Academic Rheumatology

Group photo of Academic Rheumatology staffWelcome to the website of the Academic Rheumatology Group

Academic Rheumatology is headed by Prof Jon Tobias and is based in the Avon Orthopaedic Centre at Southmead Hospital.


Our main research focus is osteoporosis, in which we have a number of clinical, epidemiological and translational research programmes. Our research group is affiliated to the MRC CAiTE Centre in the Department of Social Medicine.