Dr Gavin Clunie

Dr Clunie is a senior UK Rheumatologist and Metabolic Bone Physician (NHS work at Addenbrookes). He was an NHS Consultant Rheumatologist in Ipswich for 12 years (2000-12) and has had a substantial subspecialty interest in metabolic bone diseases (osteoporosis included) for much longer. Dr Clunie has pioneered the development of Fracture Liaison Services in the UK working with The Department of Health, National Osteoporosis Society, National Hip Fracture Database and other agencies over the last 5 years. He has been Clinical Lead/Director of DXA (‘DEXA’) scanning units in both Ipswich and London (UCL) previously but now runs the DXA Unit at Addenbrooke’s and reports DXA scans for The Cambridge Spire Lea Hospital. He leads on NHS Services for patients with rare bone diseases (e.g.osteogenesis Imperfecta, fibrous dysplasia, skeletal dysplasias, XLH etc) in East Anglia and advises NHS England on development of national service configuration. He has published research in both bone and rheumatological diseases and is the author-editor of 3 textbooks: 2 in rheumatology (Oxford Handbook and Desk-Reference) and one on osteoporosis. Dr Clunie was awarded the title of Midlands and East Anglia Hospital Doctor 2004 in the Health and Social Care Awards - in recognition of his battle to provide first-class medical care for people with the bone disease osteoporosis. Dr Clunie is Healthcare Commissioning Lead for The British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) – (link), and represents BSR at The Fracture Liaison Service Database Advisory Group convened by The Royal College of Physicians within the falls and fragility fracture audit programme

Spondyloarthritis (psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's/Colitis related arthritis) and all Bone Diseases including Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Rare Bone Diseases, Parathyroid Disorders.