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Paul Emery (rheumatologist)

Paul Emery
CBE FLSW FRCP FRCPE FMedSci
NationalityBritish
EducationCardiff High School,[e] Churchill College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Rheumatologist, researcher, academic
Years active1977–present
Medical career
Profession
  • Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology (Leeds), Head of Rheumatology Department (Leeds)
  • 1995-2017 Director (NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre) 2008-2022
  • Head of Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease and Lead Clinician of Rheumatology (Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust) 1994-2017
Institutions
  • Guy’s Hospital/Brompton Hospital (1977-1980)
  • Guy’s/Brighton/Lewisham 1980-1985
  • Walter & Eliza Hall Institute, Australia (1985-1987)[a]
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia (1985-1987)
  • University of Birmingham (1988-1995)[b]
  • University of Leeds (1995-present)[c]
  • Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (1997-present)[d]
Awards
  • Roche Biennial Award for Clinical Rheumatology (1991)
  • Hospital Doctor of the Year Rheumatology (1999)
  • EULAR Prize for outstanding contribution to Rheumatology (2002)
  • NIHR Senior Investigator NMR (2009)
  • Carol Nachman Award for Rheumatology (2012)[f]
  • The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (2015)
  • Highly Cited Researcher in Clinical Medicine (2015)[g]
  • Highly Cited Researcher (2017)[h]
  • OBE (2018)
  • Master of the American College of Rheumatology (2018)
  • Meritorious Service Award from EULAR (2020)
  • CBE (2024)
Academic work
Main interestsRheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriatic disease, connective tissue diseases, prevention of autoimmune diseases, factors leading to persistent inflammation, Scleroderma, Sjogren Syndrome, immunopathogenesis, immunotherapy, disease prevention, ultrasound, MRI imaging

Paul Emery is a British rheumatologist, researcher, and academic. Emery has been the Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Leeds from 1995 to 2017,[i] Head of its Rheumatology Department from 1995 to 2008. He is Head of the Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease and Lead Clinician of Rheumatology at the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, and was the Director of the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre from 2009 to 2022. He is known for introducing early intervention in inflammatory arthritis. Emery played a critical role in bringing sensitive imaging (MRI) into rheumatology practice. In 2012, Emery was awarded the Carol Nachman Prize for Rheumatology,[1] and as of 2024, he has published over 1660 peer-reviewed articles with over 160,000 citations.[2][3][4][5] Emery was the most cited European/World Rheumatologist in 2010-2020, and was selected in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation's "list of highly influential biomedical researchers, 1996–2020."[6]


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  1. ^ Quinn, Richard (2012-08-08). "Educational Leader Honored with Top Rheumatology Award".
  2. ^ "Rheumatoid arthritis and switching TNFis: an interview with Professor Paul Emery, University of Leeds". News-Medical.net. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ "Paul Emery". The Lancet. 358 (9280): 518. 11 August 2001. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05618-5.
  4. ^ "Paul Emery". rheumatology.medicinematters.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ^ "Professor Paul Emery OBE FLSW MA MD FRCP FRCPE FMedSci MACR". Leeds Biomedical Research Centre. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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