Dr Gerard Hall
MBBS FRCP
Consultant Rheumatologist and
General Physician
Welcome to Dr Gerard Hall MBBS FRCP
Consultant Rheumatologist and General Physician with over 30 years of experience working in the NHS and the private sector.
About Dr Gerard Hall
As one of London’s top rheumatologists, he specialises in a wide range of musculoskeletal problems ranging from arthritis and tendinitis to back pain and osteoporosis. Many other conditions come under the remit of the rheumatologist and this website helps you to understand what a rheumatologist does and some of the different conditions he looks after.
Common Rheumatological Conditions
Arthritis
Although many will have heard of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, there are several other types of arthritis.
Soft Tissue Rheumatism
There is a wide range of commonly encountered conditions that fall into this category, including tennis elbow, frozen shoulder and bursitis.
Inflammatory Muscle Disorders
PMR is a commonly encountered condition occurring over the age of 60 and characterised by muscle pain in the upper arms and thighs.
Spinal Pain
Spinal pain accounts for about 20% of a Rheumatologist’s workload. As many as 80% of the population will experience back or neck pain.
Connective Tissue Disorders
Typically affecting young women, these are an uncommon group of multi-system autoimmune
conditions.
conditions.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is defined as low bone mass and structural deterioration leading to bone fragility and an increased risk of fractures.
Testimonials
Memberships and Associations
Pharmaceutical Shareholding
I'm a shareholder of Persica Pharmaceuticals who are a development company researching the treatment of back pain associated with infection. I am a shareholder of less than 1%.
I'm also a shareholder of Pharmacierge. They are a digital on-line pharmacy. I am a shareholder of less than 1%.