Professor Dominic Thyagarajan

Neurologist

Professor Dominic Thyagarajan obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate research degrees at the University of Melbourne and did his physician training and neurology specialisation at St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne) and The Alfred Hospital (Melbourne). He subsequently held fellowship positions in the USA at the Mayo Clinic (Minnesota) and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre (New York) as an NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow. On returning to Australia he was appointed the head of Neurology at Flinders Medical Centre, where he established an integrated stroke unit and a comprehensive deep brain stimulation program for movement disorders.

Special interests

• Movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease
• Deep brain stimulation
• General neurology

Qualifications and memberships

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne
• Doctor of Medicine, University of Melbourne
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Significant appointments

• Neurologist, The Alfred Hospital
• Neurologist, Monash Medical Centre
• Adjunct Professor, Neuroscience, Monash University
• Previous Director of Neurology, Monash Medical Centre
• Previous Director of Neurology, Flinders Medical Centre