Dr Ashley Elliott

Dr Ashley Elliott’s Profile

Dr Elliott is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queens University Belfast. At QUB he carried out a PhD assessing those with inflammatory arthritis using ultrasound to assess their response to biologic therapy. 

Dr Elliot completed his clinical training gaining dual accreditation in both rheumatology and general medical and has an EFSUM qualification in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. He has also gained a Masters from the University of Edinburgh for Internal Medicine and a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education from QUB. In his role within the Belfast Trust he assess patients with all forms of rheumatic disease and he runs a rapid access giant cell arteritis scanning clinic and tight control of psoriatic arthritis service.

Dr Elliot has been the recipient of international research grants including the Doris Hillier Award and GRAPPA Pilot grant to carry out his work assessing those with Inflammatory Arthritis. He was the recipient of the Irish Society of Rheumatology young investigator award for his research. He co-hosts a podcast for the British Society of Rheumatology on clinical cases and is a member of multiple research groups attempting to come up with better answers for those living with rheumatic disease.

Treatments and areas of interest

• Inflammatory arthritis including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Gout
• Lupus and Connective Tissue Disease
• Inflammatory Muscle Disease (Myositis)
• Fibromyalgia
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Soft Tissue Disorders
• Joint Injections
• Osteoarthritis
• Oseteoporosis