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Imogen Newsom-Davis
Dr Imogen Newsom-Davis is a Higher Specialist Clinical Psychologist. She worked within the Neurodisability Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital from 2001-2007, before leaving the Trust to gain experience leading a CAMHS Neurodevelopment Service in North London. She returned to the GOSH Neurodisability Service in 2012.
Dr Newsom-Davis is lead psychologist and joint clinical coordinator for the Sturge Weber Clinic, a multidisciplinary service providing specialist assessment and treatment of children with Sturge Weber Syndrome, a rare neurocutaneous disorder associated with epilepsy. She is also part of the Neurometabolic Clinic and the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Clinic.
Dr Newsom-Davis is lead psychologist and joint clinical coordinator for the Sturge Weber Clinic, a multidisciplinary service providing specialist assessment and treatment of children with Sturge Weber Syndrome, a rare neurocutaneous disorder associated with epilepsy. She is also part of the Neurometabolic Clinic and the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Clinic.
Specialisms
- Cognitive, psychological and behavioural evaluation of children with complex neurodisability
- Sturge Weber Syndrome and other rare neurocutaneous disorders
- Assessment and diagnosis of social communication disorders (including atypical presentations), ADHD and learning difficulties
- Neurodevelopmental and neuropsychological assessment of children with inherited metabolic disorder
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric Neuropsychology (UCL Institute of Child Health)
PhD (Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London)
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London)
BA (Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford)
Membership of professional bodies
Chartered Clinical Psychologist (British Psychological Society, BPS) CPsychol
Division of Neuropsychology (BPS); Full Member
Registered Practitioner Psychologist, Health & Care Professionals Council
British Inherited Metabolic Disease Group Member
Research Interests
Dr Newsom-Davis is currently involved in the following research projects:
- Developmental outcomes in Sturge Weber Syndrome
- Behavioural features of Sturge Weber Syndrome
- Experiences of transition from paediatric to adult services in neurodisability