Teaching
I have experience of a number of teaching methods, including small group teaching, case-based discussions and lectures.
My experiences are: a) undergraduate teaching including clinical skills, clinical (OSCE) and written examinations, educator of Advanced Medical Practice (SAMP) students, research and scholarship supervisor; b) postgraduate teaching includes small group clinical teaching and lecturers of resident doctors, supervision of MSc, MRes and PhD students.
Supervised Medical/MSc/MRes Students:
1) 2023-2024: Alyssa Shiramba: MRes student in Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine (UoL). Project: “MRI guided focused ultrasound for essential tremor: a systematic review”. Co-supervisor: Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre). The results of the project are published in Movement Disorders Journal.
2) 2022-2023: Anjum Aarifa Khanom: MRes student in Clinical Sciences (UoL). Project: “Cervical Dystonia Patients with Psychiatric Disorders Show More Motor and less Non-Motor Improvement after DBS surgery”. The results of the project are published in Deep Brain Stimulation Journal.
3) 2022: Sana Kalathil: 4th year Medical (UoL), elective placement.
4) 2021-2022: Wajeeh-Ur-Rehman Kashif: RS 3 (Research & Scholarship MBChB programme) student (UoL). Project: “Does Directional Deep Brain Stimulation Lead to Better Symptom Relief and Quality of Life in Cervical Dystonia compared to non-directional stimulation?”. Co-supervisor: Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre).
5) 2021-2022: Anjum Aarifa Khanom: RS 3 (Research & Scholarship MBChB programme) student (UoL). Project: "Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus (GPi) Deep Brain Stimulation for Cervical Dystonia: Effects on Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms within 5 Years Follow”. Co-supervisor: Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre). The results of the project are published in Journal of Neurological Sciences.
6) 2020-2021: Harry Sharples: MRes student in Biomedical Sciences & Translational Medicine student (UoL). Project “White matter alterations of the motor heterogeneity in early de novo Parkinson's disease: a connectometry study”.
Co-supervisor: Prof. Simon Keller (Professor in Neuroimaging).
7) 2020-2021: Rakshanda Sadavarte: RS 3 (Research & Scholarship MBChB programme) student (UoL). Project: “Anatomical alterations of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s Disease: State of art and future perspectives of neuroimaging studies”. Co-supervisor: Prof. Simon Keller (Professor in Neuroimaging).
8) 2019-2020: Hilary Shepherd: first year medical student at University of Liverpool engaged in the NeuroSoc (Neurology & Neurosurgery Society) / INSPIRE programme. Project: “Impulse control disorder in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation; an assessment pre and post-surgery”. Co-supervisor: Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre). The results of the project are published in Journal of Neurological Sciences.
9) 2019-2020: Rakshanda Sadavarte: second year medical student of University of Liverpool engaged in the NeuroSoc (Neurology & Neurosurgery Society) / INSPIRE programme. Project: “Combined Botulinum Toxin and Gpi DBS therapy in intractable cervical dystonia: a single centre experience and review of literature”. Co-supervisor: Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre).
10) 2019-2021: Phoebe Ellis - Janet Dube - Timothy Tan: RS 3 (2019-2020) and RS 4 (2020-2021) (Research & Scholarship MBChB programme) students at UoL. Project: “A randomised pilot study for a computer-based, non-pharmalogical, cognitive intervention for motor slowing and motor fatigue in Parkinson’s Disease” Co-supervisors: Prof. Charles Leek (Prof of Psychology) and Dr Rhys Davis (Consultant Neurologist, The Walton Centre).
Neurology Trainees/Fellows
1) 2023-2024: Dr Vita Marshtupa, Neurologist and PhD Student at Shupyk National Healthcare University (Ukraine), Grantee for the program entitled “Visiting Trainee Grant Program” of the Movement Disorder Society.
2) 2023: Dr Mariana Andriievska, Neurologist and PhD Student at Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University (Ukraine), Grantee for the program entitled “Visiting Trainee Grant Program” of the Movement Disorder Society.
3) 2023-2024: Dr Stephen McKeever, Academic Clinical Fellow – Internal Medicine Trainee, I have been the educational supervisor during the rotation in Neurology.
4) 2022-2023: Dr Rajish Shil, Academic Clinical Fellow – Internal Medicine Trainee, I have been the educational supervisor during the rotation in Neurology.
5) 2020: Dr Valeria Sajin, Resident in Neurology at the Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology Department of Schön Klinik Neustadt in Germany / PhD-Student at the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Republic of Moldova, visiting fellow of the deep brain stimulation service at Walton Centre.
6) 2019-2020: Dr Nestor Nsengiyumva, Neurology Trainee and PhD Student at Rostov State Medical University (Russia), Grantee for the program entitled “Visiting Trainee Grant Program” of the Movement Disorder Society.
PhD students
1) 2024-ongoing: Ms Dyonisia Kasiani, PhD programme: Doctoral Training Network in Technologies for Healthy Ageing (UoL).
Title: Remote Gait Evaluation for People with Parkinson’s Disease.
Co-supervisors: Prof Heba Lakany (UoL) and Dr Kris D’Aout (UoL)
2) 2021-ongoing: Mr Yehia Ibrahim, PhD Programme: Doctoral Training Network in Technologies for Healthy Ageing (UoL).
Title: Will AI Identify Retinal Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Central Nervous System Neurodegeneration.
Co-supervisors: Prof Yalin Zhang (UoL), Prof Yaochun Shen (UoL), Dr Vito Romano (University of Brescia, Italy) and Dr Rodolfo Sardone (Research Institute De Bellis, Castellana Grotte, Italy).
3) 2021-ongoing: Mr Luke Andrews: PhD Programme: iCASE MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership with Boston Scientific (UoL).
Title: Predicting motor impairment and neurosurgical treatment success in Parkinson’s disease using advanced neuroimaging techniques.
Co-supervisors: Prof Simon Keller (UoL) and Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (The Walton Centre).
4) 2021-ongoing: Ms Bethany Facer: Anatomical Society PhD studentship.
Title: In-vivo dissection of white matter pathways in Parkinson’s disease: tracking progressive degeneration and biomarkers of treatment success.
Co-supervisors: Prof Simon Keller (UoL) and Mr Jibril Osman-Farah (The Walton Centre).
Mentorship Activities
1) 2025-onoging: Faculty Member of the NIHR Mentorship Programme
2) 2024-2025: LEAP- MDS (leadership training program of the Movement Disorders Society) mentor; mentee : Dr Alexandra Boogers (Consultant Neurologist, Belgium)
3) 2019-2020: Mrs Clare McCarroll, Senior Physiotherapist in the Intensive Community Care Team (ICCT) at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust, enrolled in the NIHR Clinical Research Networks North West Coast Early Career Research Pathway