Rheumatology

 
Rheumatology

Dr Gary D Wright BSc (Hons) MD FRCP FRCPI
Consultant Rheumatologist

Dr Gary Wright is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast and Musgrave Park Hospital BelfastHe trained in Belfast and Nottingham and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Queens University Belfast. Dr Wright is the Northern Ireland Regional Adviser for Training for the Royal College of Physicians of London and is a member of council of the Irish Society for Rheumatology.

He has a special interest in inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis and soft tissue rheumatic disorders. His research interests include the genetics of rheumatic disease, early inflammatory arthritis, biological therapies for rheumatic disease and diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound.


Dr Wright provides a full musculoskeletal and rheumatology service including:

A diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound service for inflammatory arthritis and soft tissue rheumatic disorders.
Joint and soft tissue ultrasound guided injection clinic.
Early inflammatory arthritis clinic.

Dr Wright provides continuing care, education and monitoring for patients with chronic or long term rheumatic disorders assisted by Rheumatology Nurse Specialist Anne Quinn RGN BSc(Hons).

Dr Wright is frequently instructed by solicitors and agencies in medico-legal cases to act as expert witness to The Court for defendant (40%) and claimant (60%). Most of this work relates to trauma, occupation-induced musculoskeletal problems and chronic pain disorders, including Fibromyalgia.

For more information please visit www.arthritisnorth.com.


Professor M B Finch MD, FRCP, FRCPI

Professor Finch is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast. He is visiting Professor to the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Ulster and Academic Sub-dean (Ireland) for the Royal Society of Medicine (London) He is hospital Dean of examinations for the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is an accredited Rheumatologist on the General Medical Council Register and a member of the British Society for Rheumatology and Irish Society for Rheumatology.

His research interests include cardiovascular risk in rheumatic diseases, evidence base for physiotherapeutic management, osteoporosis and secondary fracture prevention.

Prof Finch is a member of the Northern Ireland regional advisory board on osteoporosis, Northern Ireland Chair for the Irish Osteoporosis Network and a member of the examination committee, Royal College of Physicians Ireland.

He provides a service for the diagnosis and management of rheumatic disorders (any form of arthritis, joint pain or muscle pain) including joint injections.

He provides a diagnostic and management service for bone health, including osteoporosis.

He has a particular interest in orthopaedic medicine problems (back, shoulder and neck conditions).