Lead of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Deputy Director of ARUK Sports, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Centre of Excellence Fellow at the Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford Nigel Arden trained at St Thomas's Hospital, London, where he also completed four years of research into the genetics of osteoporosis. During this time, he gained an MSc in Epidemiology and an MD. He moved to the South Coast in 1996 and in 1998 spent six months as Visiting Assistant Professor in Epidemiology at the University of San Francisco. In February 2000 he commenced as Consultant Rheumatologist at Southampton General Hospital, and Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology at the University of Southampton. In April 2008 Nigel moved to his present post as Professor in Rheumatic Diseases and Consultant Rheumatologist, NDORMS, University of Oxford. Research Interests: Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis Expanding research programmes are based around: The complex genetic and environmental influences on Osteoarthritis and more importantly their interaction The epidemiology of knee and hip Osteoarthritis The epidemiology and survival of total joint replacements in Osteoarthritis The role of sport and exercise in Osteoarthritis Predicting outcome of patients with Osteoarthritis Personalized medicine and prevention of chronic diseases

Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis