding

Lockhart Parkinson's Disease Research Fellowship

Parkinson's UK

• Duncan GW, Tan MP, Newton JL, Reeve P, Parry SW. Vasovagal syncope in the older person: differences in presentation between older and younger patients. Age and Ageing 2010, 39(4), 465-470.
• Yarnall AJ, Duncan GW, Khoo TK, Burn DJ. Falling short: Underestimation of fracture risk in atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 2012.
• Tan M, Duncan G, Parry S. Head-up Tilt Table Testing: A state-of-the-art review. Minerva Medica 2009, 100(4), 329-338.