Meet our panel of medical specialists

A/Prof Andrew Östör is a Consultant Rheumatologist at Cabrini Medical Centre and Researcher at Emeritus Research, Melbourne, Australia and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He was formally the Director of the Rheumatology Clinical Research Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, a post that he held for 10 years. His research interests currently focus on early inflammatory arthritis, biologic and novel treatments for rheumatic diseases, clinical trials, RA-associated lung disease and disorders of the shoulder joint. His other main interest is in medical education... read more »

Paul Bird is a rheumatologist in private practice and Conjoint Professor at the University of New South Wales. In addition to his clinical duties, he is the Director of Optimus Clinical Research, a clinical research center undertaking phase 2, 3 and 4 trials of novel agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases. He has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (RMIT University) and his PhD thesis (University of NSW) examined the feasibility, reliability and validity of MRI as an outcome measure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. He maintains ongoing participation in research projects examining the application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in inflammatory arthritis and is co-chair of the OMERACT international MRI imaging group... read more »