About
Dr Prashanth Reddy is a highly acclaimed consultant in geriatric medicine and general medicine, with a particular interest in neurogeriatrics, working privately at London Bridge Hospital, Lister Hospital and at Guthrie Clinic at King's College Hospital, a major teaching hospital in London. He specialises in treating elderly patients with complex medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia, restless leg syndrome, dementia and stroke. He has vast experience (>15 years) with advanced therapies for Parkinson’s disease such as Apomorphine, intra-jejunal levodopa infusion (Duodopa) and DBS.
Dr Reddy graduated from Bangalore Medical School in 2000 and moved to the UK for specialist training. He obtained his MRCP in 2005 and pursued a research MD from King's College London and the Institute of Psychiatry. He published his first-ever comparative study on advanced therapies in Parkinson's.
He is currently the lead consultant for the acute health and ageing unit at King’s College Hospital and works at the International Parkinson's Centre of Excellence which focuses on high quality clinical and translational work addressing non-motor aspects of Parkinson's disease. He is also the neuro-gerontology liaison between the neurology and gerontology services at King's. He has integrated the care provided for patients with Parkinson's, dementia and stroke under one roof in a novel neuro-geriatric clinic, the first of its kind in the UK.
Dr Reddy teaches at King's College London and has published several research papers, review articles and book chapters in the field of movement disorders. He has a research interest in the field of Parkinson’s disease and is able to continue his research interest with the help of the Clinical Research Network (CRN) in London.
Education
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MBBS
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MRCP
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MD(Res)
Experience
He is currently a consultant at King’s College Hospital and works at the International Parkinson's Centre of Excellence which focuses on high quality clinical and translational work addressing non-motor aspects of Parkinson's disease. He is also the neuro-gerontology liaison between the neurology and gerontology services at King's. He has integrated the care provided for patients with Parkinson's, dementia and stroke under one roof in a novel neuro-geriatric clinic, the first of its kind in the UK.
Dr Reddy teaches at King's College London and has published several research papers, review articles and book chapters in the field of movement disorders. He has a research interest in the field of Parkinson’s disease and continues his research interests with the help of the Clinical Research Network (CRN) in London.
Expertise
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Dementia and delirium
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Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, tics, myoclonus, chorea and other movement disorders
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Restless leg syndrome (RLS)
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Stroke medicine
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Publications
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Dafsari HS, Reddy P, Herchenbach C, Wawro S, Petry-Schmelzer JN, Visser-Vandewalle V, Rizos A, Silverdale M, Ashkan K, Samuel M, Evans J, Huber CA, Fink GR, Antonini A, Chaudhuri KR, Martinez-Martin P, Timmermann L, IPMDS Non-Motor Symptoms Study Group. (2016)'Beneficial Effects of Bilateral Subthalamic Stimulation on Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease',Brain stimulation,9,(1):78-85
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Martinez-Martin P, Reddy P, Katzenschlager R, Antonini A, Todorova A, Odin P, Henriksen T, Martin A, Calandrella D, Rizos A, Bryndum N, Glad A, Dafsari HS, Timmermann L, Ebersbach G, Kramberger MG, Samuel M, Wenzel K, Tomantschger V, Storch A, Reichmann H, Pirtosek Z, Trost M, Svenningsson P, Palhagen S, Volkmann J, Chaudhuri KR (2015)'EuroInf: a multicenter comparative observational study of apomorphine and levodopa infusion in Parkinson's disease',Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society,30,(4):510-6
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Reddy P, Martinez-Martin P, Brown RG, Chaudhuri KR, Lin JP, Selway R, Forgacs I, Ashkan K, Samuel M (2014)'Perceptions of symptoms and expectations of advanced therapy for Parkinson's disease: preliminary report of a Patient-Reported Outcome tool for Advanced Parkinson's disease (PRO-APD)',Health and quality of life outcomes,12,():11
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Ashkan K, Samuel M, Reddy P, Ray Chaudhuri K (2013)'The impact of deep brain stimulation on the nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease',Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996),120,(4):639-42
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Reddy P, Martinez-Martin P, Rizos A, Martin A, Faye GC, Forgacs I, Odin P, Antonini A, Chaudhuri KR (2012)'Intrajejunal levodopa versus conventional therapy in Parkinson disease: motor and nonmotor effects',Clinical neuropharmacology,35,(5):205-7
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Martinez-Martin P, Reddy P, Antonini A, Henriksen T, Katzenschlager R, Odin P, Todorova A, Naidu Y, Tluk S, Chandiramani C, Martin A, Chaudhuri KR (2011)'Chronic subcutaneous infusion therapy with apomorphine in advanced Parkinson's disease compared to conventional therapy: a real life study of non motor effect',Journal of Parkinson's disease,1,(2):197-203
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Haq IZ, Naidu Y, Reddy P, Chaudhuri KR (2010)'Narcolepsy in Parkinson's disease',Expert review of neurotherapeutics,10,(6):879-84