13 Facts About Michael Kopelman

Michael Kopelman subsequently studied medicine at Middlesex University, and in 1978 completed his medical degree at the University of London.

From 1980 to 1988, Kopelman trained in psychiatry at Bethlem-Maudsley Joint Hospitals.

From 1989 to 2015, Michael Kopelman was first a consultant neuropsychiatrist, then professor of neuropsychiatry at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine.

Michael Kopelman is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.

In 2008, Michael Kopelman was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Michael Kopelman is a member of the British Psychological Society and Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Michael Kopelman is a founding member of both the Memory Disorders Research Society and the Society of Expert Witnesses.

Since 1981, Michael Kopelman has served as an expert witness on neuropsychiatric and general psychiatric matters.

Michael Kopelman coauthored a Royal College of Psychiatrists report to the House of Lords before they declared detention orders unlawful in December 2004, and a confidential report to the governmental mediation hearings on Guantanamo returnees in 2010.

In 2020, Michael Kopelman served as a defence expert on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at his first extradition hearing.

However, in her ruling the judge did not accept that Michael Kopelman failed in his duty.

Holroyde called it unusual for an appellate court to reassess expert witness evidence accepted by a lower court, but said it was arguable that the High Court might eventually reach a different conclusion, given that Michael Kopelman had omitted to disclose what he knew about Assange's relationship with Stella Moris.

Michael Kopelman received the 2013 Distinguished Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society for his contributions to neuropsychology.