{"id":563,"date":"2026-09-14T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/?page_id=563"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:27:00","slug":"dr-david-breen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/dr-david-breen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr David Breen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Consultant Neurologist and Senior Clinical Research Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consultant in Neurology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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David Breen<\/strong>
BSc (Hons) MBChB PhD FRCP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am an academic neurologist in the field of movement disorders, focussing on Parkinson’s disease (PD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see patients in movement disorders and general neurology clinics, and participate in the neurology on-call rota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NDN Email: David.Breen@ed.ac.uk<\/a>

Research Profile: Edinburgh University<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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