Rheumatology clinics

• Day and time: every Wednesday morning, 9am to 1pm
• Location: Penguin outpatient unit (PDF 135KB), St Thomas' Hospital

At this clinic you'll see a range of different professionals to avoid the need for multiple clinic appointments.

Key staff: 

• rheumatologists: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Dr Nadia Rafiq, Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki and Dr Charlene Foley
• rheumatology clinical fellow
• ophthalmologist: Luis Amaya
• specialist orthoptists: Dipti Gandesha and Kimberly Hall
• rheumatology physiotherapists: Ellie Potts and Roz Florida-James
• rheumatology clinical nurse specialists: Mohammad Ahmad and Dani Adams
• occupational therapist: Rob Schneider
• musculoskeletal radiologists: Dr Claire Lloyd and Dr Shema Hameed

• Day and time: 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, 4pm to 8pm
• Location: Level 0 – Ocean, Evelina London

This clinic is for young people aged 13 to 17 years old with rheumatological conditions. Young people are encouraged to start the appointment on their own and ask their own questions. Parents and carers can then join them to help fill in the gaps and agree the care plan. 

Key staff:

• children's rheumatologists: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki and Dr Charlene Foley
• children's rheumatology clinical fellow
• adult rheumatologists: Dr Toby Garrood
• rheumatology physiotherapists: Ellie Potts and Roz Florida-James
• rheumatology clinical nurse specialists: Mohammad Ahmad and Dani Adams

• Day and time: 1st Thursday of every month
• Location: rheumatology department, 4th floor, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital

This is a clinic for young adults aged 17 to 25 years old with rheumatological conditions, including those transitioning from the children's service.  

Key staff:

• children's rheumatologist: Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki
• adult rheumatologists: Dr Toby Garrood

• Day and time: 3rd Wednesday of every month, 4pm to 8pm
• Location: Penguin outpatient unit (PDF 135KB), St Thomas' Hospital

This is a clinic for young people aged up to 19 years old with complex multisystem inflammatory conditions, including lupus, vasculitis, juvenile dermatomyositis and scleroderma.

During the clinic, we'll check your blood pressure and may ask you to provide a wee sample.

Key staff: 

• children's rheumatologists: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki and Dr Charlene Foley
• children's rheumatology clinical fellow
• adult rheumatologist: Professor David D’Cruz
• rheumatology physiotherapists: Ellie Potts and Roz Florida-James
• rheumatology clinical nurse specialists: Mohammad Ahmad and Dani Adams

• Day and time: 4 times a year on a Wednesday, 4pm to 8pm
• Location: Level 0 – Ocean, Evelina London

This is a collaborative clinic for young people with kidney problems casued by lupus, vasculitis and other rheumatological conditions.

We'll check your blood pressure and may ask you to provide a wee sample.

Key staff: 

• rheumatologists: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki and Dr Charlene Foley
• nephrologists (kidney specialists): Dr Manish Sinha
• rheumatology clinical nurse specialists: Mohammad Ahmad and Dani Adams

• Day and time: Monday afternoon
• Location: Penguin outpatient unit (PDF 135KB), St Thomas' Hospital

This clinic is for children and young people who need urgent treatment (such as joint injections or change of medication).

Key staff:

• rheumatologists: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki and Dr Charlene Foley
• rheumatology clinical fellow

These clinics are run by doctors at local children's services across the south east, including:

• Lewisham Hospital – Dr Alistair Yim
• Frimley Park Hospital – Dr Isabel Koch and nurse Pippa Jordan
• Darent Valley Hospital – Dr Selwyn D'Costa and nurse Kat Bain
• East Surrey Hospital – Dr Kate McGlone, nurse Karen Macauley and nurse Chris Morris
• Epsom and St Helier Hospital – Dr Meena Hindmarch

They take place at various days and times.

Each clinic is supported by our staff:

• rheumatologists: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki and Dr Charlene Foley
• rheumatology clinical fellow
• rheumatology physiotherapists: Ellie Potts and Roz Florida-James
• rheumatology clinical nurse specialists: Mohammad Ahmad and Dani Adams

• Day and time: alternate Tuesday mornings
• Location: Level 0 – Ocean, Evelina London

This clinic is run with the chronic (long-term) pain service to help young people with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Clinical staff

• Dr Vinay Shivamurthy – rheumatology consultant
• Dr Nadia Rafiq – rheumatology consultant
• Dr Theonymfi Doudouliaki – rheumatology consultant
• Dr Charlene Foley – rheumatology consultant
• Dr David Pang – anaesthetics consultant

Allied Health Professionals

• Dr Alexandra Orchard – lead clinical psychologist for chronic pain and rheumatology
• Dr Alexandra Burdass – clinical psychologist for chronic pain and rheumatology
• Abigail Aston-Payne – clinical specialist chronic pain physiotherapist
• Aditi Surelia-Chauhan – senior specialist chronic pain physiotherapist
• Rob Schneider – occupational therapist for chronic pain and rheumatology
• Kristina Hobbs – occupational therapist for chronic pain and rheumatology

• Day and time: once a month on Thursday, 9am to 1pm
• Location: Level 0 – Ocean, Evelina London

This is a collaborative clinic for children and young people up to the age of 19 years old who have recurring fevers and autoinflammatory syndromes.

Key staff:

• rheumatologist: Dr Vinay Shivamurthy
• infectious diseases consultant: Dr Jonathan Cohen

• Day and time: Thursday
• Location: Penguin outpatient unit (PDF 135KB), St Thomas' Hospital

This clinic is for children with musculoskeletal pain related to altered biomechanics (when the body can't move properly), such as:

• chronic (long-term) sports injuries
• symptomatic hypermobility
• non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain
• growing pains

Key staff:

• rheumatologist: Dr Charlene Foley