Munther A. Khamashta

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Degrees:
1982       MD Universidad Autonoma Barcelona

1991       PhD Universidad Autonoma Madrid

1999       MRCP, Royal College of Physicians (London)

2002 FRCP, Royal College of Physicians (London)

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:

1983-1986 Resident in Internal Medicine, Hospital “La Paz” Madrid, Spain

1986-1987 Research Fellow, Rheumatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London

1987-1988 Resident in Internal Medicine, Hospital “La Paz” Madrid, Spain

Faculty Appointment:

1988-1997 Senior Research Fellow, Guy’s, King’s & St. Thomas’ School of Medicine, London

1998-Present Senior Lecturer, Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine

1988-2005 Deputy Director, Lupus Research Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital

2006 Director, Lupus Research Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital

 

Hospital Appointment:

1988-1997 Senior Clinical Assistant, St Thomas’ Hospital, London

1998-Present Consultant Physician, St Thomas’ Hospital, London

 

Board Certificate:

1988 Specialist in Internal Medicine, Spanish Ministry of Education

1991 Doctor in Medicine, Spanish Ministry of Education

 

General Medical Council Accreditation:

Registration No. 3435850

1996 Specialist Register in General Medicine

1997 Specialist Register in Rheumatology

Awards:

1988       Spanish League Against Rheumatism  CIBA-GIEGY Prize (Madrid)

1990       European League Against Rheumatism EULAR Prize (Athens)

1990       The International Society of Internal medicine YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD (Stockholm)

1991       The European League Against Rheumatism EULAR ALESSANDRO ROBECCHI Prize (Budapest)            

1993       The International League Against Rheumatism ILAR Prize (Barcelona)

2000       American College of Rheumatology ACR/European League against Rheumatism EULAR exchange programme

2002          Daily Mail Unsung Heroes of the NHS award for Hospital category (London)

Professional Societies:

Spanish Society of Internal Medicine, International Society of Internal Medicine, British Society for Rheumatology, American College of Rheumatology, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Concepcion Society of Internal Medicine, Chile (Hon. Member), Galician Society of Rheumatology (Hon. Member), Chilean Society of Rheumatology (Hon. Member), Mexican Society of Rheumatology (Hon. Member), Argentinian Society of Rheumatology (Hon. Member), Aciacionn Medica Argentina (Hon. Member), Asociacion de Reumatologia de Rosario (Hon. Member), Venezuelan Society of Rheumatology (Hon. Member).

Scientific Activities:

Co-founder and Associate Editor – LUPUS Journal  London 1991

Co-organiser  -  Third International Conference on SLE London 1992

Co-organiser  -  2nd International Conference on sex hormones & pregnancy in Rheumatic Diseases, Norway, 1998

Organiser       -  Sixth International conference on SLE, Barcelona 2001

Co-organiser  -  3rd International Conference on Sex Hormones & Pregnancy in Rheumatic Disease, New Orleans, 2002

Co-organiser – 4th International Conference on Sex Hormones & Pregnancy in Rheumatic Disease, Stresa, Italy, 2004

Member of the Steering Committee of the International Committee on the Study of Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Member of the Steering Committee of the International Advisory Board for SLE

Editorial Boards:

Medicina Clinica (Spain), Medina Interna (Portugal), Rivista Mexicana de Reumatologia (Mexico), Revista Basileira de Reumatologia (Brazil), Seminars in Clinical Immunology (Italy), Frontiers in Bioscience (USA), Clinical & Experimental Rheumatology (Italy), Synthesis on Net (Israel), Revista Peruana de Reumatologia (Peru), Current Rheumatology Reviews (USA), Autoimmunity Reviews (Israel)

Publications:

Over 500 peer-reviewed papers

Books:

  1. Khamashta MA, Font J, Hughes GRV.  Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases.

Ediciones Doyma, Barcelona 1993, 266 pages ISBN 84-7592-513-8.

  1. Cervera R, Khamashta MA, Hughes GRV.  Antibodies to endothelial cells and vascular damage.

CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida 1994; 191 pages, ISBN 0-8493-4914-1.

  1. Font J, Khamashta MA, Vilardell M.  Lupus Eritematoso Sistemico.  Ediciones MRA, Barcelona, 1996:

592 pages B-25, 499-1996.

  1. Khamashta MA.  Hughes Syndrome, antiphospholipid Syndrome.  Springer, London, 2000, 474 pages

ISBN 1-85233-232.8.

  1. Font J, Khamashta MA, Vilardell M. Lupus Eritematoso Sistemico (Second Edition).  Edicion MRA, Barcelona, 2002; 700 pages B-25, 499-1996. ISBN 84-88865-72-4.
  2. Khamashta MA.  Hughes Syndrome, antiphospholipid Syndrome 2nd edition.  Springer, London, 2006, 598 pages

ISBN-10:1-85233-873-3.