Mike Beadsworth

Dr Michael BJ Beadsworth, also known as Mike Beadsworth, is a consultant in Infectious Diseases, Clinical Director Specialist and  the Clinical Lead at the Royal Liverpool University's CFS/ME service in Liverpool, UK.

Beadsworth has been appointed to the review panel for the NICE guidelines review, which strongly influence NHS treatment for people with ME/CFS in the UK.

Professional memberships

 * Royal College of Physicians - Regional Advisory for Mersey area (2018)


 * British Association for CFS/ME (BACME) - member of the BACME Executive (2018), gave the welcome address at the 2018 general meeting

Notable studies

 * 2015 - The Role of Cytokines in Muscle Fatigue in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
 * This study found low levels of inflammation in some patients with ME/CFS. The study was partly funded by the ME Association


 * 2017 - The Role of IP-10 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * This study found "compelling evidence" of the role of several cytokines/chemokines in the physiological and cognitive pathology in a group of patients with CFS.


 * 2017 - Vitamin D status in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cohort study from the North-West of England
 * This study found that vitamin D deficiency was unreal to the fatigue experienced by patients with M.E./CFS in North West England, and that patients were more likely to take vitamin D supplements compared to healthy controls. Severely ill patients were not included in the study and patients were not involved in the study's design, implementation or interpretation of results.

Clinic location
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Pembroke Place Liverpool

L3 5QA UK

General: +44(0)151 705 3100

Well Travelled Clinic: 0151 705 3223

Fax: +44(0)151 705 3370

e-mail: info@lstmed.ac.uk

Online presence

 * Bio page at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
 * Twitter

Learn more

 * Wikipedia
 * Institution