Dr Gita Ramdharry PhD

A group scientists outside a hotel in Italy

The Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases team braving the rain in beautiful Stresa, for the Neuromuscular Study Group meeting. Always such a good meeting with great representation from the London team 🤩
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social @cnmdrehab.bsky.social #NMSG2025

Chewing chips and chewing up racists. 👌🏾

Wonderful place to work too 😊

Man giving a lecture at a lecturn

Excellent talk by Dr Louie Lee on the hybrid feasibility/implementation trial of a supported self-management intervention, Neuromuscular Bridges: Adapt-NMD.
#BritishMyologySociety #Oxford @ucl-qs-cnmd.bsky.social @ucl-qs-cnmd.bsky.social

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reads: The Fellowship from the NIHR gives me protected time over the next five years to lead major research projects in two rare neurological conditions, which will aim to improve rehabilitation for patients. I’ll bring on board a postdoctoral research physiotherapist to work alongside me. It’s a huge opportunity to advance rehabilitation research for people living with rare neurological conditions.

🎉 Many congratulations to Dr @gitaramdharry.bsky.social on being awarded a £1.6M NIHR Fellowship!
She will be leading research into two rare neurological conditions: CMT and CANVAS.
Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
@uclqsion.bsky.social | @uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social

"All of the other countries keep just watching us! ... You don't even see us as human beings!"

A screen grab of a social media post and link to an article about a successful NIHR fellowship

Still pinching myself and can't wait to get started 🤗

www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/news/ps15m-n...

Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory - Implementation Science Background Implementation strategies are deliberate systematic actions used to support the uptake of innovations in health and social care. While widely used taxonomies such as ERIC and EPOC have emer...

Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory #impsci

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Evolution of "Sunset Over Seggae"

Congratulations, Louie, Aljwhara and Aleks! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

My brother is a patient and knowledgeable teacher, but his own work is really excellent. You can check it out here:
dhanrazfineart.co.uk

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An oil painting of a sunset over a tropical beach with two boats in the foreground.

On the right is a recently completed oil painting of a sunset, from my holiday seeing family in Mauritius last year: "Sunset Over Seggae". Here is a close up.

I find painting mindful and it refreshes my thinking. All so important for the day job ☺️
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I am standing holding two pictures

Science and creativity go hand in hand. I'm blessed to have a brother who is a portrait artist and teacher. He's helped me on my journey to rediscover my love of art. On the left is a charcoal drawing of a bust of Brutus from 2017, the start of that journey 1/3

A scoping review: POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal plasma cell disorder and Skin Changes), physical recovery, and rehabilitation - Lucy Johnson, Shirley D’Sa, G... Objective POEMS syndrome is a rare and treatable plasma cell disorder. Although medical advances have improved survival, polyneuropathy – which impairs both sen...

Scoping review highlighting lack of #rehabilitation research in POEMS syndrome,
Led by NHNN physio Lucy Johnson, published in @clinicalrehab.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@uclh.bsky.social @gitaramdharry.bsky.social @jackiewalumbe.bsky.social

A key message is how we pay forward to those stepping onto the journey & I've contributed a few thoughts in the last chapter on how we share our privilege.
Supervisors & supervisees, I honestly think this is a great guide that's both practical & human.
Thank you for bringing it to life, Janet! 3/3

What I love in particular is the inclusion of chapters that focus on the person, such as health and wellbeing, being a care giver while in the PhD journey.

Text book on doctoral study

Chapter page on sharing privilege

I'm so delighted to have received a copy of the new book by Janet Deane: Doctorate. Finding your way as a healthcare professional in research. It's a fantastic mix of topic such as navigating the process, academic writing and defending your thesis in a viva. 1/4

A statement of peace and plea for humanity

From me to you 🕊

Thank you, Diarmuid 🙏🏽

Thank you, Neil 🙏🏽

Thank you, Toby 🙏🏽

Thanks, James. Took a while, as you know! Now the hard work starts!! 💪🏼

Thank you, Glen 🙏🏽

I aim to develop a framework of research from mechanistic understanding of balance impairment, targeted interventions & implementation into community settings for people living with NMD & other rare neuro diseases 2/2
@uclh.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @cnmdrehab.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

At the next CNR seminar we are delighted to welcome Professor Derick Wade to discuss 'What is really important in rehabilitation'?
Free registration All welcome onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Title slide from talk

River in Maastricht with bridge

MECC conference centre

It was a pleasure to deliver a keynote lecture on Thurs at the International Congress on Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair, bringing neuromuscular disease research to this event. Thank you to the organisers & Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology for the invitation 🙏🏽 #nnr2025

Inherited Neuropathy Management - Part 2 - NOTES ON NEUROMUSCULAR Gita Ramdharry in conversation with Anna Mayhew.Gita is a Consultant Allied Health Professional in Neuromuscular Diseases at Queens Square, London. She is a physiotherapist. She is also an honorary As...

In Part 2 of my chat with Dr Anna Mayhew, I talk in more detail about the best assessments to use in this population as well as management ideas and techniques including occupational therapy, orthotics and fatigue management.

www.buzzsprout.com/1756074/epis...

Inherited Neuropathy Management - Part 1 - NOTES ON NEUROMUSCULAR Gita Ramdharry in conversation with Anna Mayhew.Gita is a Consultant Allied Health Professional in Neuromuscular Diseases at Queens Square, London. She is a physiotherapist. She is also an honorary As...

In part 1, I explain to Dr Anna Mayhew what Inherited Neuropathies are, how they present and what is the role of therapy in the management of this group of disorders.

www.buzzsprout.com/1756074/epis...

I really enjoyed talking to the fabulous Dr Anna Mayhew of POD-NMD In the first of two podcasts focusing on inherited neuropathy.

www.pod-nmd.org/resources-by...