Professor Hector Chinoy was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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Professor Hector Chinoy
2020-10-02
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2nd October 2020
Dr Chinoy is an extraordinary doctor. He excels in specialist knowledge and skill as well as capacities to relate these directly to his wider medical understandings and insights - along with being extremely attentive to patients' concerns and conditions. Dr Chinoy is certainly a valuable contributor to the excellence of the care and specialists capacities of the hospital.
Professor Hector Chinoy
2020-09-30
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30th September 2020
I met Professor Chinoy after suffering several weeks of misery... not understanding what was happening to my body.
I was a fit and active 73 year old, swimming several times a week, walking and enjoying an active social life.
It started with a badly itching scalp, the rash then spread to my chest and back... ...then came the loss of movement in my arms and legs... very frightening.
I had an appointment with Professor Chinoy at the Alexander Hospital and he immediately diagnosed me as having Dermatomyositis which meant nothing to me. My immune system had crashed and I needed immediate treatment. He assured me in a quiet and confident manner he could and would help me to get better. But there was a but, the condition could be brought on by Cancer and was an early warning the condition could be present in my body and would need further treatment.
Within 2 days the Professor had admitted me to the Rheumatology Department at the Salford Royal Hospital where he and his team started to restore my immune system.
I cannot praise this department enough. After extensive treatment I was then referred to the Oncology Department at Christie's.... they confirmed Cancer was present and I would need Surgery and Chemotherapy treatment. It has been extensive, thorough and very professional at every step. I have had a total hysterectomy, completed the Chemotherapy course and am now awaiting a Scan.
Thanks to the quiet confidence of Professor Chinoy, his superior knowledge of his subject, and his support throughout, I can say a little word which means so much..... THANK YOU and yes, if you want great care.... I recommend Professor Chinoy and his team unreservedly.
Professor Hector Chinoy
2020-09-07
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7th September 2020
I have had a telephone consultation with Professor Chinoy today. He explained everything to me clearly and made sure that I understood fully. I felt confident that I was being listened to and I also felt comfortable with asking questions.
The opportunity to have a telephone consultation , rather than having to travel many miles to the hospital, was ideal.
Professor Hector Chinoy
2020-08-01
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1st August 2020
After suffering for 5 weeks with painful swollen hands and feet, which our GPs could not diagnose, we had a consultation with Dr Hector Chinoy. Immediately we felt at ease as he listened intently, asked relevant questions followed by a through examination of all the affected areas. Following further discussion and explaining his thoughts he arranged for bloods to be taken immediately after our visit. A DECT scan was also arranged at the Spire, Didsbury for the following week, the results of which would provide the diagnosis whether the problem was Gout or Rheumatoid Arthritus. This gave us great confidence and we looked forward to our appointment with Dr Chinoy in 2 weeks time.
Wonderful news - Gout and not Rheumatoid Arthritus, Dr Chinoy went through the scan results with us, gave us information from UK Gout Society to show foods which would help to reduce the purines in my system and foods which I should not eat.
Medications for the future were suggested and Dr Chinoy will liaise with my GP, detailing the meeting sending a copy to ourselves.
Dr Chinoy is brilliant and would recommend him as a great rheumatologist.
Gordon and Ann Lyon
Professor Hector Chinoy
2020-07-22
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22nd July 2020
After a long, difficult and frustrating 18 months of pain and swelling in various joints and very few answers around this, I made the decision to find a private rheumatologist. After researching, I came across Dr Chinoy. Today I had my appointment with him and could not recommend him highly enough. He had an extremely caring nature and it is clear to see that he is very much invested in his job and helping his patients. Dr Chinoy spent time listening and investigating each symptom and welcomed the many questions I had. Dr Chinoy provided a clear outline of the next steps required to support me and ensured I felt confident and comfortable with this plan. I am truly so grateful to have found a doctor who I am able to trust will find the answers I need.
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- Rheumatology
Profile
Primary Specialty
Rheumatology
Qualifications
PhD, FRCP, MSc, BMBS, BMedSci
Professional Memberships
General Medical Council
Member of the Royal College of Physicians
Medical Protection Society
British Society for Rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology
British Medical Association
Clinical Interests
General rheumatology, musculoskeletal pain, pain syndromes, osteoarthritis, muscle disease (inflammatory), rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease, soft tissue rheumatism, osteoporosis
Research Interests
Inflammatory myopathy and muscle disorders
Psoriatic arthritis
Year Qualified
1996
Main NHS Hospital
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Professional profile
Professor Hector Chinoy is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Rheumatologist. At Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, he looks after about 1,000 patients per year with a variety of musculoskeletal complaints as part of general rheumatology, specialist neuromuscular, combined psoriatic arthritis-psoriasis clinic, and in-patient work. He is also principal investigator on a number of clinical trials. Outside of the NHS, he has private consulting rooms at BMI Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle, and Spire OrthTeam Manchester Hospital, Didsbury, for both general and specialist conditions, on a Wednesday and Friday evening.
He is also employed by The University of Manchester, where he is actively involved with research and the education of medical students and doctors, and is Programme Director for the Clinical Rheumatology MSc Programme. Professor Chinoy has authored over 130 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, has presented multiple research abstracts in national and international conferences, and is considered to be a global expert in inflammatory myopathy. He has edited an Oxford Rheumatology Library textbook on Myositis.
Professor Chinoy firmly believes in the importance of clear, open communication with patients and sufferers of musculoskeletal conditions. He sees a wide range of rheumatic diseases at Salford Royal and closely works alongside a multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and podiatrists. Many rheumatic diseases cannot be cured, but accurate diagnosis and focused management/treatment can help significantly to improve pain, disability and quality of life.
On completing his medical degree at the University of Nottingham in 1996, Professor Chinoy carried out medical training in Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. He trained in Rheumatology in the North West from 2001-2009. He completed an Arthritis Research UK Fellowship at The University of Manchester, and was awarded a PhD in 2007. In 2009 he became a Consultant Rheumatologist and in 2010 was awarded a Senior Clinical Lectureship in Rheumatology. He was awarded a Chair at The University of Manchester in 2019.
Research interests include immunogenetic risk factors and how these correlate with novel serological biomarkers and clinical outcomes. He is co-chair of UKMYONET, a national consortium which fosters collaborative research in inflammatory myopathy. Dr Chinoy is also chair of the Euromyositis Registry, a web-based consortium which collects standardised clinical data in over 20 countries. He is a reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals and an Associate Editor of BMC Rheumatology.
Links:
University of Manchester profile
https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/hector.chinoy.html
Personal profile
http://hectorchinoy.co.uk/
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Arthritis Research UK patient information site
http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/arthritis-information.aspx
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society website
http://www.nras.org.uk/
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