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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (UCL)
Stroke specialist, professor at UCL Queen Square, NIHR Senior Investigator.
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Information on Prof. David J. Werring
Professor David Werring is a Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and Professor of Clinical Neurology at UCL, specialising in intracerebral haemorrhage and cerebral small-vessel disease.
Education & training: Neurology and stroke-medicine training in London culminating in senior academic appointment at UCL Queen Square.
Clinical interests: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, anticoagulation decisions after stroke, and imaging-led secondary prevention pathways.
Research, teaching & leadership: Head of the UCL Stroke Research Centre and Chief Investigator of OPTIMAS, a large multicentre randomised trial defining the timing of DOAC initiation after AF-related ischaemic stroke, with primary results published in The Lancet in 2024.
Service & systems: Develops standardised imaging and treatment protocols across NHS stroke services with outcome monitoring and patient-reported measures.
Selected publications & contributions: Extensive peer-reviewed output in haemorrhagic stroke and small-vessel disease, national guidelines input and invited lectures internationally.
