Graduating from Aberdeen in 1978: working my way via Gloucester (heard 'Dr
Foster went to Gloucester' almost daily when there... comes from 13th century
King Edward [Longshanks] trip there - fell from horse into puddle, humiliated - no
rhymes allowed naming the king!). Then Clinical Neurophysiology – Research post
Thomas’ and The National, then registrar job. SR in Yorkshire; Consultant in
Dundee - after corticography, carotid endarterectomies and MVDs a Friday
afternoon phone call about 1993 from Mr Varma of “Alan, if I put a needle in the thalamus, can you tell me where the end is - and can you do the same in the spinal cord?” DBS followed: in 2000 I went to the Walton in Liverpool, to develop IOM, returning to Aberdeen in 2005. Routine work, and Neurosurgical IOM followed until 'retirement' in 2015 - though still do ARI EEGs, and IOM training/audit for Inomed and Bespoke.
