Mitesh joined the North Wales Medical School at Bangor University in December 2024. 

He has a PhD from Lund University, Sweden, where he was part of the ENT department at Lund Hospital conducting research into human movement disorders and their effects on postural control, motor learning and eye movements. 

He remained at Lund University as a post-doctoral researcher in the same department before taking a post-doctoral position at Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, in the neuro-otology unit in the division of Brain Sciences.

At Charing Cross Hospital, Mitesh was part of the clinical investigative team in the neuro-otology unit, acute stroke team and audiology unit in addition to his scientific and clinically-based research into peripheral vestibular disorders and movement disorders. His focus was on elucidating factors of recovery in clinical populations, new treatment for Meniere's disease and on the brain mechanisms of spatial orientation.       

Mitesh teaches across courses in the North Wales Medical School in medical sciences. He is happy to take research students. 

He is a committed educator and commended by students for his use of innovative techniques, enthusiasm, clarity and clinical translation. His approach to optimising the learning experience is to engage students through themed learning. For example, a topic can be taught in a lecture, discussed through problem-based learning, revised through a scenario-based practical and assessed formatively through group discussion, poll-based SBAs and practical skills assessment.

Mitesh is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with the following teaching accolades:

-  Finalist for Lecturer of the Year Uni. Central Lancashire (2021/2 & 2022/3) (Burnley) & 100% Student Satisfaction for Neuroscience & Physiology.

- Nominated by students for the VCs award for Inspiring Learning, Uni. Wolverhampton (2020) - Physiology

- Voted by students as a member of staff who has performed exceptionally well, QMUL (2018 & 2019) & 100% student satisfaction for Brain & Behaviour (Neuroscience).

- Nominated by students for the award in Innovative Teaching, UEL (2016) & 100% student satisfaction for Clinical Neuroscience

- Nominated for Best Lecturer Award, Imperial College London (2014) for Neuroscience 

Mitesh has published papers in clinical and basic sensorimotor neuroscience (including papers in the Lancet, Journal of Neurology, Neurolosurgery and Psychiatry, Neurology). Mitesh has managed and conducted clinical trials from application, MHRA approval, data collection through to publication.

Mitesh's research interests are in elucidating predictors of outcome in neurological disease, in doing so finding out the brain regions responsible for symptoms, and the vestibular control of posture. Mitesh uses techniques such as postural control, peripheral vestibular stimulation, visual illusions, virtual reality and somatosensory illusions to probe brain function.

Areas of expertise:

Visuo-vestibular interactions/Dizziness and Vertigo

Postural control (balance)

Motor control and learning

Eye movements

Human responses to vibration

Peripheral and central vestibular neurological conditions and movement disorders

Spatial orientation and disorientation

2025

• PublishedIs Team‑Based Learning Efective for the Medical Student in Difculty?
  Patel, M., 12 Mar 2025, In: Medical Science Educator.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• E-pub ahead of printIncreased perception of head tilt to galvanic vestibular stimulation correlates to motion sickness susceptibility in vestibular migraine.
  Patel, M., 2 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. 34, 5-6, p. 114-120
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedReduced Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex During Fast Head Rotation in Complete Darkness.
  Sjögren , J., Fransson, P.-A., Patel, M., Lundén Blom , C., Johansson, R., Magnusson, M. & Tjernström, F., 1 Aug 2023, In: Perceptual and Motor Skills. p. 1400-1414
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedDeep brain stimulation in the subthalamic nuclei alters postural alignment and adaptation in Parkinson’s disease
  Fransson, P.-A., Nilsson, M., Rehncrona, S., Tjernström, F., Magnusson, M., Johansson, R. & Patel, M., 14 Dec 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 12
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSpectral analysis of body movement during deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease
  Patel, M., Nilsson, M., Rehncrona, S., Magnusson, M., Tjernström, F., Johansson, R. & Fransson, P.-A., 1 May 2021, In: Gait and Posture. 86, p. 217-225
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStrategic alterations of posture are delayed in Parkinson's disease patients during deep brain stimulation
  Patel, M., Nilsson, M., Rehncrona, S., Tjernström, F., Magnusson, M., Johansson, R. & Fransson, P.-A., 7 Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 23550.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedEffects of Deep Brain Stimulation on postural control in Parkinson's disease.
  Patel, M., Nilsson, M., Rehncrona, S., Tjernström, F., Magnusson, M., Johansson, R. & Fransson, P.-A., 1 Jul 2020, In: Computers in Biology and Medicine. 122, 103828.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExploring the effects of Deep Brain Stimulation and vision on Tremor in Parkinson’s disease
  Fransson, P.-A., Nilsson, M., Niehorster , D., Nyström , M., Rehncrona, S., Tjernström, F., Magnusson, M., Johansson, R. & Patel, M., 25 Apr 2020, In: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. . 17, 56.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe "broken escalator" phenomenon: Vestibular dizziness interferes with locomotor adaptation
  Patel, M., Roberts, E., Arshad, Q., Bunday, K., Golding, J. F., Kaski, D. & Bronstein, A. M., 18 May 2020, In: Journal of Vestibular Research. 30, 2, p. 81-94
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• E-pub ahead of printLong-Term Follow-Up of Intratympanic Methylprednisolone Versus Gentamicin in Patients With Unilateral Menie`re’s Disease
  Harcourt, J. P., Lambert, A., Wong, P. Y., Patel, M., Agarwal, K., Golding, J. F. & Bronstein, A. M., 7 Feb 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Otology and Neurotology. 40, 4, p. 491-496
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPostural instability in an immersive Virtual Reality adapts with repetition and includes directional and gender specific effects
  Fransson, P.-A., Patel, M., Jensen, H., Lundberg, M., Tjernström, F., Magnusson, M. & Hansson, E. E., 28 Feb 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 3168.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedAn fMRI study of visuo-vestibular interactions following vestibular neuritis
  Roberts, E., Ahmad, H., Patel, M., Dima, D., Ibitoye, R., Sharif, M., Leech , R., Arshad, Q. & Bronstein, A. M., 2018, In: Neuroimage.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedElevated visual dependency in young adults after chemotherapy in childhood
  Einarsson, E.-J., Patel, M., Petersen , H., Wiebe , T., Fransson, P.-A., Magnusson, M. & Moell, C., 21 Feb 2018, In: PLoS ONE.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedAction observation in the modification of postural sway and gait: theory and use in rehabilitation.
  Patel, M., 1 Oct 2017, In: Gait and Posture. p. 115-120
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDown-regulation of early visual cortex excitability mediates oscillopsia suppression.
  Ahmad, H., Roberts, E., Patel, M., Lobo, R., Seemungal , B., Arshad, Q. & Bronstein, A. M., 16 Aug 2017, In: Neurology. 89, 11
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFunctional neuroimaging of visuo-vestibular interaction.
  Roberts, E., Ahmad, H., Arshad, Q., Patel, M., Dima, D., Leech , R., Seemungal , B., Sharp , D. J. & Bronstein, A. M., 1 Jul 2017, In: Brain Structure and Function.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntratympanic steroids in Ménière's disease: a mini-review.
  Patel, M., 1 Sept 2017, In: Journal of Otology . p. 117-124
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMeniere’s, Migraine and Motion Sickness.
  Patel, M. & Golding, J., 1 May 2017, In: Acta Otolaryngol.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatients with chronic dizziness following traumatic head injury typically have multiple diagnoses involving combined peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction
  Arshad, Q., Roberts, E., Ahmad, H., Lobo, R., Patel, M., Ham, T., Sharp , D. J. & Seemungal , B., 1 Apr 2017, In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery . 155, p. 17-19
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedChronic symptoms after Vestibular Neuritis and the high-velocity vestibulo-ocular reflex
  Patel, M., Arshad, Q., Roberts, E., Ahmad, H. & Bronstein, A. M., 16 Feb 2016, In: Otology and Neurotology. p. 179-184
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDecreased postural control in adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with chemotherapy
  Einarsson, E.-J., Patel, M., Petersen , H., Wiebe , T., Fransson, P.-A., Magnusson, M. & Moell, C., 10 Nov 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 36784.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntratympanic methylprednisolone versus gentamicin in patients with unilateral Ménière’s disease: a randomised, double-blind, comparative effectiveness trial
  Patel, M., Agarwal, K., Arshad, Q., Hariri, M., Rea, P., Seemungal , B., Golding, J., Harcourt, J. P. & Bronstein, A. M., 9 Dec 2016, In: The Lancet. 388, p. 2753-2762
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedOculomotor deficits after chemotherapy in childhood
  Einarsson, E.-J., Patel, M., Petersen , H., Wiebe , T., Magnusson, M., Moell, C. & Fransson, P.-A., 27 Jan 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVestibular and oculomotor influences on visual dependency.
  Roberts, E., Da Silva Melo , M., Siddiqui, A., Arshad, Q. & Patel, M., 20 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 116, 3
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedA brief review of the clinical anatomy of the vestibular-ocular connections – How much do we know?
  Bronstein, A. M., Patel, M. & Arshad, Q., 2015, In: Eye. 29, p. 163-170
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDecreased postural control in adolescents born with extremely low birth weight.
  Petersen , H., Tulinius, A., Georgsdottir, I., Einarsson, E.-J., Patel, M., Haraldsson, A. & Fransson, P.-A., Mar 2015, In: Experimental Brain Research. 233, p. 1651-1662
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGalvanic Vestibular Stimulation Induces a Spatial Bias in Whole-body Position Estimates
  Patel, M., Roberts, E., Arshad, Q., Ahmed, M., Riyaz, M. U. & Bronstein, A. M., Sept 2015, In: Brain Stimulation. 8, p. 981-983
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLocomotor adaptation is modulated by observing the actions of others
  Patel, M., Roberts, E., Riyaz, M. U., Ahmed, M., Buckwell, D., Bunday, K., Ahmad, H., Kaski, D., Arshad, Q. & Bronstein, A. M., Sept 2015, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 114, 3, p. 1538-1544
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPeripheral vestibular dysfunction in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia: abnormal otoconial development?
  Patel, M., Rimmer , J., Agarwal, K., Hogg , C., Arshad, Q. & Harcourt, J. P., 1 Apr 2015, In: Otology and Neurotology. 36, 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRight hemisphere dominance directly predicts both baseline V1 cortical excitability and the degree of top-down modulation exerted over low-level brain structures
  Arshad, Q., Siddiqui, S., Ramachandran, S., Noor, M., Goga , U., Patel, M., Roberts, E., Nigmatullina , Y., Malhotra , P. & Bronstein, A. M., Dec 2015, In: Neuroscience. 311, p. 484-489
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRole of handedness related vestibular dominance upon the vestibular-ocular reflex.
  Arshad, Q., Patel, M., Goga , U., Nigmatullina , Y. & Bronstein, A. M., 6 Mar 2015, In: Neurology. 262, p. 1069-1071
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedAcute alcohol intoxication impairs segmental body alignment in upright standing.
  Hafstrom, A., Patel, M., Modig , F., Magnusson, M. & Fransson, P.-A., 9 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Vestibular Research. 24, 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedApplications of neuromodulation to explore vestibular cortical processing; new insights into the effects of direct current cortical modulation upon pursuit, VOR and VOR suppression.
  Ahmad, H., Arshad, Q., Nigmatullina , Y., Patel, M., Bronstein, A. M. & Roberts, E., 17 Dec 2014, In: Journal of Vestibular Research. 24, 5/6
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedAttention modulates adaptive motor learning in the 'broken escalator' paradigm.
  Patel, M., Kaski, D. & Bronstein, A. M., 9 Apr 2014, In: Experimental Brain Research. 232
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDoes outstretching the arms improve postural stability.
  Patel, M., Buckwell, D., Hawken , M. & Bronstein, A. M., 5 Sept 2014, In: Neuroscience Letters. 579
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffects of prochlorperazine on vestibular ocular and perceptual responses: A randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled study.
  Patel, M., Nigmatullina , Y., Seemungal , B., Golding, J. & Bronstein, A. M., 1 Mar 2014, In: Audiology and Neurotology . 19, 2
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLong-term effects from bacterial meningitis in childhood and adolescence on postural control
  Petersen , H., Patel, M., Ingason, E., Einarsson, E.-J., Haraldsson, A. & Fransson, P.-A., 18 Nov 2014, In: PLoS ONE.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedSubthalamic deep brain stimulation improves smooth pursuit and saccade performance in patients with Parkinson's disease.
  Nilsson, M., Patel, M., Rehncrona, S., Magnusson, M. & Fransson, P.-A., 3 Apr 2013, In: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. .
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedBlood Alcohol Concentration at 0.06% and 0.10% causes a complex multi-faceted deterioration of body movement control.
  Modig , F., Fransson, P.-A., Magnusson, M. & Patel, M., 1 Feb 2012, In: Alcohol . 46, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEnhanced locomotor adaptation aftereffect in the "broken escalator" phenomenon using anodal tDCS
  Kaski, D., Patel, M., Quadir, S., Youssif, N. & Bronstein, A. M., 1 May 2012, In: Journal of Neurophysiology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStudy I: Effects of 0.06% and 0.10% blood alcohol concentration on human postural control.
  Modig , F., Patel, M., Magnusson, M. & Fransson, P.-A., 1 Mar 2012, In: Gait and Posture. 35, 3
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStudy II: Mechanoreceptive sensation is of increased importance for human postural control under alcohol intoxication.
  Modig , F., Patel, M., Magnusson, M. & Fransson, P.-A., 1 Mar 2012, In: Gait and Posture.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedFoam posturography: standing on foam is not equivalent to standing with decreased rapidly adapting mechanoreceptive sensation
  Patel, M., Fransson, P.-A., Johansson, R. & Magnusson, M., 1 Dec 2010, In: Experimental Brain Research.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review