Our team of neurologist brings a wealth of experience across a wide range of neurological conditions. Each of our specialists is dedicated to evidence-based, personalised care.
Dr Stephen Duma
Consultant Neurologist
Dr Duma obtained his medical degree from the University of Sydney and completed training as a neurologist at St George and Westmead Hospitals. He later completed further subspecialty training in movement disorders as the Professor John Morris Movement Disorders Fellow at Westmead Hospital, under the supervision of Professor Victor Fung and Associate Professor Neil Mahant.
Dr Duma completed his PhD thesis relating to Parkinson’s Disease at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRa) under the supervision of Professors Tony Broe AM and Olivier Piguet. His passion for, and involvement in, research remains, currently holding a position of Honorary Research Assistant at NeuRa.
In addition to practising as a neurologist, Dr Duma is passionate about teaching. He is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer for the University of NSW and has previously lectured for the University of Sydney. He often gives presentations regarding movement disorders to medical students, fellow doctors and patients and caregivers. He has also had the honour of presenting to colleagues at international conferences.
Dr Duma is a member of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), International Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society (IPMDS), Movement Disorders Society of Australia and New Zealand (MDSANZ), International Headache Society (IHS), Australia and New Zealand Headache Society (ANZHS) and others.
He is a member of the Clinical Outcome Assessments Scientific Evaluation Committee of the IPMDS, and is a former Councillor for the MDSANZ, having organised the quarterly educational sessions for the Sydney Chapter.
In addition to General Neurology, Dr Duma has subspecialty interests in Parkinson’s disease and other Movement Disorders (including tremor and dystonia), headaches, and the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of these and other neurological conditions.
Dr Julia Thompson
Consultant Neurologist
Dr Julia Thompson is an experienced consultant neurologist, with extensive neurological training in both Sydney and the UK, undertaking multiple fellowships and research at Oxford University and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. She currently works as a senior neurologist at Prince of Wales Hospital, and at Chris Obrien Lifehouse, as well as rural outreach clinics based in Tamworth at Regional Specialists Tamworth. She has interest and expertise in headache including interventional headache, neurooncology, epilepsy, autoimmune neurology, and the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of these and other neurological conditions, neuroimmunology, as well as practicing in a variety of areas within acute and general neurology.
Dr Thompson has undertaken research with the Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group and has published pivotal research in autoimmune epilepsies including LGI1 autoimmune encephalitis, and has ongoing collaborations with the Oxford group.
She is passionate about medical leadership and is an associate fellow with the Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators (AFRACMA) and has undertaken leadership training in the NHS.
She is also a clinical lecturer, and has won awards throughout her career for her role in teaching. She is a committee member on the Australian and New Zealand headache Society (ANZHS), working with key neurologists in headache to improve patient management, training and access to headache therapies and education. She is passionate about education and participates in patient and clinician webinars, lecturing at educational courses on neurology, and is an examiner for the Royal Australiasian College of Physicians. Dr Thompson often gives presentations to medical students, fellow doctors and patients and caregivers about headache, neurooncology and epilepsy, as well as autoimmune encephalitis. She has also had the honour of presenting to colleagues at international conferences. She is very passionate about ’demystifying’ neurology and has also contributed expert neurological commentary across various media outlets including television.
Dr Thompson is a member of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN), Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) and British Association of Neurologists (ABN). Dr Thompson is also a member of multiple international and local societies including International Headache Society (IHS), American interventional Headache Society (AIHS), International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), Movement Disorders Society of Australia and New Zealand (MDSANZ) and others educational societies.