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Professor Sameer Zuberi is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow and Honorary Professor in the School of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow, leading the Paediatric Neurosciences Research Group. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and undertook postgraduate paediatric and neurology training in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Sydney. He is Clinical Lead of the Scottish National Genetic Epilepsy Service, Trustee of Health Innovation Scotland and Neurodevelopment Theme Lead of the Epilepsy Research Institute UK. He is immediate Past President of the European Paediatric Neurology Society, vice President of the European Brain Council (advocating for better brain health globally) and President-Elect of the British Paediatric Neurology Association.
He has been active in the International League Against Epilepsy, serving on many Task Forces, and was Chair of the Commission on Classification & Terminology 2013-17. His research group have a broad focus in childhood epilepsies including genetics, epidemiology, outcomes, trials & precision therapies and global health. In recent years he has developed and researched innovative technologies including smartphone video and AI for diagnosis & management, and devices to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. He has published more than 150 academic papers and many book chapters.
Sameer’s family includes a cat and a cocker spaniel. He is excited about collaborating with veterinary neurologists and owners in a project to improve classification of seizures in dogs using smartphone video.
