Victor Howard Patterson

Background

Patterson, Victor Howard was born on May 23, 1948 in Belfast, Ulster, Ireland. Son of William and Peggy (McMurray) Patterson.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1969; Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Cambridge (England) University, 1972; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1972.

Career

House physician, Westminster Hospital, London, 1972-1973; registrar in neurology, North Staffs Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1976-1977; Sheldon research fellow, North Staffs Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, 1977-1979; senior registrar in neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, 1979-1981; consultant neurologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, since 1983; Muscular Dystrophy Association clinical fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, 1981-1982; dean, Irish Institute Neurology and Neurosurgery, since 1998.

Achievements

• Victor Howard Patterson has been listed as a noteworthy neurologist, academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Executive Committee NICOD, Belfast, since 1987, chairman, since 1998. Member Northern Ireland Disability Council, Belfast, since 1995. Fellow Royal College Physicians London, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh.

Member Irish Neuromuscular Association.

Interests

• Avocations: horseback riding, wine drinking, golfing, fishing.

Connections

Married Jane Fleming, December 1977. Children: Jessica, Alice, Harriet, Joanna.

Father:

William Patterson

Mother:

Peggy (McMurray) Patterson

Spouse:

Jane Fleming

child:

Harriet Patterson

child:

Alice Patterson

child:

Jessica Patterson

child:

Joanna Patterson