Dr Michael Rose

Dr Rose is a consultant neurologist with expertise in general neurology and a particular interest in headaches, blackouts, and unexplained neurological symptoms. Additionally, he sub-specialises in muscle disease and myasthenia gravis. He has been in private practice since 1996. Dr Rose trained in neurology at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, the National Hospitals for Neurology, Queen Square, St Bartholomew's Hospital, and the Royal London Hospital. He spent 3 years as a Medical Research Council research fellow studying mitochondrial muscle disease and also spent a year in Rochester, New York receiving further muscle disease training. From 1996 until 2019, he worked as an NHS Consultant Neurologist at King's College Hospital. London and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich, London.  At the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Dr Rose managed various general neurology clinics where he saw patients with all types of neurology problems such as headaches, strokes, dizziness, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. He also established the First Seizure Clinic at the hospital and also helped to establish a nationally recognised regional muscle disease clinic service at King's College Hospital, focusing on patients with muscle disease, and myasthenia.  He continues NHS neurology clinics: recently at Whittington Hospital, and currently at National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square.  Dr Rose was a co-editor of the Cochrane Review Group on Neuromuscular Diseases. He was a TREAT-NMD network partner, a founding member of the Muscle Study Group and member of the European Neuromuscular Centre research committee. He served a three year term as an elected member the the Council of the Royal College of Physicians from 2015 to 2018. He is involved in research and has written papers, book chapters, and books on neurology and muscle disease. His most recent research was into muscle disease, with a focus on clinical trials and quality of life of those with long term muscle disease. He just completed a 4-year term as parent governor of his sons' secondary school.  

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2000–2006
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

2. 2006–2010
   Residency · Neurology

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid (GB)

3. 2010–2011
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Charité Berlin, DE

1. 2010-09–2011-08
   Junior consultant

   UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Neurology

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Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Neurology outcomes

   Dr Michael Rose, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.7379/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 82

2. Outcomes of Neurology in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Dr Michael Rose, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.3175/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 16

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