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Dr Animesh Singh MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCP (Rheum) FRCP

GMC 6130215
Consultant Rheumatologist and General (Internal) Medicine Physician

I am a Consultant Rheumatologist and General (Internal) Medicine Physician based at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, a major tertiary referral centre in London.

I have a decade of tertiary-centre consultant experience and have recently been appointed as Clinical Lead in Rheumatology.

I aim to provide careful, evidence-based and patient-centred care, whether patients are seeking a diagnosis, a second opinion or ongoing management for a known condition.

I diagnose and treat the full spectrum of rheumatological disease, with particular clinical interests in:

  • Psoriatic arthritis

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Osteoporosis and fracture risk

  • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

  • Gout and crystal arthritis

  • Vasculitis

  • Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

  • Lupus (SLE)

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Joint and soft-tissue steroid injections

  • Other complex autoimmune and other inflammatory conditions

Dual Expertise & cross-speciality working: Rheumatology and Internal Medicine

In addition to my rheumatology practice, I actively manage acutely unwell patients and investigate complex, undifferentiated symptoms within acute and general medicine. This dual accreditation enables a comprehensive and systematic approach — particularly valuable when symptoms cross multiple specialties or when the diagnosis is unclear.

I work closely with excellent consultant colleagues in allied specialities such as dermatology, gastroenterology and renal medicine, each a recognised expert in their field. This collaborative, multi-specialty approach is especially important for patients with multi-systemic disease, ensuring care is expertly coordinated, evidence-based and aligned across disciplines to achieve the best possible outcomes.

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Specialist Clinics and Research

At the Royal Free, I co-lead a joint clinic for patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, working in partnership with a consultant dermatologist to deliver coordinated, multidisciplinary care.

I am an investigator on a number of clinical trials, including studies in:

  • Psoriatic arthritis

  • Giant Cell Arteritis

  • Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) and Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

I also work with local and national commissioning groups on the appropriate and effective use of biologic therapies in autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases.

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Leadership, Teaching and Professional Development

I am Clinical Lead for Rheumatology at the Royal Free Hospital, where I work with colleagues to improve the quality, consistency and coordination of specialist care for patients with rheumatic and autoimmune conditions.

Alongside my clinical work, I have held several education and leadership roles. I have previously been Lead for Postgraduate Medical Education in Acute Medicine, and continue to serve as an educational supervisor for resident doctors and a clinical tutor for UCL undergraduate medical students. I have also previously held the role of Governance Lead in Acute Medicine, supporting quality, safety and learning in frontline clinical care.

I remain committed to reflective practice and ongoing professional development. This includes participating in weekly postgraduate teaching, presenting at national and international conferences, maintaining full appraisal and revalidation, and regularly seeking patient feedback to help improve the care I provide.

Training, Research and Clinical Background

I completed my undergraduate medical training at University College London (UCL), where I also undertook an intercalated BSc in Immunology, graduating with First Class Honours.

During this time, I completed a prize-winning Arthritis Research Campaign funded research project investigating regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis, supervised by Professor Mike Ehrenstein and Professor Claudia Mauri at the Windeyer Institute, UCL.

My postgraduate training in general medicine and rheumatology was undertaken across North and West London including some of the busiest district general hospitals and internationally renowned teaching centres, providing a broad and intensive exposure to the full spectrum of rheumatological and general medicine pathology.

I stepped away from the NHS to undertake a sabbatical working for a global pharmaceutical company, where I designed and ran global clinical trials, developing new treatments for patients with inflammatory diseases. I was pivotal in the design, launch and completion of the FocuSSed study (a phase 3 clinical trial in systemic sclerosis), resulting in FDA and subsequently global approval for tocilizumab in systemic-sclerosis lung disease.