Dr Robin Butler

MD, FRCP

Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry

Born in London in 1949 Dr Butler was educated at Christ's Hospital and studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, graduating in 1972. He developed his interest in rheumatology while undertaking laboratory research in immunology and started his rheumatology training in 1978, working with Professor Tiny Maini and Dr Tom Scott at Charing Cross Hospital and later with Professor Derrick Brewerton at Westminster Hospital. Since 1985 he has been Consultant Rheumatologist at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry and also works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

His clinical interests include rheumatoid and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, and osteoporosis. As secretary of the British Society for Rheumatology he was closely involved in drawing up the BSR guidelines for the use of TNF blockers in rheumatoid arthritis, as well as the BSR and BLAR submissions to NICE about these drugs. He is married to Linda and they have three children aged 16, 20 and 23. His leisure interests include reading, listening to music and (dry weather) motorcycling.