Role:
William Whiteley is a Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology at the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh and a consultant neurologist in NHS Lothian, working with patients with TIA, stroke and dementia.
He is an associate director of HDRUK with a responsibility for brain health and leads the BHF Data Science Centre Stroke Data Science Catalyst. He is the clinical lead for the Chief Scientist’s Office Scottish Stroke Research Network. He sits on the MRC Neurosciences and Mental Health Board, the MRC Population Health Sciences Group, and contributes to advisory groups in the Scottish Parliament.
Credentials:
Will is a clinical epidemiologist at the University of Edinburgh and a consultant neurologist at NHS Lothian.
His work is to elucidate the causes, treatments, and consequences of cerebrovascular diseases. With colleagues at Imperial College London, University of Oxford, and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Will has led the long-term follow-up of large, randomised trials of vascular preventative treatment to new outcomes (particularly dementia) measured in electronic records.
With colleagues in the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, he has helped to develop natural language processing algorithms to code brain imaging reports in Scotland, which he hopes to use for national-level epidemiology, quality improvement and recruitment to clinical trials.
Will is developing trials recruiting patients based on electronic record algorithms, and automated means of delivering therapy and measuring outcomes.