Dr Timothy Yates

Dr Tim Yates is a Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery specialising in headache and facial pain.

After qualifying with distinction from Cambridge in 2009, Dr Yates trained at Addenbrooke's and then in London. Dr Yates pursued higher clinical and academic training in Neurology, and its sub-specialties, at Queen Square and the Royal Free. He gained his PhD from Cambridge. Early in his training, Dr Yates developed an interest in the management of refractory headache disorders.

Dr Yates has a particular interest in the management of refractory headache disorders, especially chronic migraine, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, and facial pain syndromes. Dr Yates co-authors the regional headache guidance, provides independent clinical advice to NICE Technology Appraisals of new headache treatments, supports the Headache Academy and Queen Square Neurology MSc postgraduate teaching courses.