Dr David O'Reilly

• Dr O'Reilly offers 'face to face' appointments for new and follow up patients. These are available at the Spire Lea hospital in Cambridge and the Circle St Edmunds hospital in Bury St Edmunds.
• All appointments, new and old, are booked at 1 hour intervals so there is plenty of time for assemment and then explanation of findings.

Dr David O’Reilly is a Rheumatologist with over 25 years experience.

He completed his trained at the University of Cambridge in 1980 and practised as a Consultant in Rheumatology at the West Suffolk Hospital until July 2019. This included 10yrs as a Consultant Physician in Emergency Medicine. He is registered by the GMC as a specialist in Rheumatology and General (internal) Medicine: GMC number 2672661.

Dr O’Reilly has long experience in the wide range of Rheumatology problems. His special expertise is early diagnosis and treatment of inflammation based arthritis eg rheumatoid, psoriatic and reactive arthritis. For patients with difficult disease he has over 15 years' experience in the use of the 'biological' treatments for arthritis conditions. His clinics are held weekly in Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Bedford.

The Dexa scanning service he leads reports over 1500 patient scans per year, almost all of these for the local NHS but private scans can be requested.

Dr O’Reilly was also an investigator in national and international studies in Rheumatoid, Psoriatic and Osteoarthritis. In 2016 he was awarded the title of "Distinguished Member" by the British Society for Rheumatology in recognition of his work in the specialty. He is a member of the Trial Steering Committee of the STRAP Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

His clinic appointments are all booked at 60 minute intervals to give plenty of time for assessment and explanation. He is happy to be contacted by his patients directly by email or mobile phone for advice and to discuss care.

In Rheumatology good results require a close working relationship between specialists and patient.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Joint injection
• Shoulder injection
• Bursitis injection
• Knee injection
• Gout
• Bursitis
• Lupus / SLE
• Joint pain
• Shoulder pain
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Polymyalgia
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Dexa scanning
• Back Pain
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Sciatica
• Raynaud's
• Neck pain
• Injections
• Muscle pain

Education:

• Cambridge University School of Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital
• Medicine in Nottingham and Rheumatology in Manchester

Memberships:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
• British Society of Rheumatology: made "Distinguished Member” in 2016 for work in the speciality
• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
• National Osteoporosis Society