ProfessorCaroline Alexander
Professor of Practice (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy)
Department of Surgery & Cancer - Faculty of Medicine
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- Professor of Practice (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy)Department of Surgery & Cancer - Faculty of Medicine
- Imperial College London, Surgery and Cancer, Uren Building, London, United Kingdom
BIO
Caroline Alexander was the Lead Clinical Academic for Allied Health Professionals at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Professor of Practice (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) until January 2025. She had a Motor Control Laboratory situated in the Physiotherapy Department of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She is a member of the Human Performance group in the Department of Surgery and Cancer led by Alison McGregor (Professor of Musculoskeletal Biodynamics, Surgery & Cancer).
She received her Physiotherapy Professional Qualification in 1987 from Guy’s Hospital School of Physiotherapy, her MSc in Advanced Physiotherapy and PhD in Physiology from University College London in 1994 and 2002 respectively. She held a position as a clinical specialist and researcher within the Physiotherapy Department of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust since 2003.
Her research interests include investigation of the cortical and reflex control of movement using transcranial magnetic stimulation and electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves. She is particularly interested in the control of movement in healthy people and in people with musculoskeletal problems such as Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder.
She is a member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, the Health and Care Professions Council, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Physiological Society and the Society for Neuroscience, and was a founding chair of the London hub of the Council for Allied Health Professional Research. She has been a Physiotherapy Advocate and mentor for the National Institute of Health Research. She has sat on grant and fellowship committees for the NIHR. She was awarded the Distiguished Service Medal from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in 2024.
Prof Alexander is a mentor for non-medic clinical academics and supervises BSc, MSc, MRes and PhD projects undertaken at Imperial College and other universities nationally.
She received her Physiotherapy Professional Qualification in 1987 from Guy’s Hospital School of Physiotherapy, her MSc in Advanced Physiotherapy and PhD in Physiology from University College London in 1994 and 2002 respectively. She held a position as a clinical specialist and researcher within the Physiotherapy Department of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust since 2003.
Her research interests include investigation of the cortical and reflex control of movement using transcranial magnetic stimulation and electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves. She is particularly interested in the control of movement in healthy people and in people with musculoskeletal problems such as Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder.
She is a member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, the Health and Care Professions Council, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Physiological Society and the Society for Neuroscience, and was a founding chair of the London hub of the Council for Allied Health Professional Research. She has been a Physiotherapy Advocate and mentor for the National Institute of Health Research. She has sat on grant and fellowship committees for the NIHR. She was awarded the Distiguished Service Medal from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in 2024.
Prof Alexander is a mentor for non-medic clinical academics and supervises BSc, MSc, MRes and PhD projects undertaken at Imperial College and other universities nationally.
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity College London, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 1999 - 15 Nov 2001
- MScUniversity College London, London, United Kingdom15 Sep 1993 - 10 Sep 1994
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Professor of Practice (Musculoskeletal Physiothera