Dr David Richardson

Consultant Physician/Geriatrician at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

David qualified from Leeds University medical school in 1986 and worked in Yorkshire before moving to the North East. He became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1993 and a Fellow in 2005. His main clinical interests are falls, syncope and Tilt Table testing. He got his MD “Benefits of cardiac pacing in carotid sinus hypersensitivity and falls” whilst working at Newcastle with Professor Rose-Anne Kenny and has published and presented several papers. He is based at Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington, with specialist clinics throughout Northumberland. He is currently the Clinical Lead for Falls at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and a member of the North of England NHS Regional Falls Task Group