Robert Moots

Robert Moots is a senior UK clinical academic rheumatologist. Qualifying in Medicine in London, he earned his Ph.D. in Immunology at the University of Oxford, UK, and worked at Harvard Medical School before returning to the United Kingdom to establish a new rheumatology group in Liverpool, where he was the first professor of rheumatology. His research focuses on inflammatory diseases, from bench to bedside, and he has numerous publications in the field to his credit. His group is a designated European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Centre of Excellence for rheumatology research. Dr. Moots advises NICE (and chaired the panel that devised quality standards for rheumatoid arthritis), is a past editor of Rheumatology, and lectures all around the world on his work. Clinical service is a crucial part of his role and he has extensive experience in managing hard-to-treat rheumatological diseases and in delivering therapy with both standard and high-cost drugs, with referrals from around the United Kingdom and internationally. Dr. Moots is Director of the National Centre of Excellence for Behçet’s syndrome in Liverpool and has recently moved his academic affiliation to the newest medical school in the United Kingdom, Edge Hill University, Liverpool.