Projects per year
Personal profile
Academic Background
- 1978 BA (Oxon) Physiological Sciences Class 2
- 1982 BM BCh (Oxon)
- 1982 MA (Oxon)
- 1985 MRCP (UK)
- 1991 DM (Oxon)
- 1999 FRCP (London)
Key Research Interests
My major research interest is the aetiopathogenesis, epidemiology, classification and treatment of various types of systemic vasculitis. Current studies:
DCVAS: Establishment of the DCVAS study on development of new classification and diagnostic criteria for systemic vasculitis.
Substudies i) investigating influence of ethnicity on disease phenotype and geoepidemiology, ii) role smoking on disease phenotype and outcome, iii) costs of vasculitis diagnosis
DELAYS IN VASCULITIS DIAGNOSIS: Developing project to investigate reasons for delay in diagnosis of vasculitis in primary and secondary care using CPRD general practice database
NORVAS: I continue to lead the NORVAS study on the epidemiology of vasculitis in Norfolk. This has now been running for 23 years and we have completed a 23-year analysis.
GENVAS: I am leading this nationwide study collecting DNA from AAV patients for genetic studies
GCANS: I am leading the setting up of this project to study the epidemiology and outcomes of giant cell arteritis (GCA). This will link with the EPIC-NORFOLK study which will provide prospectively collected data on risk factors for GCA.
IVIE: I am the Chief Investigator for this study. This will investigate the informational needs of carers of vasculitis patients, and is an extension of previous work.
UKIVAS: I am one of the two convenors of UK vasculitis network, which aims to develop a national network of linked vasculitis researchers with aim of developing new projects.
Research Group or Lab Membership
Areas of Expertise
Teaching Interests
Clinical teaching to undergraduates medical students at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.
Postgraduate teaching to trainees studying for the Membership of the Royal College of Physicans
Postgraduate teaching to specialist trainess in general mediciane and rheumatology
Professional Activities
- Honorary Librarian to the British Society for Rheumatology 2015 -
- Member NHS Clinical Reference group complex rheumatic disease 2013-
- Convenor BSR Guideline working group on systemic vasculitis 2011-2013
- Chair Heberden Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2009-2012
- Member Council British Society for Rheumatology 2002-2012
- Member Executive Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2002-2012
- Royal College of Physicians Regional Specialty Advisor in Rheumatology 1996-2012
- Medical advisor to National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society 2002-
- Member Executive Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2002-
- Member Heberden Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2002-
- Program Director Rheumatology Training East Anglian Deanery 1995-2001
- Member British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register Strategic Review Group 2010
- Chair elect Heberden Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2008 – 2009
- ARMA Standards of Care Reference group 2006 –2008
- Arthritis Research Campaign Clinical Advisor 1998-2002
- Convenor British Society for Rheumatology Special Interest Group in Vasculitis 1997-2003
- Co-convenor BSR Working group Guidelines for treatment of vasculitis 2005-2006
- Co-convenor ARMA Standards of Care Committee for Connective tissue diseases 2005-2006
Career
- 1994 - Consultant Rheumatologist, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
- 1992 – 1994 Senior Registrar in Rheumatology NNUH, Norwich
- 1990 – 1992 Senior Registrar in Rheumatology Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
- 1988 – 1990 Clinical Research Fellow & Honorary Registrar University College, London
External Activities
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ORGANISING COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
- Cambridge Vasculitis - Aims of Therapy International meeting Sept 1999
- Cambridge - Aims of Therapy 2 – Sept 2004
- Cambridge 3rd International conference on giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Member local organising committee July 2005
- Member Abstract Selection committee American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. New Orleans Oct 2002. Session Moderator Vasculitis: Novel Treatments and Pathogenesis.
- Harmonisation of the classification of vasculitis for epidemiological studies. Funded by European Medicines Agency. London Setember 2004
- Harmonisation of the classification of vasculitis for epidemiological studies. Workshop. Funded by European Medicines Agency. London January 2006
- EULAR/ACR working group on definitions and classification of vasculitis. Coconvened with Dr Rashid Luqmani. Zurich March and December 2008
- Member Abstract Selection committee American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. San Francisco Oct 2008
- Member International Scientific Committee. 14th International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop. Copenhagen June 2009
- Member Abstract Selection committee American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. Philadelphia Oct 2009
- European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)Member scientific organising committee 2008-12
- Member Abstract Selection committee American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. Atlanta Oct 2010
- Member International Consensus Conference of Nomenclature of Systemic Vasculitis Chapel Hill May 2011.
- International Faculty Member Asia-Pacific Meeting of Vasculitis and ANCA workshop. Tokyo March 2012.
