Rheumatologist
Dr Joel David

Biography

Dr Joel David qualified in 1981 from University of Witwatersrand, South Africa MB, BCh (cum lauda). He gained MRCP (UK) in 1984 and became FRCP 1996. Post graduation medical experience was gained in London as Registrar in Medicine at The Royal Free Hospital and later Hammersmith Hospital. Research was as an ARC fellow in the Acute Phase Protein Laboratory at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School. Senior Registrar positions were held at Charing Cross Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
In 1992, Joel David took up position as Consultant Rheumatologist and Physician at The Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Reading. He remained there until 2000.

Current position

Consultant Rheumatologist, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford from 2001.
Clinical Director of Medicine, 2002-2007 and Clinical Lead Medicine from 2008.
Regional Specialty Advisor for Rheumatology for Oxford Region, 2003 to present
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Oxford Medical School, 2001 to present
Joel has been instrumental in creating close liaison with Primary and Secondary Care in Oxford, setting up OXPARC (Oxford Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Centre) and oxsport@noc, a state of the art Sport and & Exercise Medicine Department in Oxford.

Examiner for Royal College of Physicians

Clinical Interests

  1. Adult Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases and Biological therapies
  2. Childhood Rheumatic Diseases
  3. Soft tissue injury, pain, including spinal and sport related injury.

Medicolegal work
Expert witness , includes cases of Silicone related breast implant disease, post-trauma pain syndromes and whiplash injury.

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