RHEUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT
RHEUMATOLOGY
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systemic immune mediated conditions, commonly referred to as rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE and fibromyalgia.
All of our rheumatologists are actively involved in clinical research and teaching.
RHEUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT
RHEUMATOLOGY
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systemic immune mediated conditions, commonly referred to as rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE and fibromyalgia.
All of our rheumatologists are actively involved in clinical research and teaching.
CONDITIONS
- Inflammatory (rheumatic) disorders
- Connective tissue diseases
- Autoimmune diseases
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS)
- Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Behçet’s Disease
- Bursitis
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO)
- Cryopyrin-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndromes (CAPS)
- Dermatomyositis (Juvenile)
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
- Gout
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s)
- HCV & Rheumatic Disease
- Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
- HIV & Rheumatic Disease
- Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome (HIDS)
- Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD) (Juvenile)
- Hypermobility Syndrome (Juvenile)
- IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD)
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- Juvenile Arthritis
- Kawasaki Disease (KD)
- Localized Scleroderma (Juvenile)
- Lupus
- Lyme Disease
- Metabolic Myopathies
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)
- Osteoporosis
- Paget’s Disease of Bone
- Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis Syndrome (PFAPA) (Juvenile)
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Raynaud’s Phenomenon
- Reactive Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatic fever
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjögren’s Disease
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondyloarthritis
- Takayasu’s Arteritis
- Tendinitis (Bursitis)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) (Juvenile)
- Vasculitis
TREATMENTS
Our rheumatologists will develop a personalised care plan that may include:
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs)
- Disease-modifying antirheumatic medications (DMARDs)
- Joint injections
- Corticosteroids
- Biologics
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Surgery
DOCTORS
Our rheumatology specialists
Prof. Helmuth Reuter
RHEUMATOLOGIST
Research Lead and Liason, Rheumatology
Dr. Gareth Tarr
SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN / RHEUMATOLOGIST
Rheumatology
Dr. Stella Botha
SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN / RHEUMATOLOGIST
Rheumatology
Dr. Shehnaaz Akhalwaya
PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGIST
Rheumatology
