Professor David Reid

Professor David Reid, Consultant Rheumatologist currently sees patients privately at the London Bridge Hospital and the Harley Street Clinic in London. He is highly specialised in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.

Prof Reid graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a degree in medicine in 1975, the same university where he would later be appointed to Professor. He currently holds the position of Professor of Rheumatology and Head of School for Medicine and Dentistry. He later retired in 2015 and since then has become an Emeritus Professor for the university.

Prof Reid has held several professional positions including being on the board of trustees for the National Osteoporosis Society and Chair of the Board for 4 years. He has been associated with this society for over 25 years. He now serves as a Senior Medical Advisor and Fund Raiser to the Bone Research Academy, a part of the Royal Osteoporosis Society.

Prof Reid is an active member of the research community, having published extensively on osteoporosis and DEXA scanning. He has over 400 peer-reviewed articles to his name and was invited to present his findings at conferences around the world. His special focus was bone density measurement and studying new treatments for osteoporosis. He has utilised this research within the private sector by being a leader in the use of Dual-Energy X-ray scanning (DEXA) and the newest approved therapies for osteoporosis.