Mitesh Patel

Biography

Mitesh is an honorary Research Associate in Neuro-Otology and a Lecturer in Basic Medical Science at Queen Mary, University of London. After BSc studies in Applied Biological Sciences at the University of the West of England, he completed a PhD in sensorimotor control and the vestibular system (which is responsible for our spatial awareness, balance, visual acuity and autonomic features through a network of higher level reflexes) at Lund University, Sweden, under the supervision of Professors Mans Magnusson (Senior Consultant ENT Surgeon) and Per-Anders Fransson (Medical Engineer) between July 2007 - May 2009. Being a university hospital, Mitesh had the unique opportunity to gain insights into brain, inner ear (vestibular) and eye movement disorders and engaged in clinical research. The bulk of his publications involved studying motor control and eye movements from physiological interventions (sleep deprivation, alcohol intoxication) and sensory illusions. Following continuation of these studies at Lund University, Mitesh returned to the UK and undertook post-doctoral studies in neuro-otology at Imperial College London under Professor Adolfo Bronstein (Hon. Senior Consultant Neurologist) within Charing Cross Hospital between June 2011-August 2015. Mitesh led a successful clinical trial in the treatment of Meniere's disease (Patel et al., 2016. The Lancet), published numerous studies in neuro-otological disorders and brain mechanisms and lectured (with student acclaim) neuroscience at BSc Biomedical and MBBS students. He also contributed to successful research grants to the MRC and Dunhill Foundations, and small charities, formed part of the clinical diagnostic team in neuro-otology at Charing Cross Hospital and trained doctors and students in scientific and clinical practise. Between July 2015- August 2016, Mitesh took a lectureship at the University of East London where he lectured across human physiology, anatomy and neuroscience at all levels - establishing further student praise in his modes of teaching and clinical application. He returned back to research at Imperial College from August 2016 owing to a lack of research or career opportunity at the University of East London, before becoming an Associate Editor of Nature Reviews Neurology.

Research Interest

Neurology