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Dr. Shilpa Selvan is a Consultant Rheumatologist. She graduated from Royal Free and University College London Medical School, and also undertook an intercalated BSc in Pharmacology (2003). She then went on to complete her specialist Rheumatology training in the Oxford Deanery, and gained her CCT qualifications in both Rheumatology and General Medicine in 2015.

Dr. Selvan has a vast range of experience in managing general rheumatological problems including Osteoporosis, Gout, Inflammatory Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Connective tissue disease, soft tissue disorders, back pain and Fibromyalgia.

Dr. Selvan is a keen educator and is actively involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. She is the Undergraduate Lead for Medical Education at Basildon University Hospital, and is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at University College London. She is responsible for the co-ordination and management of the undergraduate medical education at Basildon University Hospital as directed by University College London Medical School, and has led the organisation and delivery of the final MBBS clinical examinations locally.

Dr. Selvan's further training includes the Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (Royal College of Physicians & University College London, 2013). She is also active in research, with research interests including early inflammatory arthritis, and osteoporosis. She is widely published in several peer reviewed journals, and has presented at both national and international rheumatology conferences. She is a member of the British Society of Rheumatology.