ABOUT

Dr Alessandro (Alex) Fois graduated Dux of Sydney Grammar School with a UAI of 100 and completed his first degree in Advanced Science at the University of Sydney, graduating with the University Medal. He then travelled to Oxford University for his medical degree and has completed his postgraduate training in Cambridge (Addenbrooke’s Hospital) and Sydney (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital and Westmead Hospital). He has completed the Movement Disorders Fellowship at Westmead Hospital and completed a PhD funded by a grant from the Brain Foundation and an NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship. His research is focused on tremor, and he has authored several publications and book chapters on the subject of tremor and movement disorders.  He sees patients in his private practices in Sydney and Hervey Bay and is also affiliated with Macquarie University Hospital and the Woolcock Institute.  

Alex is passionate about extending the reach of neurological care in Australia and using the power of telehealth. His clinical interests include movement disorders (such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor, and dystonia), headache, the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of neurological problems, and general neurology.