Robert J Moots (Chair)

Job title: Professor of Rheumatology/Consultant Rheumatologist

Qualifications/Post Nominals: BSc (Hons), MB BS (Hons), PhD, FRCP

Where qualified: Imperial College, London

Year of initial qualification: 1985

Currently practising at: University Hospital Aintree, University of Liverpool

Special interests: Clinical and basic science, Behçet’s disease, systemic

Adnan Al-Araji

Job title: Consultant Neurologist

Qualifications/Post Nominals: MB ChB, FRCP, FRCP (Glasg.)

Where qualified: Baghdad, Iraq

Year of initial qualification: 1977

Currently practicing at: Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent

Special interests: Neuro-Behçet’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other

Member of: British Medical Association, Association of British Neurologists, Royal College of Physicians of London; past-Convenor, Neuro Behçet Study Group/ International Society of Behçet’s Disease

Special interests: Neuro-Behçet’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, Clinical Director: Royal Stoke Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Excellence.

Clive B Archer

Job title: Cons Dermatologist & Hon Clinical Snr Lecturer

Qualifications/ Post Nominals: BSc (Hons), MB BS, MRCP (UK), MD (Lond), PhD, MRCS (Engl), FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), PG Cert, PG Diploma & MSc in Medical Education, LLM

Where qualified: Guy’s Hospital Medical School, University of London

Year of initial qualification: 1978

Currently practising at: St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and honorary senior clinical lecturer at King’s College London (KCL). 

Special interests: Clinical interests in inflammatory skin diseases, benign and malignant skin tumours, immuno-bullous diseases; research interests in immuno-pharmacology, cell regulatory mechanisms and medical education

Paul Brogan

Job title: Professor of Vasculitis, Infection, Immunity & Inflammation Dept UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, Faculty of Pop Health Sciences

Qualifications/Post Nominals: BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Dip GUM, Dip HIV, MJCSM

Where qualified: Manchester Medical School

Year of initial qualification: 1993

Currently practising at: Great Ormond St Hospital, London

Special interests: Vasculitis, vascular inflammation in the young

Andrew de Burgh-Thomas

Job title: Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine

Qualifications/Post Nominals: BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Dip GUM, Dip HIV

Where qualified: University of London

Year of initial qualification: 1994

Currently practising at: Gloucester Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital and Bristol Southmead Hospital

Member of: British Association of Sexual Health and HIV, British Medical Association, Royal College of Physicians, FSRH, ESSM

Special interests: HIV and genital dermatology

Farida Fortune CBE

Job title: Director London Behçet’s Centre, Barts Health and Queen Mary University of London

Qualifications/Post Nominals: FRCP, FRCS, FDS, RCS, PhD

Where qualified: University College London

Year of initial qualification: Dentistry 1975; Medicine 1980

Currently practicing at: Barts Health, Royal London site

Queen Mary University of London 

Special interests: Immunology and Oral Medicine

Dorian O Haskard

Job title: Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Rheumatology, Imperial College

Qualifications/Post Nominals: DM FRCP FMedSci

Where qualified: University of London

Year of initial qualification: 1977

Currently practising at: Now retired from clinical practice

Special interests: Vascular inflammation

Desmond Kidd

Job title: Consultant Neurologist

Qualifications/Post Nominals: MD BCh BAO MD FRCP

Where qualified: Ireland

Year of initial qualification: 1986

Currently practising at: Now retired from clinical practice

Special interests: Neurological complications of inflammatory diseases, particularly Behçet’s syndrome, sarcoidosis and histiocytosis; neuro-ophthalmology

Philip Ian Murray

Job title: Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham

Qualifications/Post Nominals: MBBS, DO(RCS), PhD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth

Where qualified: St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London

Year of initial qualification: 1978

Currently practising at: Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Special interests: All types of uveitis including Behçet’s disease. Scleritis. Clinical Research: Quality of Life in uveitis, Laboratory Research: The eye has evolved many mechanisms to prevent significant inflammation, which can lead to visual impairment. I am investigating why in patients with uveitis, the eye cannot control the inflammation. Jazz!

Catherine Nelson-Piercy

Job title: Professor Obstetric Physician

Qualifications/ Post Nominals: MBBSMA, FRCP, FRCOG

Where qualified: CambridgeUniversity and St Bartholomew’s Hospital

Year of initial qualification: 1986

Currently practising at: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals Foundation Trust and Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Trust

Special interests: Medical problems in pregnancy, particularly connective tissue diseases, thromboembolism, cardiac and renal disease

Jane Setterfield

Job title: Professor of Oral and Dermatological Medicine KCL/Honorary Consultant Dermatologist

Where qualified: University College Hospital, London

Year of initial qualification: Dentistry 1980, Medicine 1987

Currently practising at: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

and St Mary’s, Paddington, London

Member of: British Association of Dermatology, British Association of Oral Medicine, British Society for Investigative Dermatology, BMA

Special interests: Oral medicine, immunobullous disease, autoimmune disorders

Research: Translational studies in the field of immunobullous diseases and lichen planus

Graham Wallace

Job title: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications/Post Nominals: BSc Immunology, PhD

Where qualified: University of London

Year of initial qualification: 1985 (PhD)

Currently practicing at: Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham

Special interests: Ocular immunology, Behçet’s disease, immunogenetics, innate immunity

Colin Barnes (Past Chair)

Dr Colin G Barnes (BSc, MBBS, FRCP) qualified at the University of London in 1961. Now retired Colin was formerly Clinical Director for Rheumatology at The Royal London Hospital. He is Honorary Life President of the International Society for Behçet’s Disease (ISBD), past President of the European League Against Rheumatism and past Chairman of the Executive of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council (now Arthritis Research Campaign). A member of the British Society for Rheumatology and has a special interest in clinical rheumatology and, of course, in Behçet’s.

Sue Lightman

Sue Lightman (FRCP FRCOphth PhD FMedSci) qualified at University of London in 1975.  She is now retired from her role as Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology/Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfield Eye Hospital. Sue has a special interest in Uveitis in adults and children, infective eye disease, ocular inflammation of all types associated with systemic disease

Reuben C S Ayres

Dr Reuben Ayres (BM, DM, FRCP) qualified at Southampton in 1982.  He is now retired from full time clinical practice, other than endoscopy.  He was formerly Consultant Gastroenterologist, who specialised in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and Behçet’s, practicing at The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, 1 The Quadrant Exeter and the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital.  As a Provincial Grand Charity Steward of the Devonshire Freemasons he has been instrumental in raising funds to assist a wide range of charities and other good causes both locally and nationally.  In his spare time he is a member of Lunar Plexus, a musical duo crafting original music available on Spotify, iTunes and other major musical platforms.