Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network
Specialises in
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Consultant Rheumatologist in NHS in Bolton for 20years (Clinical Lead 2012-24). Clinical practice covers full spectrum of Rheumatology disorders. Face-to-face, telephone, video consultations.
Areas of interest
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis;
Osteoporosis; Paget's;
Osteoarthritis; gout; pseudogout;
Raynaud's, SLE, Sjogren's, myositis, scleroderma;
PMR; GCA/vasculitis;
Fibromyalgia; regional pain;
Injection procedures (joints, tendon sheaths, soft tissue, carpal tunnel).
Medical secretaries
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Rheumatologist, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Research interests
I am currently research lead for the Rheumatology department in Bolton and site Principal Investigator for previous and ongoing multi-centre research studies.
Awards received
Quality Teaching Placement (Univ of Manchester Medical School):
-Silver Award 2023
-Gold Award 2024
Clinical Excellence Awards
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
I am a published author including original scientific articles and several scientific and quality-improvement abstracts.
My outcomes
Outcomes (self-reported)
Not applicable in Rheumatology.
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- FRCP
Royal College of Physicians, London 2010
- MSc (Clinical Rheumatology)
University of Manchester 2002
- MD (osteoporosis research)
University of Sheffield 2010
- MRCP(UK)
Royal College of Physicians, London 1997
GMC registration
Reference number 4572134
Details of entry to specialist register
Affiliations / memberships
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London
British Society for Rheumatology
Royal Osteoporosis Society
My private practice
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
guidelines.