Specialty: General Medicine

Dr Sian Griffith has been a consultant rheumatologist at SASH since 1997.  She is trust lead for osteoporosis and runs the bone density (DXA) service.  She does  general rheumatology clinics at East Surrey hospital, Caterham Dene hospital, Horsham hospital and Oxted Health Centre.

I qualified from Sheffield University in 1987 (MBChB). I became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1990 (MRCP) and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2002 (FRCP). I gained an MD from the University of Sheffield in 1996 for my thesis “Evaluating an Electronic Healthcare Record for Rheumatology”. I was awarded the certificate of achievement for DXA reporting for clinicians from Derby University in 2012.

My publications include:

Martin LJ, Griffith SM. High disease activity scores predicts the need for additional health services in patients over 60 with rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care 2006.

Griffith SM et al. Do patients with rheumatoid arthritis established on methotrexate and folic acid 5 mg daily need to continue with folic acid supplements long term? Rheumatology 2000.

Griffith SM, Shadforth MF. Improving Rheumatology with electronic communication. BJR 1997.

Dacre JE, Griffith SM, Jolly B. Rheumatology and medical education in Great Britain. BJR 1996.