Por qué es un doctor de primer nivel/Professional statement/Perché è un dottore di prim’ordine
Professor Hasan Tahir is an esteemed award-winning and senior consultant physician and rheumatologist in London. He is a leading expert in his field providing specialist care for patients with all types of arthritis as well as fibromyalgia, gout, back pain, osteoporosis and long COVID and is regularly instructed to provide his expert opinion in medical reports.
His excellence has been recognised in the form of numerous nominations and awards. Recently his team was accepted on the Aspiring to Excellence program for Ankylosing Spondylitis. He was awarded the Barts Health Innovations award for Service improvement and the British Society for Rheumatology award for the "Best emerging UK practice"
Professor Tahir is extremely passionate about research. He has received two separate recognition awards from the National Institute for Health Research. He has participated in a large number of research studies, investigating new treatments for not only arthritis but also COVID. His outstanding work as principal investigator in COVID treatment research was highlighted as part of a BBC hospital series. He has extensively published in peer-reviewed journals and has written chapters in medical textbooks.
He regularly partakes in medical education and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians clinical exam board and scenario editorial committee as well as on the panel of Chairs of International examiners for the MRCP PACES exam.
He is a co-designer of MySpA, an app that helps patients manage their arthritis independently.
His excellence has been recognised in the form of numerous nominations and awards. Recently his team was accepted on the Aspiring to Excellence program for Ankylosing Spondylitis. He was awarded the Barts Health Innovations award for Service improvement and the British Society for Rheumatology award for the "Best emerging UK practice"
Professor Tahir is extremely passionate about research. He has received two separate recognition awards from the National Institute for Health Research. He has participated in a large number of research studies, investigating new treatments for not only arthritis but also COVID. His outstanding work as principal investigator in COVID treatment research was highlighted as part of a BBC hospital series. He has extensively published in peer-reviewed journals and has written chapters in medical textbooks.
He regularly partakes in medical education and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians clinical exam board and scenario editorial committee as well as on the panel of Chairs of International examiners for the MRCP PACES exam.
He is a co-designer of MySpA, an app that helps patients manage their arthritis independently.
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Ankylosing spondylitis
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Antiphospholipid syndrome
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Gout
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Ask an expert: What is axial spondyloarthritis?
Despite not being well-known, axial spondyloarthritis is a very common condition which can sometimes cause pain or stiffness in the lower back. In this article, leading rheumatologist Professor Hasan Tahir explains the causes and symptoms behind the condition, as well as outlining the available treatment options.