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Dr Geoffrey Leader is a consultant anaesthetist (anesthesiologist). He is also the medical director ofThe London Pain Relief and Nutritional Support Clinicat The Highgate Hospital in London, UK, where he has pioneered a multi-disciplinary approach to themanagement of chronic illness, especially Parkinson's Disease.
He qualified in medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and specialised in anaesthesiaat the Royal College of Surgeons in London. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. GeoffreyLeader has held senior academic posts in South Africa, the Netherlands (University of Erasmus, Rotterdam),and in England. Before entering private practice his last appointments were Chairman of the AnaestheticDepartment, Head of Intensive Care and Pain Clinic at Newham General Hospital, London and Senior Lecturerand Honorary Senior Consultant at The Royal London Hospital Medical College.
He has published in anaesthetic peer journals and is co-author withLucille Leader Dip ION NTCC CNHC Registeredof the following successful books:
Parkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And Drugs
ISBN: 978 0 9526056 4 5(Denor Press, London, UK)This will be published in January 2006. It is a revolutionary and exceptionally user-friendly bookdesigned especially for Parkinson's Disease Sufferers, their Carers / Partners, as well as HealthProfessionals.
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Parkinson's Disease - The Way Forward!ISBN: 0 9526056 8 6(Denor Press, London, UK)a multi-author ground-breaking book in which "the team"approach to the management of Parkinson's Disease is presented. Revised edition: January 2006.
Parkinson's Disease - The New Nutritional HandbookISBN: 0 9526056 1 9(Denor Press, London, UK)which has been included and updated in the new book entitledParkinson's Disease - Reducing Symptoms With Nutrition And DrugsISBN: 978 0 9526056 4 5: Publication date: January 2006.
Co-author of the Italian book -Morbo Di Parkinson - Suggerimenti NutrizionaliISBN: 88 85852 31 9 (Pythagora Press, Milan, Italy) in collaboration with Lucille Leader,Professor Aroldo Rossi and Professor Lia Rossi Prosperi.
Dr Geoffrey Leader is particularly interested in the intravenous nutritional support of patients withParkinson's Disease as well as the specialised details of their management during anaesthesia and sedation,as well as the detoxification of drugs.
In addition to congress presentations on general anaesthesia, he has presented a paper on theintravenous aspects of nutritional support in Parkinson's disease at the Parkinson's Disease Congressfor Nutrition and Sexuality in Vienna in 1999 and has co-chaired a workshop - Specialised NutritionalManagement in Parkinson's Disease, at the 5th Multi-disciplinary Conference of the European Parkinson'sDisease Association (EPDA) in Lisbon, 2004.
He has received a "Quality of Life in Parkinson's Award" in 2004 from the Parkinson'sResource Organisation, in the United States.
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