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Dr Robert Bernstein

Consultant Rheumatologist

MA MD FRCP

Practises at: The Alexandra Hospital

Dr-Robert-Bernstein-Rheumatologist

Personal Profile

Dr Bernstein studied at Cambridge and trained at London teaching hospitals (UCH, St Thomas’s, Royal Free, Royal Postgraduate Medical School) and in the USA. He was a consultant in rheumatology and general medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary 1985-2007.  His research in clinical areas on treatment including tocilizumab and autoimmunity resulted in well over 100 publications and 9700 citations.

Clinical Interests

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Gout
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Raynaud’s syndrome
  • Systemic lupus (SLE)
  • Myositis
  • Scleroderma
  • Vasculitis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Bursitis
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Epicondylitis (tennis and golfers elbow)
  • Neck and back pain. 

Professional Memberships

  • British Society of Rheumatology
  • American College of Rheumatology
  • Manchester Medicolegal Society
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