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Dr Andrew Byrne

GMC No: 6028966

Occupation
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist
Specialty
  • Old Age Psychiatry
Qualifications
  • MB
  • BCh
  • BA
  • BAO
  • MRCPsych
  • MMedSc (Dist)

I qualified from Trinity College Dublin in 2001 and trained at Oxford and Leeds.

I am a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist based at St George’s Park, Northumberland for community clinical work and the Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle for research work. I work into the Central and South Northumberland Older People’s Community Mental Health Team and am Lead Psychiatrist for the Central and South Northumberland Memory Service.

I am the local Clinical Research Network Dementia Research Lead and a member of several research groups, e.g. the North East/ North Cumbria DeNDRoN Speciality Group. My main research interest is dementia treatment. I am Principal Investigator for several NHS dementia research studies, facilitating patient and carer involvement in research.

I am involved in NTW Trust service leadership and support NTW Trust teaching and training with regular educational and teaching roles. I am a Higher Trainee and Foundation Doctor Trainer.