Professor Phil Smith

Consultant Neurologist; Lead for Undergraduate Written Assessments, Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board and Cardiff University

Professor Smith has produced around 175 peer-reviewed papers, three books and was senior author on the ‘Standard and New Antiepileptic Drugs’ trials, which shaped NICE epilepsy guidelines and prescribing. All this comes despite his full-time NHS commitments. His genetics research, through international consortia, has yielded publications in Nature Genetics and Science. He chaired the NICE ‘Heart Valve Disease guideline’, transforming NHS pathways. Professor Smith also expanded the global reach of Practical Neurology, as its Co-Editor-in-Chief, and his leadership in assessment includes the ‘UK Progress Test Consortium’.