Dr Biba Stanton

Dr Biba Stanton is a Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Lead for Neurology at King’s College Hospital, specialising in functional neurological disorder (FND) and behavioural symptoms associated with neurological disease. She runs a specialist FND clinic at King’s College Hospital, contributes to the Maudsley Neuropsychiatry Service and leads the FND workstream at King’s Health Partners Neurosciences. She has a particular interest in developing effective care pathways for people with FND and complex somatic symptoms.

Biba graduated with honours and distinction from Newcastle University in 2000. She subsequently trained at the Maudsley Hospital, King’s College Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. She completed a PhD in Psychology at King’s College London, undertaking neuropsychology and functional imaging research into apathy in neurodegenerative disorders.

Her research focuses particularly on functional neurological disorders. She has served as Principal Investigator at King’s College Hospital for Physio4FMD, a randomised trial of physiotherapy for functional motor disorder, and is a co investigator on research investigating functional weakness and epileptic and dissociative seizures.

Alongside her clinical and research work, Biba is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, teaching on the MSc in Clinical Neuropsychiatry and undergraduate medical programmes. She is Honorary Secretary Elect of the Association of British Neurologists, chairs the NICE Appeal Panel and sits on the NHS England National IFR Panel. She is also a member of the FND Hope Medical Expert Committee.