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Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

Prof. Antoni Chan, PhD, FRCP, is Consultant Rheumatologist, Professor and Head of Rheumatology at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom. He is a also a specialist physician with a broad interest in internal medicine. He has been on the faculty of RheumNow since 2019. His specialist area of research is in spondyloarthropathies and digital healthcare technologies including artificial intelligence. He is a full member of ASAS and GRAPPA. He is on the working group of the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) axSpA biologics guideline group. He won the BSR Best Practice Award in 2016 and 2024 for an innovative pain management and primary care educational programme. In 2018 he received the Patient Choice Award for Best Care by a Rheumatologist and in 2023 the Gold Changemaker Award from the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) UK. He leads the Axial Spondyloarthritis service in his hospital and his team have published their work on reducing delay to diagnosis in this condition. Follow him on X @synovialjoints.

Articles By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

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Practical use of JAK inhibitors in select groups in Axial SpA

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

A new treatment for AxSpA that has come on the scene are JAK inhibitors. In clinic, considerations for JAKi use are body mass index, smoking status, prior use of biologics and patients with high inflammatory states such as high CRP and inflammatory change on MRI scan of the spine and sacroiliac joints. There are further studies at #ACR22 which help answer these questions.

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ICYMI: Update on Axial SpA at EULAR 2022

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

This year at EULAR 2022, there were important and interesting topics in Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). These are my picks of abstracts from the conference.

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Update on Axial SpA at EULAR 2022

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

This year at EULAR 2022, there were important and interesting topics in Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). These are my picks of abstracts from the conference.

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Key Psoriatic Arthritis topics and updates at EULAR 2022

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

At EULAR 2022, I have been looking at topics and presentations in psoriatic arthritis (PsA).  Here are my top picks from this year's meeting.

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Updates in Psoriatic Arthritis at EULAR 2022

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

At EULAR 2022, I look forward to key topics and presentations in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Here's a preview of nine studies I'm particularly interested in at this meeting.

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New Insights into Uveitis in Spondyloarthritis

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

Uveitis is the most frequent extra-musculoskeletal manifestation (EAM) in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The prevalence of uveitis in axSpA is between 25-30%. Up to 50% of patients with an acute episode of uveitis develop recurrent anterior uveitis or iritis.

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New Insights into Uveitis in Spondyloarthritis

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

Uveitis is the most frequent extra-musculoskeletal manifestation (EAM) in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The prevalence of uveitis in axSpA is between 25-30%. Up to 50% of patients with an acute episode of uveitis develop recurrent anterior uveitis or iritis.

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Axial spondyloarthritis with psoriasis or psoriatic spondylitis

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

PsA commonly affects peripheral joints. In up to a quarter of PsA patients, the spine may be involved and this is known as psoriatic spondylitis (PsSpA). An important research question is whether PsSpA and Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) with psoriasis are separate conditions or not. 

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Excited About ACR Convergence 2020

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

I always think of why I attend the ACR: to gain new information and knowledge and bring it back to my clinic for my patients. Here's what I'm looking forward to this year.

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Spondyloarthritis at ACR Convergence 2020

By Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

There are some really interesting poster and abstract presentations on spondyloarthritis at the ACR Convergence 2020. I’ll be covering these topics, and discussing select individual posters and abstracts during this meeting. 

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