Background
Mitchell, John Douglas was born on June 30, 1951 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Son of Thomas and Constance Mitchell.
Mitchell, John Douglas was born on June 30, 1951 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Son of Thomas and Constance Mitchell.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1975; Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians, 1978; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1989; Doctor of Medicine, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1991; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians, Edinburgh, 1992; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians, London, 1993.
Registrar in neurology, Addenbrooks Hospital Cambridge, 1979-1980;
senior registrar in neurology, Northern General Hospital, Edinburgh, 1980-1984;
senior lecturer in medical neurology, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1984;
consultant neurologist, Royal Preston Hospital, 1986;
honorary professor clinical neurology, U. Center Lancashire, 1993. Member motor neurone disease subcommittee World Federation of Neurology, since 1990. Vice-chairman Lancashire Center for Medical Studies, since 1992.
Medical advising committee Migraine Trust, 1993-1996. Chairman research advisory panel Motor Neuron Disease Association, 1994-1997.
Married Christine Elizabeth Aitken, June 25, 1983. Children: Susan Helen Mary, Catriona Jane.