Professor Christopher Edwards
BSc MBBS FRCP MD
Rheumatologist
35 years of experience
London, SE1 2PR
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by Mr Nimesh Patel, Dr Gerald George and 5 others
35 years of experience
London, SE1 2PR
(+5 more)
9 connections in healthcare
Skill endorsed
by Mr Nimesh Patel, Dr Gerald George and 5 others
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02 Sep 2025
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About Professor Christopher Edwards
Professor Christopher Edwards is a Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Professor in Clinical Rheumatology at University Hospital Southampton.
After graduating in medicine from King's College London he completed specialist training at the Hammersmith and St George's Hospitals. He was a registrar under Professor Hughes at the lupus clinic at St Thomas' Hospital and undertook research at the Kennedy Institute in London. Following this, he spent a year treating lupus patients at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. In 2001, he took up his consultancy post in Southampton.
Professor Edwards provides treatment for a number of rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. He has a specialist interest in lupus and runs the Southampton Lupus Clinic at University Hospital Southampton.
Alongside his clinical work Professor Edwards is actively involved in clinical research and has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. He has a particular interest in new therapies for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
- Join Injection and aspiration
- Soft Tissue Injection
- Rheumatology assessment
- Inflamatory Arthritis (Rheumatic, Psoriatic, Ankylosing Spondylitis)
- Lupus and other connective tissue diseases (Sjogrens syndrome)
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Registered with
General Medical Council
No. 3466553
Education
University of London
Medicine
Graduated 1990
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Kings College University of London 1987
- MBBS Kings College School of Medicine, University of London 1990
- MRCP Royal College of Physicians London 1993
- CCST Rheumatology and Internal Medicine Committee for Higher Specialist Training 2000
- MD Imperial College, London 2001
- Fellow Royal College of Physicians Royal College of Physicians London 2005
- USLME - USA medical licensing examinations I & II USMLE 1994
Languages spoken
- English
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Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, United Kingdom, SO53 2DW
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Excellent diagnostician, leader in lupus and vasculitis
02 Sep 2025
Mr Nimesh Patel
Ear Nose & Throat Surgery (ENT/Otolaryngology)Excellent empathetic rheumatologist
23 Aug 2024
Dr Gerald George
RheumatologyHe is an excellent clinician and very personable
29 Jul 2024
Dr Birgit Pees
DermatologyI have seen Prof Edwards myself and he was the Rheumatologist I chose. I also refer patients to him and thoroughly endorse his skills and expertise.
17 Jul 2024
Mr Ali Phillips
Orthopaedic Surgery