Dr Laura McWhirter

Baillie Gifford Clinical Research Fellow

  • Centre for Dementia Prevention
  • Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences

Contact details

Address

Street

University of Edinburgh,
Royal Edinburgh Hospital,
Morningside Terrace

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH10 5HF

Biography

Background

Laura McWhirter graduated MBChB from the University of Edinburgh in 2008, having taken an unusual route to medicine after a degree in music from the University of York in 2001.  Dr McWhirter completed  specialist training in General Adult and Liaison Psychiatry in South East Scotland in June 2018. Her research is primarily in the areas of Functional Neurological Disorders, cognitive disorders, and brain injury. 

Qualifications

MBChB - University of Edinburgh, 2008

BA (Hons) in Music -  University of York, 2001

Responsibilities & affiliations

Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists - 2012

Member of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) - 2011

Member of the British Neuropsychiatry Association

Research summary

Laura McWhirter's research interests are in cognitive disorders, functional neurological disorders, and brain injury. 

Current research interests

Dr McWhirter's current primary research project aims to improve understanding of Functional Cognitive Disorder phenotypes in the differential diagnosis of dementia prodromes.

Past research interests

Somatosensory attention in functional neurological disorders, Foreign Accent Syndrome, transcranial magnetic stimulation, the history of physical treatments for functional neurological disorder
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