Juan J Gómez-Reino

Juan J Gómez-Reino is based in the Hospital Clinico Universitario at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Stantiago, Spain. He was formerly chief of the Department of Research and Section of Rheumatology at Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. Professor Gómez-Reino’s institution is the regional referral centre for rheumatology, with the focus of his clinical practice being rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthrophathies and connective tissue diseases. His main interest is in chronic inflammatory arthropathies and his experimental research is in the genetics of complex diseases, the effect of neuropeptides on chondrocyte function, and in vivo and in vitro models of arthritis. He has authored or co-authored original articles and papers on topics such as rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and other rheumatology-specific disorders. Professor Gómez-Reino completed his medical and doctor of philosophy degrees at the University of Madrid, Spain and his postgraduate training at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, USA.