Dr Alison Kinder
Consultant Rheumatologist
BMedSci, BMBS, MRCP, FRCP
Specialises in
- Joint pain treatment
- Chronic pain management
I am an established rheumatology consultant having been a consultant in Leicester since 2006. My areas of expertise are inflammatory arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, connective tissue disease, vasculitis, hypermobility, lower back pain, sciatica, neck, shoulder, wrist pain, gout, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, soft tissue rheumatology, aspiration and injections of joints and bursa.
I run specialist clinics for young adults (16-25 years old) with rheumatology conditions as well as combined rheumatology and eye service clinics and combined clinics with the kidney service at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
I graduated from Nottingham University in 1995 and completed house officer jobs in Nottingham and Taunton before taking the opportunity to work in Australia for a year in accident and emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and paediatrics.
On returning to the UK I completed postgraduate training in general medicine in Nottingham and Leicester then rheumatology specialist training in Stoke, Nottingham and Leicester before becoming a consultant in Leicester in 2006. I was head of service for rheumatology in Leicester for over six years before resigning to spend more time with my family.
I see adults and children aged 16 years and over.
I have many publications in peer review journals and I am a clinical teacher at Leicester University Medical school as well as an educational supervisor to postgraduate doctors.
General Medical Council Number: C4198527
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Alison Kinder at Spire include:
Rheumatology
- Chronic pain management
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Liver and kidney test
- Thyroid test
Other treatments
- Back pain
- Connective tissue disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Hand pain
- Hypermobility
- Joint and soft tissue injections
- Lupus
- Neck pain
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Shoulder pain
- Vasculitis
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Soft tissue rheumatism
Qualification and professional memberships
BMedSci / Nottingham University / 1993
Bachelor of Medical Sciences
BMBS / Nottingham University / 1995
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MRCP / London / 2001
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCP / London / 2010
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Professional memberships
British Society for Rheumatology
Current NHS posts
University hospitals of Leicester.
Personal profile
I live with my husband and our three sons and enjoy watching my sons play football, rugby and cricket.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0115 937 7800 |
| Private secretary telephone | 0115 937 7800 |
| Private secretary email | ntgmedsecs@spirehealthcare.com |