Professor Matthias Koepp

Professor Koepp has a broad background in neurology, with specific training and expertise in key neurological areas, particularly related to (i) episodic disturbances, like epilepsy, including post-stroke and post-traumatic epilepsy, headaches, dizziness, and (ii) cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders, as shown in his publication track record of >250 peer-reviewed publications.

Currently, Professor Koepp is PI on a programme studying neurodegeneration in epilepsy, and on the first anti-epileptogenesis trial in post-stroke epilepsy.

• Consultant Neurologist National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
• UCL Professor of Neurology, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London

• Association of British Neurologist (ABN)
• International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

• 250 peer-reviewed publications
• 30 book chapters
• 1 book edited

Not only in his clinical role as a consultant neurologist, Professor Koepp tries to play an active role in enabling people with neurological disabilities to live their lives to the fullest. In his spare-time, he trained as a disability ski-instructor and introduced (indoor) skiing to people with epilepsy and other disabilities .(https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/news/professor-prescribes-skiing-new-tonic-his-patients-epilepsy-22-12-2017#.W_ZmWTOYTb0).

Professor Koepp has been a vocal advocate for person-centred medicine and was instrumental in translating two German patient-centred modular teaching courses, called MOSES and PEPE originally developed by colleagues from Bielefeld, so leading the groundwork for this course now available in several English-speaking countries.