Centre for Behaviour and Evolution

Dr Anna Basu

Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Background

I am a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at University of Newcastle, UK. I am a member of the Population Health Sciences Institute, and my work aligns with the Children and Families theme. 

Area of expertise: Assessments and interventions in perinatal stroke and CP; paediatric neurology; social prescribing

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Qualifications

BMBCh (Oxford 1997) 

MA (Cambridge 1998)

MRCPCH (London, 2000)

PhD (Newcastle, 2007)

FRCPCH (2014)

Newcastle Teaching Award, FHEA (2021)


Awards

1991 Institute of Biology, UK Award for highest A-level Biology examination mark, Oxford Board

1993 Rushton Vacation Research Studentship (Physiological Society)

1994 Tyars Prize, New Hall, Cambridge University

1994 Green College Graduate Award, Oxford University

1995 Hoffman La Roche Prize for Laboratory Medicine (jointly), Oxford University

2004  Best oral presentation (jointly) at Neuroscience North East meeting  

2006  Best oral presentation (jointly), Paediatric Registrar Research Day, Northern Region

2010  Finalist, Bright Ideas in Health awards (NHS Innovations NE)

2012  Paul Polani Research Award, British Academy of Childhood Disability/RCPCH

2013  Ronnie MacKeith prize, British Paediatric Neurology Association (jointly)

2013  NIHR Clinical Trials Fellowship

2014  NIHR Career Development Fellowship 

2016 Associate Editor, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

2017 Nominated for the John Stoboe Prichard Award, International Child Neurology Association

2024  North East Public Health Conference: SPACE CYP project shortlisted for Overall Contribution to Public Health in the North East        

2024  Mac Keith Press: BACD Poster prize for SPACE CYP project

2025  SPACE CYP winner of Family Health Board Inequalities award, GNCH, Newcastle