Dr. Kevin Howell

Dr Kevin Howell is a Clinical Scientist with over three decades of experience in microvascular diagnostics. From 1992 to 2023, he led the Microvascular Diagnostics service at the Royal Free Hospital, where he played a pivotal role in advancing imaging techniques for connective tissue diseases.

He is an Accredited Senior Imaging Scientist and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, as well as the current President of the European Association of Thermology. Dr Howell is also a longstanding member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), having served two terms on the Physiological Measurement Special Interest Group Committee.

In 2009, he was awarded a PhD from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) for his research on the application of thermal imaging in rheumatology. His work has contributed significantly to the understanding and use of advanced imaging in clinical practice.

Dr Howell is highly experienced in nailfold capillaroscopy imaging for the assessment of connective tissue diseases and is actively involved in training and education. He regularly contributes to professional development initiatives, including the British Society for Rheumatology’s course on nailfold capillaroscopy