Dr Francesca Puledda
Qualifications
PhD in Clinical Neuroscience, UK (2020), Specialisation in Neurology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome (2016), MD, University of Rome Sapienza (2010)
GMC number: 7509919
Practising since: 2010
Specialties
Neurology
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About
Dr Francesca Puledda is an experienced Consultant Neurologist specialising in headache and facial pain disorders, including migraine, aura, visual snow, trigeminal neuralgia, cluster headache, and tension-type headache. She also has a strong interest in secondary headaches and paediatric headache care.
Dr Puledda holds an honorary consultant position at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, where she is involved in both clinical practice and research.
Dr Puledda currently sees patients at Northway Clinic in East London, a private multidisciplinary healthcare centre known for its comprehensive range of services. She speaks English, Italian and Spanish fluently and is recognised by insurance providers including Cigna, Bupa and WPA.
Education and experience
Originally trained in Italy, Dr Puledda graduated from the University of Rome Sapienza in 2010 and completed her Neurology specialisation at Policlinico Umberto I Hospital in 2016.
She relocated to the UK that same year and earned a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience in 2020.
She previously worked at King’s College Hospital for nearly a decade, where she progressed from Clinical Fellow to Consultant Neurologist.
Special interests
- Migraine
- Tension-type headache
- Visual snow syndrome
- Dizziness, vertigo, vestibular migraine
- Lower back pain
- Cluster headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
- Secondary headaches
- Menstrual migraine and women’s health
- CGRP-blocking treatments for migraine
- Botox and nerve blocks for headaches
- Neuromodulation (TMS, REN, nVNS, SNS) for headaches.
Other interests
- Pain medicine
- Headache.
Languages spoken
English, Italian, Spanish
Locations Dr Francesca Puledda works with
Insurers Dr Francesca Puledda works with
Dr Francesca Puledda works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Bupa
- Cigna
- WPA
- Healix
- Bupa Fee Assured
- Aviva Health
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Allianz
- Bupa Global
- Aetna
- SAGA
- AXA Health