Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, based at Queen’s Medical Centre.
Also provides regular neurology services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, primarily at King’s Mill Hospital.
Research interests
Multiple Sclerosis and neuro inflammatory disorders, with a particular focus on disease modifying therapies and stem cell therapies including autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Research & Clinical Trials
- Current: Principal Investigator (PI), Nottingham – STAR-MS Phase III RCT (stem cell therapy for MS).
- Previous PI – EXPAND (Siponimod in SPMS), ASSURE (Tecfidera safety), MS POP, MS Pathway, MS Fine (Fingolimod), PASSAGE, PROFILE, ESTEEM.
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Publications
1.Nikfekr E, Kerr K, Attfield S, Playford ED. Trunk movement in Parkinson�s disease during rising from a seated position. Movement Disorders. Apr 2002.
2.Nikfekr E, Kerr K, Attfield S, Playford ED. Trunk movement in Parkinson�s disease during rising from a seated position. Movement Disorders. Mar 2002.
3.Nikfekr E, Kerr K, Attfield S, Playford ED. Trunk movement in Parkinson�s disease during rising from a seated position. Movement Disorders. Sept 2025. (Full-text available).
4.Nikfekr E, Ball N. Outcomes of new referrals to neurology clinics with unexplained symptoms: observational study of 208 patients. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. May 2022.
5.Dhillon PS, Dineen R, Morris H, Nikfekr E, Hosseini AA, et al. Neurological disorders associated with COVID-19 hospital admissions. Frontiers in Neurology. Feb 2021.
6.Osman D, Umar S, Muhammad H, Nikfekr E, Ishaq S, et al. Neurological manifestations of coeliac disease. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench. Jan 2021.
7.Chou I-J, Tanasescu R, Mougin OE, Nikfekr E, Constantinescu CS, et al. Reduced myelin signal in NMO by 7T MRI. Scientific Reports. Oct 2019.
8.Sumangala S, Nikfekr E, George J, Holmes CW. Leprosy neuropathy masquerading as cellulitis. Postgrad Med J. Mar 2019.
9.Kappos L, Bar-Or A, Cree BAC, Nikfekr E, Ziemssen T, et al. Siponimod versus placebo in SPMS (EXPAND trial). The Lancet. Mar 2018.
10. Sumangala S, Nikfekr E, George J, Holmes CW. When you hear hoofbeats�. JNNP. Dec 2017.
11.Garjani A, Nikfekr E, George J. Rebound of MS disease activity following Fingolimod cessation (P2.402). Neurology. Apr 2017.
12.Duddy M, Lee M, Pearson O, Nikfekr E, Chaudhuri A, Percival F, Roberts M, Whitlock C. UK patient experience of relapse in MS. MS & Relat Disord. Mar 2014.
13.Nikfekr E, Nicholl DJ. Neuropsychiatric complications after liver transplantation in Wilson�s disease. Movement Disorders. 2009.
14.Nikfekr E, Abbott RJ. Use of DatScan in University Hospitals Leicester neurology department. Movement Disorders. 2009.
Abstracts & Presentations
�Nikfekr E, Playford ED, Ward CD, Attfield S. The effect of levodopa on mobility in Parkinson�s disease. Gait & Posture. Sep 2001.
�Nikfekr E, Playford ED, Ward CD, Attfield S. Strategies of trunk and pelvic movement during gait in Parkinsonian patients. Gait & Posture. Sep 2000.
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