Contact Details
Dr John S Axford
Director, The Sir Joseph Hotung Centre for Musculoskeletal Diseases
St Georges Hospital & Medical School
Blackshaw Road
Tooting, SW17 OQT
t: +44 (0)20 8266 6802 administration
f: +44 (0)20 8266 6814
e: [email protected]
www.hotungcentre.sghms.ac.uk

Clinical Interests
Adult and Paediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus

Research Interests
Glycobiology
Autoimmunity
Clinical Practice

Total Peer Reviewed Papers: 66
Total Books: 15
Recent Publications:
Alavi A, Arden N, Spector TD & Axford JS. Immunoglobulin G glycosylation and clinical outcome in rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy. J Rheumatol 2000 27(6): 1379-1385.

Triggs E, Victor C, Ross F & Axford JS. Primary care-based evaluation of patient education for osteoarthritis of the knee. Meths Info Med 2000 39: 241-245.

Axford JS, Howe FA, Heron C & Griffiths JR. Quantitative 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy of brain is sensitive in detecting early neuronal damage in systemic lupus erythematosus. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2001 (6): 106-111.

Axford JS. The impact of glycobiology on medicine. Trends in Immunology 2001 (5): 237-9.

Martin K, Talukder R, Hay FC & Axford JS. Characterisation of changes in immunoglobulin G associated oligosaccharide profiles in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis using fluorophore linked carbohydrate electrophoresis. Rheumatology 2001 (28): 1531-36.

Axford JS. Joint and Bone Infections. Medicine 2002; 30:9 64-70.

Frears E & Axford JS. Rheumatic disease differentiation using immunoglobulin G sugar printing by high-density electrophoresis. J.Rheumatol (in press Dec 2003)

Educational Interests
Coordinator Undergraduate MBBS Rheumatology and Orthopaedics Programme
Coordinator Postgraduate Rheumatology CPD Programme

Editorial Boards
Baillieres Clinical Rheumatology
Lupus

Other Activities
Lupus UK
Medical Advisory Panel (March 2003 - March 2006)
Godolphin & Latymer School, London
Governor (2000!)
Responsive Funding Committee
North Thames Regional Health Authority (1999!)
University of London Examination MCQ Committee
Rheumatology Representative (1990!)
Royal Society of Medicine
Elected Honorary Member (2003Æ)
Past Secretary, Treasurer, President - Section of Clinical Immunology & Allergy (1999-2003)
Vice President (2003Æ)

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