Dr David Breen

David Breen
BSc (Hons) MBChB PhD FRCP

I am an academic neurologist in the field of movement disorders, focussing on Parkinson’s disease (PD).

I studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. I completed neurology and PhD training in Cambridge and London, before moving to Toronto as a post-CCT Edmond J. Safra Movement Disorders Fellow under the mentorship of Tony Lang. I returned to Edinburgh in 2018.

I have diverse research interests including studying the influence of sleep and circadian disruption on brain health; studying genetic and environmental PD risk factors using large datasets; and studying neglected non-motor PD features (such as dementia and communication problems). I also lead a number of clinical trials.

I see patients in movement disorders and general neurology clinics, and participate in the neurology on-call rota.