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Dr Dobrina Hull studied Medicine at the University of Oxford, graduating with a
First Class Honours degree in Physiology and she was awarded a prize for
excellence in clinical finals. She was appointed as Consultant Rheumatologist
at Kingston Hospital in 2017. She also works at New Victoria Hospital.

She completed her specialist training in Rheumatology within the London South
Thames training programme and has worked at some of the UK’s leading specialist
centres, including Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, St George’s Hospital and
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust which has given her extensive
experience in the diagnosis and management of rheumatological conditions. In
2009, she was awarded a clinical research fellowship at the Kennedy Institute
of Rheumatology to complete research on the effects of anti-TNF therapies on T
cell subsets in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and
ankylosing spondylitis and correlate relationships to treatment response. This
led to the award of a PhD from University of London in 2014 and developed her
specialist interest in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis and biological
therapies. She maintains a strong interest in clinical research and is
Principal Investigator on a number of clinical research studies. She has
presented her work at national and international conferences and published in
scientific peer-reviewed journals, as well as co-authoring several chapters in
the Oxford Handbook of Paediatric Rheumatology.

She is committed to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and is a member of the
Royal College Of Physicians examination question writing group for the
Specialist Certificate Examination in Rheumatology. She has an interest in
patient education, as well as the education and development of allied health
professionals. She has an active role on the South West London Rheumatology
Clinical network and the South West London Bone Health network and is involved
in a number of projects within the region to improve rheumatology provision and
services for patients with rheumatic conditions.

Dr Dobrina Hull has expertise in managing all aspects of rheumatological
conditions including inflammatory arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis,
psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondyloarthropathies), crystal
arthritis (including gout and pseudogout), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis,
polymyalgia rheumatica, connective tissue diseases and soft tissue rheumatic
conditions and tendonitis, including shoulder pain, bursitis and tennis elbow.
She is highly proficient at performing joint injections.

Dr Hull is an experienced and compassionate rheumatologist who strongly believes in
creating an individualised approach through shared decision making with her
patients and utilising her significant expertise to deliver outstanding care,
ensuring timely diagnosis and effective treatment plans.

Clinical interests:

· Diagnosis and treatment of Early Inflammatory Arthritis

· Rheumatoid Arthritis

· Psoriatic Arthritis

· Axial Spondyloarthropathy

· Osteoarthritis

· Gout/pseudogout

· Osteoporosis / osteopenia

· Polymyalgia rheumatica

· Connective tissue diseases (e.g. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,
Sjogren’s syndrome, Scleroderma)

· Soft Tissue Rheumatism (including tendinopathies and bursitis)

· Joint and Soft Tissue injections

· Fibromyalgia