Dr. Mohammad Tariq
Specialist Rheumatologist

Dr. Mohammad Tariq is a British Certified Rheumatologist with over ten years of experience in Rheumatology and Medicine in NHS UK. He worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist in Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital and Southend University hospital NHS UK. Dr. Tariq holds specialist registration in Rheumatology with General Medical Council UK. He also specializes in Musculoskeletal and Vascular ultrasound for diagnostics and various joint and soft tissue injections. He has a wide range of experience in Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drugs and Biological therapies in treating rheumatic diseases and connective tissue diseases. Dr. Tariq has obtained membership and fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians (UK).

He worked as a lead for early inflammatory arthritis in Southend University hospital the UK and for a national audit on early inflammatory arthritis, which the British Society of Rheumatology heads.

Besides Clinical experience, Dr. Tariq has also published his research work in numerous medical Journals. He presented his work at different national and international conferences, including BSR and EULAR. He worked as an educational supervisor for rheumatology trainees in NHS UK and worked as an MRCP UK examiner for Royal College of Physicians.

Specializations

Dr. Mohammad Tariq treats all aspects of General Adult Rheumatology conditions including:

• Inflammatory Arthritis including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Reactive Arthritis
• Auto-inflammatory disorders such as Familial Mediterranean Fever, Adult stills disease
• Connective tissue diseases such as Lupus, Sjogren’s syndrome and Systemic Sclerosis,
• Vasculitides
• Gout and Psudogout
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Inflammatory Muscle Disorders (Myositis)
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and Giant Cell Arteritis
• Osteoporosis/Paget’s disease
• Chronic Pain Conditions (Fibromyalgia)
• Acute and Chronic Back pain
• Osteoarthritis
• Joint aspiration and Injection
• Mucosal Lip Biopsy
• DEXA scan reporting and recommendations
• Musculo-skeletal and Vascular Ultrasound

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
• Fellowship of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (FCPS) Medicine, Pakistan
• Member of Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), UK
• Specialty Certification in Rheumatology, Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK
• Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (FRCP Glasg), UK
• Member of British Society for Rheumatology (BSR)
• EULAR Certificate Course of Ultrasound
• EULAR Certificate Course of Rheumatic Diseases

Spoken Languages

• English, Urdu, Pashto