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• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London, 2019
• MRCP (Neurology), Royal College of Physicians, London, 2012
• PhD in Molecular Immunology, Imperial College, London, 2009
• MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London, 2003
• MBBS, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, 2001
• BSc in Neuroscience (1st class), University College London, London, 1997

Dr Wakerley completed a BSc in Neuroscience at University College London in 1997 before graduating from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2001. He attained MRCP in 2003 and in 2009 completed his PhD in molecular immunology which was funded by an MRC clinical training fellowship.

He completed his neurology registrar training in Oxford and Singapore before being appointed a consultant in 2014.

He now leads the tertiary referral complex headache service at University Hospitals Birmingham and is actively involved in research at the 黑料吃瓜网 within Metabolic and Systems Science.

Dr Wakerley regularly teaches on headache to acute physicians, neurology trainees, consultants and general practitioners. He has also given lectures nationally and internationally on headache.

2022-2024 - Katherine Phillips, 黑料吃瓜网 - PhD (completed) - Interplay between migraine and pregnancy outcomes.

1. 2024-present - Charley Ellis, University of Reading - PhD (in progress) - Enhancing Migraine Management through Psychological Interventions: A Multi-Phase Study on Effectiveness and Accessibility.

Dr Wakerley’s main research interests include:

1. Medication-overuse headache
2. Migraine and pregnancy
3. Psychological aspects of chronic migraine

If you are interested in doing a PhD with Dr Wakerley on headache – then please email b.wakerley@bham.ac.uk.

Membership of professional bodies

• GMC 6028684
• Royal College of Physicians
• Association of British Neurologists

Clubs and societies

• Oxford Symposium on Headache - organiser (2014 - present
• British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH) – Education Officer (2022 – present)
• The Midland Neuroscience Teaching and Research Fund - Board of Trustees (2025 - present)

• Southwest of England Neurosciences Association - Treasurer (2019 - present)

Public Engagement

• Dr Wakerley has given several talks for the Migraine Trust –

 

 

• Founder of Neuroscience, Education and Research on Medication-Overuse Headache (NEMO) – a group for patients with medication-overuse headache

Patents and commercialisation

• Founder of Ceftronics Limited and the CEFREF - Migraine mobile application

• GB2584130 (granted 2022), GB2601091 (granted 2023), EP3972486 (granted 2024) - Wearable device for recording headache intensity and medication