Dr
Millicent Stone
Rheumatology, Sports Medicine
I was especially impressed by the caring attitude of my Consultant Dr Stone, and the thorough investigation I was given. She took great care in explaining all the details and left no stone unturned.
Professional profile
Dr Stone is trained as a specialist in General Internal Medicine
and Rheumatology. She has worked in the UK and Ireland, Canada (at
the University of Toronto) and New York (at Hospital Special
Surgery) at Consultant Level.
She is certified by the International Society of Clinical
Densitometry in Bone Density readings and was a co-Director of the
Metabolic bone program at St. Michael's Hospital Toronto from
2008.
She is renowned for multidisciplinary state of the art program
developments. Examples of her work include the SMART program
(spondyloarthropathy methodology research therapeutics program) and
the Osteoarthritis programs. The SMART program, which she initially
developed in Toronto, is now being emulated in Bath, New York and
Singapore.
Dr Stone has now established a rapid access, ''one stop'
Osteoporosis Screen and Treat service at Circle Bath. This is a
multidisciplinary programme and is modelled on the internationally
renowned centre of excellence for Osteoporosis at the
Univeristy of Toronto. You can watch a short
video on the Screen and Treat service.
Dr Stone is also an expert and international key opinion leader
in the field of inflammatory diseases (in particular inflammatory
arthritis) and has published work in top quality peer review
journals.
First and foremost, Dr Stone is a friendly, compassionate and
hardworking doctor who is passionate about providing the best care
for her patients.
Personal profile
Dr Stone is the mother of two children. She enjoys fine art
appreciation in her spare time. She keeps fit by running and is a
keen tennis player. During her years in North America she enjoyed
the outdoors and embraced the winters by skiing and skating with
her husband and children.
Year of first medical qualification
1991
Special clinical interests
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General Rheumatology
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Joint pain, Osteoarthritis
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Osteoporosis
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Inflammatory arthritis
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Spondyloarthropathy including Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Gout and pseudogout
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uveitis and inflammatory eye diseases
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pregnancy and the rheumatic disease
Research interests
Osteoarthritis, Spondyloarthropathy, Clinical and Genetic
Epidemiology
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies
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British Society Rheumatology, BSR Biologics committee for
Ankylosing Spondylitis.
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American College of Rheumatology
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Canadian Rheumatology Association
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International Society Clinical Densitometry
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Chair of BSR special interest group for Spondyloarthropathy
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Medical Trustee, Spondylitis Association America