Some cookies are essential to the running of the website, while others (analytics) help us to make improvements. We also incorporate functionality from other websites, such as video, social media feeds and ReachDeck (text-to-speech and translations services) which may set cookies. More on how we use cookies
This website uses text-to-speech software called ReachDeck to read and / or translate its content. To use ReachDeck, you must allow ReachDeck cookies; the ReachDeck icon will then appear at the bottom right of your screen.
You can find out more about how ReachDeck uses cookies or change your cookie preferences at any time by going to our cookies page.
Allow ReachDeck cookies Do not use ReachDeck
Please find service updates and current visiting rules in our COVID-19 section.
This site is best viewed with a modern browser. You appear to be using an old version of Internet Explorer.
Dr Paul Bowness has been a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) since 1999. He is also a representative on the Oxfordshire Area Prescribing Committee.
He obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Cambridge in 1986, and held junior doctor posts in London, including at the Hammersmith Hospital / Royal Postgraduate Medical School, until 1990.
He received a DPhil (PhD) in Immunology from the University Oxford in 1993, and currently holds the title of University Reader in Immunology. His research interests are in the immunology of inflammatory arthritis.
Dr Bowness has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in major scientific journals and has written many reviews and chapters in textbooks including the Oxford Textbook of Medicine. He was awarded the British Society of Rheumatology Michael Mason Prize in 2000.
In 2008 he chaired the Royal College of Physicians' 'Map of Medicine' working group into seronegative arthritis.