Personal Profile
Dr Akil was appointed as consultant Rheumatologist in Sheffield in1996 after completing training in Sheffield and Leicester. He has a broad-based experience in general rheumatology and a clinical and research interest in inflammatory connective tissue diseases such as SLE, Sjogren’s syndrome and systemic sclerosis.
Professional Memberships
- British Society for Rheumatology
- Royal College of Physicians (Fellow)
- British Isles Lupus Assessment Group
- UK Scleroderma Study Group
Clinical Interests
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- Myositis
- Vasculitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Gout
