Personal profile
Overview
I am a neurology consultant with a clinical and research interest in Myasthenia Gravis. I completed a PhD entitled "Optimising the Immunosuppressive Management of Myasthenia Gravis" at the University of Manchester. This examined aspects of the clinical management of patients with myasthenia gravis, as well as examining lymphocyte subsets and complement biology in myasthenia gravis patients with differing severity, and at different stages in their disease and treatment. I now have a fellowship from Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre to expand my work in Myasthenia, including biomarker discovery, Cochrane systematic reviews, and clinical projects.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Liverpool
External positions
Neurology Clinical Research Fellow, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Frequent co-occurrence of AChR-positive myasthenia gravis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy suggests a novel disease association
McMacken, G., Ashraghi, M., Keyes, L., Jacob, S., Hewamadduma, C., Carmichael, C., Dodd, K. C., Burke, G., Viegas, S., Buckley, C., McKnight, A. J., Farrugia, M., Leite, M. I. & McConville, J., 13 Mar 2026, In: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 97, 4, p. 369-370 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inclusive approaches to research and healthcare for nitrous oxide users: lessons from a longitudinal study
Hibbert, A., Hashi, M., Symes, I., Hayton, T., Lilleker, J., Dodd, K., Evangelou, N., Noyce, A. & Smith, L., 9 Apr 2026, In: BMJ Neurology Open.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lymphocyte alterations and elevated complement signaling are key features of refractory myasthenia gravis
Dodd, K. C., Baillie, K., Holt, J. K. L., Leite, M. I., Lin, L., West, P. W., Miller, J. A. L., Spillane, J., Viegas, S., Zelek, W. M., Sussman, J. & Menon, M., 6 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Med. 100987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patients with neurological or psychiatric complications of COVID-19 have worse long-term functional outcomes: COVID-CNS-A multicentre case-control study
Dodd, K., Lilleker, J. B., Smith, C. J. & al, E., 27 Jan 2025, In: Scientific Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rituximab for myasthenia gravis
Dodd, K. C., Clay, F. J., Forbes, A.-M., Handley, J., Keh, R. Y. S., Miller, J. A., Storms, K., White, L. M., Lilleker, J. B. & Sussman, J., 3 Jul 2025, In: The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 7, 7, p. CD014574Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Membership of professional association
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British Myology Society (External organisation)
Dodd, K. (Academic expert member)
20 Sept 2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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British Society for Immunology (External organisation)
Dodd, K. (Academic expert member)
20 Sept 2021 → 20 Sept 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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Association of British Neurologists (External organisation)
Dodd, K. (Academic expert member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
Thesis
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Optimising the Immunosuppressive Management of Myasthenia Gravis
Dodd, K. (Author), Sussman, J. (Main Supervisor) & Menon, M. (Co Supervisor), 14 Oct 2024Student thesis: Phd
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