Professional Biography
Professor David Sharp is a neurologist and Director of the Care Research and Technology Centre within the UK Dementia Research Institute. He leads a translational research programme investigating traumatic brain injury (TBI) and dementia, working within a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in neurology, neuroendocrinology, engineering, neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology. He provides out-patient TBI services at St Mary’s Major Trauma Centre and the Institute of Sports Exercise & Health (ISEH).
The Care Research and Technology Centre is conducting an innovative, interdisciplinary programme, mobilising Dementia researchers and clinicians to deliver innovative technologies that support people living with dementia.
He is Associate Editor of the journal Brain, Secretary and Treasurer for the Guarantors of Brain Charity. He is also Chair of the TBI Advisory Group for the Association of British Neurologists and is a member of the Sports Concussion Independent Advisory Group of the Rugby Football Union.