Kemp, Dr Paul

Speciality

Nuclear Medicine

Training and Education

Undergraduate medical training at Newcastle University.  Subsequent training in general medicine and nuclear medicine undertaken at Southampton University Hospitals Trust, Royal Hospital, Haslar, and St Bartholomews Hospital, London.

Experience

Dr Kemp has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since August 1997. 

Accredited as a Consultant in Nuclear Medicine in 1995.  Appointed as a Consultant at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge and Clinical Lecturer at Cambridge University.  Although I undertake all aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine, my current major area of expertise is brain imaging for the diagnosis of dementia and Parkinson's disease.  To this end, I am currently the National Advisor for the UK on neuro-nuclear brain imaging

Key achievements

Awarded six figure grant by the (A)MRC for brain imaging research in dementia.  Awarded FRCP in 2005.

Key awards and prizes

Sir John Walton prize for undergraduate research - Newcastle University 1984.
Awarded £100,000 by the (A)MRC for brain imaging research - 2001
Awarded clinical Fellowship by Southampton University - 2002  Awarded FRCP - 2005.  

Research

Kemp P M et al.  A randomised placebo controlled study to assess the effects of cholinergic treatment therapy in Alzheimer's disease.  J.Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 2003;11:1567-1570

McKeith I, O'Brien, Walker Z, Kemp P.M. Sensitivity and Specificity of Dopamine Transporter Imaging with 123I-FP-CIT in Dementia with Lewy bodies: a phase III multicentre study.  Lancet Neurol 2007;6:305-313

Booij J & Kemp P.M. Dopamine transporter imaging with 123I-FP-CIT SPECT: potential effects of drugs.  Eur J Nucl Med 2008;35:424436