Dr. Tamara Shiner

Head of the service for advanced treatments in Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive neurology unit


Education

Medical School: University of Birmingham Medical School, United Kingdom
PhD: University College London

Specialization

• Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
• Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square)
• St Georges University Hospital and Medical School
• Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Known expertise

Neurology

Continuing education

2008-2011 - PhD in Neuroscience from University College London.
Clinical Research Fellow (funded by Medical Research council) Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, (UCL)
2005-2007- Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) UK

Clinical experience

2016 - ongoing: Specialist in Neurology, Movement Disorders Unit and the Center for Memory and Attention Disorders.

2012-2015 - Neurology resident Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
2011-2012 -  Specialist Registrar (senior resident) in Neurology, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust
2008-2011 -  Movement Disorders Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square), London
2005-2008 - Neurology residency rotation London (UK)
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square St Georges NHS Foundation trust, Homerton University Hospital
2004-2005 -  General medicine residency
2003-2004 - Internship in general medicine, neurology and surgery

Academic experience

2012 - ongoing -   Teaching Tel Aviv University medical students on Neurology rotations.

2012       - Teaching Tel Aviv University medical students on their Neurology rotations.
2011-2012- Teaching University College London (UCL) medical students on their Neurology rotations.
2008-2011 -  UCL Neuroscience MSc student supervision
2008-2009 – Instructor in Queen Square Neurology PACES course

Professional publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

Prizes and achivements

Excellence in teaching award, Tel Aviv University. 2015-16

Queen Square prize in Neurology (2011)
House Officer Clinical Prize (2004)

Union membership

The Israel Neurological Society
Association of British Neurologists

Areas of interest

Early diagnosis and management of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders