Dr Chris Derry

Dr Derry is a Consultant Neurologist based in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh, with additional expertise in Sleep Medicine. He is also an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer and NHS Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

He provides specialist care for adults with a wide range of neurological conditions, with particular expertise in epilepsy and neurological sleep disorders. Dr Derry is one of two Consultant Neurologists leading the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Epilepsy Service and has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of complex seizure disorders.

He also specialises in sleep‑related neurological conditions, including parasomnias, sleep‑related movement disorders and sleep‑related epilepsies, offering an integrated approach across neurology and sleep medicine.

Dr Derry trained in London, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and completed a five‑year clinical and research fellowship in Australia, where he gained subspecialist experience in epilepsy and sleep medicine and was awarded a PhD. He has been practising in Edinburgh since 2009.

Please note: Dr Derry sees adult patients only (aged 16 and over). A GP referral is required, and he does not work with insurance companies.