Dr Dougal qualified as a doctor in 1980, and, obtained his second degree in Electronic Engineering in 1992, specialising in optics and lasers. At this time PBM-T was in it's infancy, however Dr Dougal could envisage the potential of the technology.

In 1995 Dr Dougal worked with Mr Haslam, consultant Eye specialist, who, too was intrigued by the potential of the light therapy. Dr Dougal then teamed up with Dr Chazot at Durham University in the year 2000 who was to identify the mechanism of action of these specific wavelengths of NIR light.

Over the decades Dr Dougal has sponsored various PhD and Masters students to develop the basic science behind the therapeutic potential of the NIR light therapy. In 2008 he collaborated with colleagues in Philadelphia , USA who were interested in progressing the technology.

Various models of the helmet device were tried and tested, each model an improvement upon the previous version. The current version of the helmet device allows the free flow of cooling air whilst delivering the most light to the cranial area by panels which are free to move, thus accommodating any shape of head.

Whilst working on this research Dr Dougal is also a full time GP working in the North East of England.

Publications:

Transcranial Near Infrared Light Stimulations Improve Cognition in Patients with Dementia

Damir Nizamutdinov , Xiaoming Qi , Marvin H Berman , Gordon Dougal , Samantha Dayawansa , Erxi Wu , S Stephen Yi , Alan B Stevens , Jason H Huang

Gender Differences of Dementia in Response to Intensive Self-Administered Transcranial and Intraocular Near-Infrared Stimulation

Xiaoming Qi , Damir Nizamutdinov , Marvin H Berman , Gordon Dougal , Paul L Chazot , Erxi Wu , Alan B Stevens , S Stephen Yi , Jason H Huang

Evaluation of the efficacy of low-level light therapy using 1072 nm infrared light for the treatment of herpes simplex labialis

G Dougal , S Y Lee

A pilot study of treatment of herpes labialis with 1072 nm narrow waveband light

G Dougal , P Kelly