David Valerio returns to update us after his very popular appearance in January 2024.

The talk will focus on Parkinsons Disease. David will focus both objective and subjective elements covering research into PD, including the place of alpha synuclein, stem cells and mitochondria.

Biog: David was born a twin, the eldest of nine in Glasgow, 1947. He qualified in Medicine from Sheffield University in 1970 and later trained as a general surgeon in Aberdeen, London and Harvard He is a FRCS (Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons) Edinburgh and England and took a Master of Surgery (Postgraduate Degree) in 1979. David became Consultant General Surgeon 1982 at Grantham and Kesteven General Hospital. He was also an Examiner for FRCS from 1994 and an, Assessor of Examiners 2000-2006.

David retired in 2007 and then retrained in Humanities with Open University from 2005-201 when he was awarded an MA degree (Honours). He is married with three kids and 5 grandchildren. David developed Parkinsons Disease about 5 years ago