Newcastle University

Current Work

After completing my undergraduate training at Edinburgh, I moved down to Newcastle to take part in the Northern Deanery Academic Foundation Programme I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to pursue my interest in Rheumatology under the supervision of Professor Isaacs.

Over the next 2 years I hope to improve on my knowledge of rheumatic disease, my generic clinical and research skills as well as participating in specific projects, such as the development of a comprehensive database for the longitudinal analysis of patients presenting to an early arthritis clinic.

• Cooles FAH, Jackson GH, Menon G, Isaacs JD. Epstein-Barr virus-driven lymphoproliferative disorder post-CAMPATH-1H (alemtuzumab) in refractory polymyositis. Rheumatology 2011. GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 50(4), 810-812.
• Powell J, Cooles FAH, Carrie S, Paleri V. Is undergraduate medical education working for ENT surgery? A survey of UK medical school graduates. Journal of Laryngology and Otology 2011, 125(9), 896-905.
• Cooles FAH, Isaacs JD. Pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology 2011, 23(3), 233-240.
• Cooles FAH, Pratt AG, Wilson G, Isaacs JD, Ng WF. Prevalence and diagnostic outcome relating to vitamin D deficiency in new patients presenting to an early arthritis clinic over 12 months. Clinical Rheumatology 2011, 30(8), 1137-1138.