Dr. Sara Collorone is an Italian neurologist and Consultant Neurologist in the United Kingdom, specializing in multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunology, and neuro-ophthalmology.
She is an academic physician and researcher at University College London and the Queen Square Institute of Neurology. She obtained a PhD in Neuroscience and Neuroinflammation from UCL, focusing on the early mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and biomarkers of neurodegeneration. The results of her research have been published in major international scientific journals and have gained attention from the British press, including The Times.
Work experience in Italy
Dr. Collorone began her academic and clinical journey in Italy, graduating in Medicine and Surgery from Sapienza University of Rome. At the same institution, she subsequently obtained a Level II Master’s degree in Demyelinating Diseases and completed her Residency in Neurology in 2016, before moving to the United Kingdom to further her career.
Work experience in UK
In the United Kingdom, Dr. Collorone has been working within the British National Health Service (NHS) for around ten years. Since 2021, she has served as a Consultant Neurologist at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), where she works in the multiple sclerosis centre and manages general neurology, both in outpatient and inpatient settings.
She also works at the Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London—an international centre of excellence—and is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at UCL. Her experience in the UK also includes a period of advanced training in neuro-ophthalmology completed at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Expertise
Her clinical practice includes the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunological conditions, and neuro-ophthalmological disorders.
She also possesses extensive expertise in general neurology for managing conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system, such as headaches, epilepsy, movement disorders, and neuropathies. Her background enables her to evaluate functional neurological disorders (FND) as well as complex cases or symptoms of uncertain origin, providing answers both to patients with established diagnoses and to individuals presenting with unclear symptoms.
Languages:
Italian and English.
In summary:
Dr. Sara Collorone is an Italian neurologist in London.