Dr. Ashley Elliott
Consultant Rheumatologist
MB, Bch, BAO, MRCP (UK, Rheum), MSc, PgDip, PhD
- 15+ years' experience
- >10,000 consultations
- Cross-border patients
Meet your consultant
Dr Elliott is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queens University Belfast. He was awarded a PhD from QUB and his research focuses on the use of ultrasound to help get better answers for patients with rheumatic disease.
He has completed his clinical training gaining dual accreditation in both rheumatology and general medical and has also worked in Melbourne, Australia. He has 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. He has EFSUM accreditation in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and is a course demonstrator in its use after undergoing additional training in Italy.
He was 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 in 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.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Royal College of Physicians
- Irish Society of Rheumatology
- British Society for Rheumatology
- Digital Learning Board for BSR committee member
- GRAPPA member
- BritPact steering committee
Helping our cross-border patients
If you are entitled to public healthcare in the Republic of Ireland and on a waiting list, you can have your treatment with us, at the Newry Private Clinic. Paying up front, the cost of your treatment can be reimbursed to you afterwards through the HSE.
Learn MoreHow we can help
- Joint pain associated with Inflammatory Arthritis including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Gout management and other crystal joint disease like CPPD
- Troublesome joint pain areas to help establish the diagnosis like the back, knee, wrist, hands, elbow and shoulders
- Lupus and other connective Tissue Disease like Sjogrens
- Inflammatory Muscle Disease (Myositis)
- Fibromyalgia and hypermobility
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for painful site
- Soft Tissue Disorders including Golfer’s/Tennis Elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome and plantar fasciitis
- Joint Injections
- Carpal Tunnel
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Behcets
- Sarcoidosis