Dr Rhys Thomas
the causes and consequences of epilepsy, particularly its genetic basis
Dr Rhys Thomas is an Honorary Consultant in Epilepsy at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and is a consultant in the NHS Highly Specialised Service for rare mitochondrial disorders. Dr Thomas is the Research Lead for Neurosciences and the Chief Investigator for several epilepsy drug studies across the UK. He has a long association with the British Branch of the ILAE and has served as President since October 2024. Dr Thomas is also the Vice-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for Ring20 Research and Support. He shows an interest in the interplay between common and rare genetic variants and how these contribute to produce common and rare epilepsies.
