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Consultant neurologist Harri Jenkins talks to Helen Jones about maintaining a generalist approach to a specialism and learning from his patients
Neurology is such a broad specialty that it can appeal to a range of doctors, says Harri Jenkins, consultant neurologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
“The human brain is the most complex thing we know of and there are opportunities for all sorts of doctors with all sorts of interests in the field, both academically and clinically,” he says.
The specialty has changed enormously since his career began. “It used to be seen as all about making esoteric diagnoses and then not being able to do much for the patient, but that couldn’t be further from the truth now, given all the treatments that are available for things like multiple sclerosis and, in my own area, stroke,” he says.
Jenkins’ interest in medicine stemmed from an early childhood … ....