Dr Robert Marshall

BSc (Hons) MB BS CertMedEd FRCP FHEA

Training:

I qualified from the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals in London in 1996, gaining a First Class intercalated BSc in the History of Medicine along the way.

After 2 years of working in London, I undertook a medical rotation in Plymouth. Interest in rheumatology developed during that time, and after completing the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians in 2000, I embarked on higher specialist training in Rheumatology the following year.

An initial post as a Specialist Registrar at the Bristol Royal Infirmary led to an interest in teaching, and in 2002-3 I undertook a post as a Clinical Fellow in Musculoskeletal Medical Education at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath, and the University of Bristol. I subsequently competed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2006. For several years I had a major involvement in undergraduate medical education, and was Deputy Academy Dean for the South Bristol Academy of the University of Bristol Medical School from 2012 - 2018. Over the same period I was also an Educational Supervisor for Rheumatology trainees.

After completing rheumatology training in Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Poole, I worked as a Locum Consultant in Portsmouth before taking up my post as Consultant Rheumatologist at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in 2006. In 2014 I took over the role of Clinical Lead for Rheumatology at University Hospitals Bristol.

Areas of interest:

I am a General Rheumatologist and am happy to see patients across the spectrum of rheumatic diseases, although leave osteoporosis work to my colleagues. I have experience in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthropathies, and connective tissue diseases.