Neurophysiology investigates the function of the nervous system to assist in the diagnosis and monitoring of neurological disorders. There are three main groups of investigations, with a number of tests available in each.
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography (EMG)
- Evoked Potential
The Neurophysiology Directorate consists of two departments; one covering adult services, located on the ground floor of MRI, the other covering children’s services, located on the first floor of RMCH. There is a small team of specialist, dedicated staff; the majority of whom work between both departments.
Staff
Management Team
- Directorate Manager / Clinical Physiologist – Joanne Finnigan
- Consultant Neurophysiologist / Clinical Lead – Dr Ronan MacDonagh
Consultants
- Consultant Neurophysiologist / Clinical Lead – Dr Ronan MacDonagh
- Consultant Neurophysiologist – Dr Athi Ponnusamy
- Consultant Neurophysiologist – Dr Venkat Garikipati
- Consultant Neurophysiologist – Dr Andy Marshall
Lead Clinical Physiologists
- Lead for Video Telemetry / Clinical Physiologist – Sarah Doyle
- Lead for Paediatric Spinal Monitoring / Clinical Physiologist – Kathryn Wilkinson
Admin Team
- Directorate Secretary / Consultant PA – Kathryn Gaynor
- Reception / Administration RMCH – Cath McGrath
Contacts
The departments are open between 8.30 and 4.30, Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours please leave a message on the answerphone.
Adult Neurophysiology MRI
- Tel: 0161 276 4564 (internal 64564) or 0161 276 4386 (internal 64386)
- Fax: 0161 276 6054 (internal 66054)
Paediatric Neurophysiology RMCH
- Tel: 0161 701 7750 (internal 17750)
- Fax: 0161 701 7753 (internal 17753)
Adult Neurophysiology
The adult neurophysiology department is on the ground floor of MRI in Zone F.
The department is fully accessible.