About the Authors
Tipu Aziz MD FRCS
Mr Tipu Aziz is presently consultant neurosurgeon at the
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK, and Charing Cross Hospital,
London, with an interest in surgery for movement disorders. He is
also a neuro-physiologist at Oxford University, studying brain stem
mechanisms in movement control. Mr Tipu Aziz entered medicine after
studying neuro-physiology at University College, London. He was
interested in pursuing a career in neuro-surgery and became
interested in surgery for movement disorders. However, on
completing his surgical training this was no longer in vogue so he
studied parkinsonian mechanisms, in the laboratory, towards his
doctorate. In 1990 he demonstrated that STN was a new surgical
target for Parkinson's disease. This has been central to surgical
resurgence in recent years. Tipu Aziz and his team publish
extensively on all aspects of surgery for movement disorders.
E. mail: [email protected]
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