Dr Ian Chikanza, Consultant Adult & Paediatric Rheumatologist
Dr Ian Chikanza
Consultant Adult & Paediatric Rheumatologist
Dr Ian Chikanza MB ChB MRCP FRCP FRCPCH FCP FACP MD
Consultant Adult & Paediatric Rheumatologist
Dr Ian Chikanza
Consultant Adult & Paediatric Rheumatologist MB ChB MRCP FRCP FRCPCH FCP FACP MD
Areas of expertise
- Ankle Sprain
- Back Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Gout
- Paediatric (Pediatric) Rheumatology
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About Dr Ian Chikanza
GMC number: 3397411
Year qualified: 1982
Place of primary qualification: University of Zimbabwe
Dr Ian Chikanza is a specialist in internal medicine and rheumatology, focusing on both adult and paediatric patients, with particular expertise in hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos disorders. Trained at Guy's and St Thomas' in London under the guidance of Professor Rodney Grahame, he has collaborated with him for over 30 years.
He also trained at the Children's Hospital, Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. In 1996, he was appointed Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Cape Town Medical School.Currently, Ian is a consultant in rheumatology (adult and paediatric) at St Barts and The Royal London, and he holds professorships in medicine at the Catholic University Zimbabwe and as a visiting professor of rheumatology at the University of Zimbabwe.
He is also a medical scientist, and some of his research has led to the development of successful biological treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune inflammatory diseases. His expertise includes adult rheumatology, paediatric rheumatology, hypermobility disorders, and internal medicine.
Areas of expertise
- Ankle Sprain
- Back Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Gout
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Joint Injection
- Joint Pain
- Knee Pain
- Medicolegal
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Neck Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Paediatric (Pediatric) Rheumatology
- Reactive Arthritis
- Rehabilitation
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Rheumatology
- Soft Tissue Injection
- Sports Medicine
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Tendinopathy (Tendonitis)
- Tennis Elbow
- Tennis Injury
- Vasculitis