Dr Anirban Majumdar

Dr Anirban Majumdar is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and expert witness at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, where he has served as a consultant since 2005. His principal areas of clinical expertise include paediatric movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, childhood headaches, functional neurological disorders, genomics and the management of complex neurological conditions affecting children and young people.

His current clinical practice focuses on the assessment, diagnosis and long-term management of children with a broad spectrum of neurological disorders, with particular expertise in neuromuscular disease, movement disorders, cerebral palsy, muscle disorders and rare inherited neurological conditions. He leads the regional paediatric neuromuscular service and has been instrumental in developing multidisciplinary services and expanding access to advanced treatments and clinical research for children with complex neurological conditions. Widely recognised for his expertise in paediatric movement disorders, he is regularly sought for specialist opinion both nationally and internationally.

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Majumdar has established extensive collaborations across the UK and internationally, leading research initiatives that have advanced the understanding and treatment of paediatric neuromuscular disease and genomics. His combination of specialist clinical leadership, service development and internationally recognised research activity places him among the leading experts in paediatric neurology, particularly in the fields of movement disorders, neuromuscular disease and complex neurological care. 

Dr Anirban Majumdar has been undertaking medico-legal work since 2007, providing independent expert opinion across a broad range of paediatric neurology matters. He accepts instructions in clinical negligence claims and is experienced in acting for both claimants and defendants. His medico-legal practice focuses on complex neurological conditions affecting children, with particular expertise in cases involving cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, headaches, functional neurological disorders and other paediatric neurological diseases.

He is instructed to provide expert opinion on issues relating to diagnosis, clinical management, standards of care and neurological outcomes. Drawing on his extensive consultant experience in paediatric neurology, he delivers clear, evidence-based opinions in complex cases. Dr Majumdar has also given evidence in the High Court, further demonstrating the depth and authority of his medico-legal expertise. 

Dr Majumdar's clinical practice centres on the assessment, diagnosis and long-term management of children with complex neurological disorders, particularly neuromuscular diseases and movement disorders. He leads a regional paediatric neuromuscular service, caring for children with inherited and acquired neuromuscular conditions, muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy and peripheral neuropathies, while also managing complex movement disorders, abnormalities of tone and functional neurological disorders. His practice incorporates the investigation of rare neurological diseases using advanced genomic and multidisciplinary approaches, enabling accurate diagnosis and access to emerging therapies where appropriate.

He also has extensive expertise in the management of childhood headaches and contributes to the care of children with complex neurodisability requiring coordinated multidisciplinary treatment. A significant aspect of his current work involves developing innovative models of care for children with neurological disease, integrating specialist rehabilitation, tone management and evolving disease-modifying treatments, including gene-based therapies. His clinical practice combines specialist diagnostic expertise with the ongoing management of children with complex, often lifelong neurological conditions, supporting patients and their families throughout the course of their care. 

Dr Majumdar has an extensive academic portfolio, with a substantial body of peer-reviewed publications in leading neurology and neuromuscular journals, including collaborative research into genomics, inherited neurological disorders and emerging therapies for spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He leads the paediatric arm of the Bristol Neuromuscular Research Group, has secured research funding, and is a regular invited national and international lecturer.