
Clinical Staff
Professor Ludvic Zrinzo
Head of the Functional Neurosurgery Unit
UCL Professor of functional neurosurgery
Consultant neurosurgeon, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square
Professor Patricia Limousin
UCL Professor of neurology
Consultant neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square
Professor Tom Foltynie
UCL Professor of neurology
Consultant neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square
Mr Jonathan Hyam
Consultant neurosurgeon, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square
Mr Harith Akram
Consultant neurosurgeon, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square
Ms Marie Krueger
Consultant neurosurgeon, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square
Tim Grover
Clinical Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Tabitha Bryant
Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Joseph Candelario
Movement Disorders Clinical Nurse Specialist
Catherine Milabo
Movement Disorders Clinical Nurse Specialist
Maricel Salazar
Movement Disorders Clinical Nurse Specialist
John Esperida
Movement Disorders Clinical Nurse Specialist
Elina Tripoliti, BSc, MSc, Phd
Elina Tripoliti is a Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working with the Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and a Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, UCL.
She is responsible for treating communication and swallowing problems in patients with Movement Disorders, mainly PD, PSP, MSA and Dystonia. She provides intensive therapies such as the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (www.lsvtglobal.com) and the Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (https://emst150.com) and she has been a pioneer in delivering therapy through the internet. She founded the Movement Disorders Speech Lab for the investigation of acoustical, perceptual and aerodynamic aspects of speech.
She has a degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in Speech & Language Therapy from City University, London. She was awarded her PhD in Neurological studies from UCL Institute of Neurology in 2010 (with Professor Limousin as a mentor and supervisor) investigating the speech changes after Deep Brain Stimulation for patients with PD and Dystonia.
She is a founding member and a Trustee of the Sing for Joy Choir (https://singforjoychoirs.org.uk), and a firm advocate of the role of music, singing and dancing in speech rehabilitation.
Professional Services
Linda Taib
Unit PA
Tel: 020 3448 8723
Email: l.taib@ucl.ac.uk
Haris Charalambous
Multidisciplinary Unit Co-ordinator
Tel: 0203 448 8730
Sivagini Puvichandran
Admin Co-ordinator (Secretary to Mr Harith Akram and Mr Jonathan Hyam)
Tel: 0203 448 8740
Arinola Ogundeji
Admin Co-ordinator (Secretary to Professor Ludvic Zrinzo and Professor Tom Foltynie)
Tel: 0203 448 8726
Jakeer Alam
Admin co-ordinator (Secretary to Professor Patricia Limousin)
Tel: 0203 448 8719
Faisa Noon
Admin Co-ordinator
Tel: 0203 448 8737
Former members
Professor (Emeritus) Marwan Hariz
Former head of the Functional Neurosurgery Unit
Professor (Emeritus) Marjan Jahanshahi
Cognitive-Motor Neuroscience group leader