Gregor Russell
Visiting Senior Lecturer

Profile

Biography

Dr Gregor Russell is a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. He completed an MD in 2014, investigating the relationship between complex visual hallucinations, dementia, and eye disease. Dr Russell is the R&D Director for BDCFT, overseeing the Trust’s research strategy, and supporting the Trust’s R&D Department in the successful delivery of NIHR portfolio studies across a wide range of subjects. He has also acted as the medical lead for dementia service development for BDCFT, developing new systems to support the older people’s liaison psychiatry service, and leading collaborative work with the palliative care team to improve the quality of care on the Trust’s Dementia Assessment Unit. 

Qualifications:

• MD University of Manchester
• MRCPsych
• MMedSc University of Leeds
• MB ChB University of Glasgow

Research

Overview

Gregor research interests include Low intensity psychological interventions in dementia, Visual hallucinations and eye disease.

Research group(s)

• Mental Health and Addiction

External activities

Memberships

• Royal College of Psychiatrists