Dr Richard Campbell

Dr Richard Campbell is a Consultant Rheumatologist in the Bromley, Orpington, Beckenham, Kent and South East London areas. He has specialist experience in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders.

He was appointed as a rheumatology consultant in 2013. His NHS practise is with King's College London NHS Trust, where he is part of a well respected rheumatology department. His main NHS work is with the King's Bromley sites where he has been Clinical Lead for rheumatology (Orpington Hospital and the Princess Royal University Hospital). His sub-specialist practise is with the King's College Denmark Hill Lupus and Connective Tissue diseases clinic.

Dr Campbell's private rheumatology practise is with Circle Sloane Hospital in Beckenham, Kent and Circle Chelsfield Park Hospital in Orpington. He has regular advance bookable clinics with Chelsfield Park Hospital and is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Dr Campbell has published original research in the areas of rheumatoid arthritis, fatigue in autoimmune arthritic disorders and in inflammatory muscle diseases. He has presented nationally and internationally in his field. He actively participates in undergraduate and postgraduate training of medical students at King's College London as well as junior doctors. He has been Chair of the Consultant's Committee at Princess Royal University Hospital.

He is a member of the South Thames regional training faculty for rheumatology specialist registrars and educational supervisor to junior doctors at Princess Royal University Hospital.

Dr. Campbell has expertise in the following areas:

• Diagnosis and treatment of different types of arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Gout and Pseudogout
• Psoriatic Arthritis
• Ankylosing Spondyilitis
• Other types of inflammatory arthritis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Myositis including Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Sjogren's Syndrome
• Diagnosis and medical management of Osteoarthritis
• Joint and Soft Tissue Injections and treatment for tennis elbow, knee pain, shoulder pain and carpal tunnel syndrome
• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Syndromes
• Diagnosis of Back Pain
• Osteoporosis
• Vasculitis