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Specialises in

• Osteoporosis

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am consultant rheumatologist working across London and Surrey, offering private appointments for a range of musculoskeletal and rheumatic conditions.

I graduated with honours at Cardiff Medical School in 2005. I subsequently undertook my specialist training in the University Hospital of Wales. This involved training in specialist clinics including osteoporosis, biological therapies, connective tissue disease/lupus, soft tissue rheumatism, and ankylosing spondylitis. Subsequently I worked as a consultant at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath, where I undertook training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and specialist clinics in metabolic bone disease.

I am currently the clinical lead for Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Health and Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Croydon Health Service NHS Trust. With the former I am developing a local integrated bone health service with colleagues from multiple medical and surgical specialites. With the latter I have developed a local diagnostic service and also set up a regional network with other centres in standardising scanning practice and training. Furthermore, I am Co-lead on the development of an Early Inflammatory Arthritis service with the chief objective being to diagnose and treat inflammatory arthritis early, to preserve joint health and prevent long term damage, as per national best practice. For my work in developing the Osteoporosis and early diagnostic inflammatory arthritis services I have been awarded a Clinical Excellence Award.

I have an extensive background in teaching, having been the Lead Clinical Tutor for Rheumatology at the University Hospital of Wales, and an Honorary Clinical Teacher at Cardiff University. For this I received an award in teaching excellence. I am currently the Course Director and Tutor for Rheumatology at South Wales University. I am also the Rheumatology SCE Editor for Study PRN. I am also the College Tutor for medicine for the Royal College of Physicians at Croydon and I am a member of the British Society of Rheumatology Education Committee.
I have organized, chaired and taught on several formal courses and provided lectures, seminars and workshops to general practitioners, rheumatologists, other medical specialities and allied health professionals. I have published and given lectures on all aspects of rheumatology in regional and national conferences.

To expand my skills base I undertook a Masters in Medical Law at Cardiff law school. I provide Medico-legal reports on rheumatology and osteoporosis related litigation cases. Using this training in Bath I was on the risk management committee. Currently, I am the Chair for the Medicines Management Committee and Medicines Safety Group at Croydon Health NHS Services, ensuring that optimal use and safety of medicines are employed by the trust. Furthermore, I am a Medical Examiner tasked with independently reviewing mortality cases at Croydon University Hospital and I am an Appraiser of doctors, ensuring that peers are maintaining Good Medical Practice standards.

Areas of interest

Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disorders; Early Inflammatory Arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Soft tissue rheumatism; Osteoarthritis; Gout; other crystal arthritides; autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disorders; Fibromyalgia; Lupus; Connective Tissue Disease; All Peripheral Joint and Soft Tissue Joint Injections; Medicolegal work; DEXA/Bone Densitometry Reporting.

Medical secretaries

• R Rajak
• Dr R Rajak, St. Anthonys Hospital 801 London Road Cheam SUTTON SM3 9DW
• 07779 249233
• 020 8401 3407
• rizwanrajak@doctors.net.uk