- Member International Scientific Committee. 16th International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop. Paris April 2013
- Member Local Organising Committee. 17th International Vasculitis and ANCA workshop. London April 2015
EDITORIAL BOARD WORK
- Editor-in-chief Rheumatology 2002 – 2008
- Founder Editor-in-chief Oxford Medical Case Reports 2013-
- Section Editor Oxford Textbook of Medicine 6th Ed
- Guest Editor Best Practice in Clinical Rheumatology ‘How to Investigate’ 2015
- Editorial Board Quarterly Journal of Medicine 2008-
Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2013-
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Reviewing Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Rheumatology
Journal of Rheumatology
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Arthritis and Rheumatology
Quarterly Journal of Medicine
Postgraduate Medical Journal
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Grant Reviewing
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Arthritis Research UK
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MRC
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
International Committees
- Member of European League Against Rheumatism Scientific Committee 2009-12
National Committees
- Arthritis Research Campaign Clinical Advisor 1998-2002
- Convenor British Society for Rheumatology Special Interest Group in Vasculitis 1997-2003
- Co-convenor BSR Working group Guidelines for treatment of vasculitis 2005-2006
- Co-convenor ARMA Standards of Care Committee for Connective tissue diseases 2005-2006
- Member Heberden Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2002-2008
- ARMA Standards of Care Reference group 2006 –2008
- Chair elect Heberden Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2008 – 2009
- Member British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register Strategic Review Group 2010
- Royal College of Physicians Regional Specialty Advisor in Rheumatology 1996-2012
- Medical advisor to National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society 2002-
- Member Executive Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2002-2012
- Member Council British Society for Rheumatology 2002-2012
- Chair Heberden Committee British Society for Rheumatology 2009-2012
- Convenor BSR Guideline working group on systemic vasculitis 2011-2013
- Member NHS Clinical Reference group complex rheumatic disease 2013-
- Honorary Librarian to the British Society for Rheumatology 2015 -
Clinical Trial Committees
- Member data monitoring committee PEXIVAS 2010-
- Member data monitoring committee OPTTIRA 2010-
- Chair trial steering committee ANSWERS 2010-2013
- Chair data monitoring committee TITRATE 2013-
Regional Committees
- Program Director Rheumatology Training East Anglian Deanery 1995-2001
- Chair Board Norfolk and Suffolk CLRN 2007-2011
- Member regional higher ACCEA committee 2007-12
- Member Executive Group Norfolk and Suffolk CLRN 2007 - 2013
- Chair East Anglian Rheumatology Society 2008-2012
- Chair Musculoskeletal Specialty Group Norfolk and Suffolk CLRN 2011-2014
- Nominated representative Ipswich Hospital to Partnership Group Clinical Research Network Eastern 2014-
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Medicine, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1991
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1982
Master of Arts, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1982
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1978
Keywords
- Medicine (general)
- vasculitis
- Epidemiology
Network
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Development of a patient reported experience measure for vasculitis
Watts, R., Macgregor, A. & Mooney, J.
1/09/15 → 30/09/17
Project: Research
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Epidemiology of Giant Cell Arteritis in Norfolk and Suffolk (GCANS)
Action Arthritis (Norwich Hip Trust)
1/08/12 → 31/07/16
Project: Research
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An Evaluation of Rheumatology Practioner Clinics Held in Primary Care
Watts, R., Barton, G., Macgregor, A., Mooney, J. & Shepstone, L.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
22/07/09 → 31/03/13
Project: Research
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What are the information needs of patients with primary systemic vasculitis? Development of an educational programme
Watts, R., Macgregor, A., Mooney, J., Poland, F. & Spalding, N.
Versus Arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research UK)
1/04/07 → 31/12/09
Project: Research
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The population prevalence and incidence of vasculitis in the UK general population
Action Arthritis (Norwich Hip Trust)
1/01/07 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
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2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Takayasu Arteritis
Grayson, P. C., Ponte, C., Suppiah, R., Robson, J. C., Gribbons, K. B., Judge, A., Craven, A., Khalid, S., Hutchings, A., Danda, D., Luqmani, R. A., Watts, R. A., Merkel, P. A. & DCVAS Study Group, Dec 2022, In: Arthritis & Rheumatology. 74, 12, p. 1872-1880 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis
Hellmich, B., Agueda, A., Monti, S., Buttgereit, F., de Boysson, H., Brouwer, E., Cassie, R., Cid, M. C., Dasgupta, B., Dejaco, C., Hatemi, G., Hollinger, N., Mahr, A., Mollan, S. P., Mukhtyar, C., Ponte, C., Salvarani, C., Sivakumar, R., Tian, X., Tomasson, G. & 6 others, , Jan 2020, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 79, 1, p. 19-30 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
392 Citations (Scopus) -
British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis
Mackie, S. L., Dejaco, C., Appenzeller, S., Camellino, D., Duftner, C., Gonzalez-Chiappe, S., Mahr, A., Mukhtyar, C., de Souza, A. W. S., Brouwer, E., Bukhari, M., Buttgereit, F., Byrne, D., Cid, M. C., Cimmino, M., Direskeneli, H., Gilbert, K., Kermani, T. A., Khan, A., Lanyon, P. & 15 others, , 1 Mar 2020, In: Rheumatology. 59, 3, p. e1-e23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure) -
British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis: executive summary
Mackie, S. L., Dejaco, C., Appenzeller, S., Camellino, D., Duftner, C., Gonzalez-Chiappe, S., Mahr, A., Mukhtyar, C., de Souza, A. W. S., Brouwer, E., Bukhari, M., Buttgereit, F., Byrne, D., Cid, M. C., Cimmino, M., Direskeneli, H., Gilbert, K., Kermani, T. A., Khan, A., Lanyon, P. & 15 others, , 1 Mar 2020, In: Rheumatology. 59, 3, p. 487-494 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile55 Citations (Scopus)3 Downloads (Pure) -
Cardiovascular risk factors associated with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis in a prospective cohort: EPIC-Norfolk Study
Yates, M., Luben, R. N., Hayat, S., Mackie, S. L., Watts, R., Khaw, K. T., Wareham, N. J. & Macgregor, A., Feb 2020, In: Rheumatology. 59, 2, p. 319-323 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)16 Downloads (Pure)