Dr Simon Redpath

Dr Simon Redpath is a Consultant Neuropsychologist, expert witness and Clinical Neuropsychologist within the NHS working for the  Neuropsychology Service at the Neuroscience Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. He specialises in adult neuropsychology, acquired and traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, long-term neurological conditions and cognitive rehabilitation, with particular expertise in neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation planning and psychological adjustment following neurological injury or disease.

Dr Redpath has worked with survivors of brain injury and their families for more than 20 years, across inpatient neurorehabilitation, community neurology, older adult services, stroke services and specialist neuropsychology settings. His current NHS practice involves providing highly specialised neuropsychological assessment and intervention for patients across Tayside and North Fife, with referrals from neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, medicine for the elderly, general practice, cardiovascular medicine and clinical genetics.

He regularly works with adults affected by traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, hypoxic brain injury, neurotoxicity demyelinating disorders, movement disorders, dementia, functional neurological disorders and other complex neurological presentations. His practice combines detailed cognitive assessment with rehabilitation-focused intervention, psychological therapy and support for patients, families and multidisciplinary teams.

Dr Simon Redpath has been undertaking medico legal work since 2011 and accepts instructions in clinical negligence, personal injury, criminal and family matters, including high-value claims. He has experience preparing reports for claimant and defendant solicitors, with instructions covering breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis.

His medico legal practice focuses on neuropsychological assessment and opinion in cases involving acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxic brain injury, neurotoxicity, dementia and memory problems, neurological disease, mental health difficulties and cognitive impairment. He is also instructed in matters involving rehabilitation needs, intellectual assessment, learning difficulties and psychological adjustment following neurological injury or illness.

Dr Redpath accepts instructions where specialist neuropsychological evidence is required to assess cognitive, psychological and functional consequences, clarify prognosis and assist solicitors in understanding the clinical impact of neurological injury or disease.

Dr Redpath’s clinical interests centre on the neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of adults with complex neurological, cognitive and psychological presentations. His day-to-day practice involves assessing the impact of neurological injury and disease on cognition, behaviour, mood, functioning and adjustment, and using those findings to guide treatment, rehabilitation and support planning.

He has a particular clinical focus on acquired and traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxic brain injury and other conditions affecting cognitive and functional recovery. He also works with patients experiencing progressive or long-term neurological disorders, including dementia and memory impairment, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease and other movement or demyelinating conditions.

A significant part of his practice involves integrating formal neuropsychological assessment with therapeutic intervention, cognitive rehabilitation and psychological support. His work commonly addresses anxiety, adjustment difficulties, functional neurological symptoms, mental health presentations linked to neurological illness, intellectual assessment and learning difficulties, with input tailored to patients, families and wider clinical teams.

Dr Redpath’s academic background includes PhD research into long-term psychological adjustment in childhood survivors of traumatic brain injury, involving cognitive assessment of more than 100 children. His early research was published in *Brain Injury*, and he has also contributed to teaching, supervision and training of psychology trainees and practitioners within neuropsychology services.