Michalis Koutroumanidis
Epileptologist, professor in clinical neurophysiology
Biography
Michalis Koutroumanidis is a neurologist and neurophysiologist. He has led the department of clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy since 2002, and is responsible for the adult epilepsy and the first seizure services, and the electroencephalography (EEG) section.
He is a recognised expert in clinical epileptology and EEG, member of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) committee of clinical neurophysiology, chair of the ILAE task force for the revision of EEG epilepsy classification criteria, and co-director of the advanced ILAE teaching course in epilepsy.
Alongside clinical work he pursues clinical research with several EU and national projects.
Education and training
- Certificate of Completition of Specialist Training (CCST) in clinical neurophysiology, UK, 2000
- CCST in neurology, Athens, Greece, 1992
Research interests
- First seizure
- Clinical-EEG interface in the diagnosis, management, prognosis in adult epilepsy
- Sleep and epilepsy
- Multimodal monitoring of the patient with seizures
- Non-convulsive status epilepticus
Contact
Secretary: Nicola Cifuentes
Phone: 020 7188 3954
Specialist interests
- First seizure diagnosis and management/treatment
- Adult epileptology (clinical and EEG aspects)
- Diagnostic video EEG/telemetry
- Diagnostic full EEG montage polysomnography
Last updated: January 2023