Professional background
Studied at the Royal London medical school and completed post graduate neurology training at the Royal Free.
Divides time between Northwick Park, (running general neurology clinics, in patient neurology referrals and providing neurological input to the rehabilitation unit), and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (running a a multiple sclerosis clinic).
Research interests
Completed a PhD at the UCL Institute of Neurology modifying MRI diagnostic criteria in MS.
Publications
Early MRI in optic neuritis: the risk for clinically definite multiple sclerosis.
Swanton JK, Fernando KT, Dalton CM, Miszkiel KA, Altmann DR, Plant GT, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.
Multiple Sclerosis. 2010 Feb;16(2):156-65
Early MRI in optic neuritis: the risk for disability.
Swanton JK, Fernando KT, Dalton CM, Miszkiel KA, Altmann DR, Plant GT, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.
Neurology. 2009 Feb 10;72(6):542-50.
MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis in patients presenting with clinically isolated syndromes: a multicentre retrospective study.
Swanton JK, Rovira A, Tintore M, Altmann DR, Barkhof F, Filippi M, Huerga E, Miszkiel KA, Plant GT, Polman C, Rovaris M, Thompson AJ, Montalban X, Miller DH.
Lancet Neurol. 2007 Aug;6(8):677-86
Is the frequency of abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging in isolated optic neuritis related to the prevalence of multiple sclerosis? A global comparison.
Swanton JK, Fernando K, Dalton CM, Miszkiel KA, Thompson AJ, Plant GT, Miller DH.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Sep;77(9):1070-2
Modification of MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndromes.
Swanton JK, Fernando K, Dalton CM, Miszkiel KA, Thompson AJ, Plant GT, Miller DH.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Jul;77(7):830-3
Bone mineral density in institutionalised patients with refractory epilepsy.
Swanton J, Simister R, Altmann D, Watts H, Keen R, Duncan JS, Koepp MJ.
Seizure. 2007 Sep;16(6):538-41
Mixed connective tissue disease: still crazy after all these years.
Swanton J, Isenberg D.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2005 Aug;31(3):421-36, v. Review
Swanton JK, Fernando KT, Miller DH. Early Prognosis of MS. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd series: Multiple Sclerosis volume. Editors: Goodin D and Polman C. Publishers: Elsevier.
Other Publications
Earlier and more frequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis using the McDonald criteria.
Brownless WJ, Swanton JK, Altmann DR, Ciccarelli O, Miller DH
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2015 May;86(5):584-5
Changing associations between cognitive impairment and imaging in multiple sclerosis as the disease progresses.
Penny SA, Summers MM, Swanton JK, Cipolotti L, Miller DH, Ron MA
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2013 Spring;25(2):134-40
MRI only conversion to multiple sclerosis following a clinically isolated syndrome.
Chard DT, Dalton CM, Swanton J, Fisniku LK, Miszkiel KA, Thompson AJ, Plant GT, Miller DH.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 Feb;82(2):176-9
MRI criteria for MS in patients with clinically isolated syndromes.
Montalban X, Tintoré M, Swanton J, Barkhof F, Fazekas F, Filippi M, Frederiksen J, Kappos L, Palace J, Polman C, Rovaris M, de Stefano N, Thompson A, Yousry T, Rovira A, Miller DH.
Neurology. 2010 Feb 2;74(5):427-34. Epub 2010 Jan 6.
Brain atrophy and lesion load measures over 1 year relate to clinical status after 6 years in patients with clinically isolated syndromes.
Di Filippo M, Anderson VM, Altmann DR, Swanton JK, Plant GT, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;81(2):204-8. Epub 2009 Sep 10
Texture analysis of magnetization transfer maps from patients with clinically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
Tozer DJ, Marongiu G, Swanton JK, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Sep;30(3):506-13.
A single, early magnetic resonance imaging study in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
Rovira A, Swanton J, Tintoré M, Huerga E, Barkhof F, Filippi M, Frederiksen JL, Langkilde A, Miszkiel K, Polman C, Rovaris M, Sastre-Garriga J, Miller D, Montalban X.
Arch Neurol. 2009 May;66(5):587-92.
Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis can be predicted by imaging early in the disease.
Summers M, Swanton J, Fernando K, Dalton C, Miller DH, Cipolotti L, Ron MA.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2008 Aug;79(8):955-8
Prevalence of conventional and lupus-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case-control study.
Bessant R, Duncan R, Ambler G, Swanton J, Isenberg DA, Gordon C, Rahman A.
Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Dec 15;55(6):892-9
Selective magnetization transfer ratio decrease in the visual cortex following optic neuritis.
Audoin B, Fernando KT, Swanton JK, Thompson AJ, Plant GT, Miller DH.
Brain. 2006 Apr;129(Pt 4):1031-9
Magnetization transfer histograms in clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis.
Fernando KT, Tozer DJ, Miszkiel KA, Gordon RM, Swanton JK, Dalton CM, Barker GJ, Plant GT, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.
Brain. 2005 Dec;128(Pt 12):2911-25