- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Awaiting verification
- Open Referral network
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I worked at Kings college hospital as Consultant Rheumatologist before moving to Leicester. I am university hospital Leicester lead for early arthritis clinic managing team of 3 rheumatology consultant and 2 nurses treating early arthritis patient. My role as early arthritis lead include triaging all rheumatology referral to select suitable patients for early arthritis clinic. I am also leading university hospital Leicester inflammatory muscle disease service. I have strong interest in research and currently leading university hospital Leicester rheumatology research team. I am chief investigator on many multinational studies. My particular clinical interests and expertise are in back pain, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, soft tissue rheumatism, connective tissue disease, bone conditions like osteoporosis, muscle disorders osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. My clinical interests are facilitated by my expertise in ultrasound, which i use in diagnosis of arthritis as well as guided joint and spinal procedures like epidurals. I have a simple principal that all my patients should be treated as i would like myself and my family members to be treated
Areas of interest
Back pain, Fibromyalgia, Hypermobility, Inflammatory arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Juvenile arthritis, Lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, Undifferentiated connective tissue disease, Gout, soft tissue rheumatism including shoulder problems, tennis elbow, hip pain, trochanteric bursitis tendon problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, bone conditions like Osteoporosis, muscle disorders like myositis and osteoarthritis.
Medical secretaries
- Alex Partington
- Spire Leicester Hospital Gartree Road LEICESTER LE2 2FF
- 0116 265 3014
- alex.partington@spirehealthcare.com
- Linda Cummins
- Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital Scraptoft Lane Leicester LE5 1HY
- 0116 274 3743
- linda.cummins@nuffieldhealth.com
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)