Dr Deirdre Peake

Dr Peake is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist. Dr Peake obtained a 2:1 honours medical degree from University College Dublin in 1994 and subsequently specialised in General Paediatrics in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin and then in the West Midlands Deanery, UK.

They obtained dual qualification as a practising consultant in both General Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology after completing a 6 year national training scheme in the UK. In 2006 Dr Peake was awarded a Certificate of Sub-Speciality Training (CSST) in Paediatric Neurology following completion of the National Training Grid scheme in Paediatric Neurology.

Dr Peake publishes in scientific journals and presents at national and international meetings. Their specialist interest within Paediatric Neurology is in the diagnosis and management of Paediatric Epilepsy and they run specialised epilepsy clinics including a Ketogenic diet and Vagal nerve stimulation clinic.

With an interest in Tics/Tourette's Syndrome, Dr Peake sits on the board of Tourette's Alliance, Northern Ireland.