Professor Richard Watts

Professor Richard Watts qualified from Oxford University Medical School in 1982, I trained in rheumatology at University College, Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. I was consultant rheumatologist at Ipswich Hospital between 1994 to 2020. I am an honorary Professor at Norwich Medical School, of East Anglia. I am editor of Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology,  past editor in chief of Rheumatology Advances in Practice and past Editor in Chief of Rheumatology. My research interest are the epidemiology, classification and diagnosis of autoimmune diseases including the systemic vasculitides.

Vasculitis, giant cell arteritis, ANCA vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatic, inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis.