Professor Raj Sengupta

Professor Raj Sengupta is a Consultant Rheumatologist and Lead for Ankylosing Spondylitis at The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath (RNRHD).

He is a member of the BSR Spondyloarthritis Special Interest Group, the BSR AxSpA Biologics Guidelines Committee and a member of ASAS (Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society). He has represented the BSR at the NICE TA383 appraisal for anti TNF in AxSpA. Prof Sengupta is a medical advisor for the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS) and is one of the founder members, Chair of Trustees and Current Treasurer of BRITSpA. Dr Sengupta was the recipient of the 2016 NASS Patients Choice award for the Best care provided by a Rheumatologist.

He is the principal investigator in several national and international clinical trials in axial Spondylarthritis. He has a number of peer reviewed publications on axSpA. Dr Sengupta has been an invited speaker on axSpA at several national and international meetings.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Axial Spondyloarthritis

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)

Rheumatoid arthritis

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Back pain

Osteoarthritis