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Name Dr Luke Bennetto
Job title Senior Lecturer
Department Bristol Medical School (THS) University of Bristol
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Qualifications B.M.(Soton.), M.R.C.P.(RCP)
Professional details
Keywords neurology
headache
neuro-ophthalmology
multiple sclerosis
epilepsy
Areas of expertise Research interests: Multiple Sclerosis; Optic Neuritis; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Trigeminal neuralgia.

Special clinical interests: Headache and facial pain, Fits and funny turns, Trigeminal neuralgia, Optic neuritis, Myasthenia gravis and Neuro-otology.

I am the lead clinician in Neurology at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. I run neurology clinics at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Frenchay Hospital and the regional neuro-ophthalmology clinic at the Bristol Eye Hospital. I am in charge of Neurology junior doctors in Bristol. I help run multiple sclerosis treatment trials at the BRaMS centre at Frenchay Hospital.

In my role as Honorary Senior Lecturer for the University of Bristol I regularly lecture and train medical students and junior doctors. I am a Medical Finals examiner for the University of Bristol.