Dr Talal Al-Mayhani is a consultant neurologist who assesses and manages a wide range of neurological disorders, including complex presentations. His clinical and research interests include stroke, transient ischaemic attack, stroke mimics and epilepsy.

His NHS experience includes consultant-level work in the UCLH Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit and TIA clinics at Queen Square, the Complex Neurovascular Clinic at Queen Square, and the neurology ward at the Royal Free Hospital. He has also led the epilepsy service at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and provided general neurology clinics at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital.

Dr Al-Mayhani completed specialist neurology training in London. His training included the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square, the Royal Free Hospital, University College London and the University of Cambridge. He holds a Cambridge PhD in Clinical Neuroscience, with doctoral research into neural stem cells, brain repair and glioblastoma.

His subsequent research has examined stroke pathways, telemedicine and video assessment in acute stroke, the SMART Project for stroke mimics, and artificial intelligence in stroke decision-making and anti-seizure medication selection. He teaches undergraduate medical students and postgraduate neurology trainees and speaks Arabic.