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Professor Richard Conway

Clinical Associate Professor (Clinical Medicine)
      
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Professor Richard Conway

Clinical Associate Professor (Clinical Medicine)

 riconway@tcd.ie

 


Richard Conway, MB BCh BAO PhD, is a rheumatologist and general physician working in St. James's Hospital, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and a Clinical Lecturer in Trinity College, working in the School of Medicine. He has a PhD in clinical and translational aspects of giant cell arteritis from University College Dublin. Dr Conway has over 100 peer-reviewed research publications. His research focuses on vasculitis, interstitial lung disease in rheumatic diseases, and on outcomes research in acute medicine. He is the author of chapters in three editions of Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine, the definitive textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching. He sits on the editorial board of EMJ Rheumatology and the Advisory Board of Rheumatology and Therapy. Dr Conway is the National Lead for the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance and sits on the Clinical and Scientific Committee of this organisation. He is a member of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Working Group and the Working Group on Training in Rheumatology across Europe. He is a member of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Strategy 2023 Working Group on Quality of Care and the EULAR Education Sub-committee (Training/CME), and a previous member of the Emerging EULAR network (EMEUNET) leadership committee and leader of the EMEUNET newsletter subgroup. He is a member of the EULAR-EMEUNET Journal Club Core Team. Dr Conway was a member of the EULAR Task Force on developing 2016 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis and is currently a member of EULAR's task force for the update of SARS-CoV-2 recommendations. He has been the lead on numerous clinical committees including the Physician Assistant Introduction Programme in Blackrock Clinic and the St. James Hospital NCHD Committee, and is the current Secretary of the Irish Society for Rheumatology Private Practice Committee. Dr Conway received numerous awards during his undergraduate career, and subsequently received the Young Investigator Award of the Irish Society for Rheumatology (2017) and was the Overall Winner of the HSE Open Access Research Awards (2016), as well as receiving awards for best oral and poster presentations from the Irish Society for Rheumatology on a number of occasions. Dr Conway is passionate about educating the next generation of physicians as well as mentoring aspiring clinician researchers. He believes in the power of collaborative research endeavours on an international scale, as evidenced by his ongoing collaborations in vasculitis and COVID-19 research. He lives in Dublin with his wife and children.
  INTERSTITIAL LUNG-DISEASE   METHOTREXATE   RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS   Rheumatology   Scleroderma   SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS   TEMPORAL ARTERITIS   VASCULITIS
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Editorial Board Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023
Editorial Board Frontiers in Immunology 2022
Vasculitis 2022, 20th International Vasculitis & ANCA Workshop, Dublin, Ireland - Faculty April 2022
Editorial Board Frontiers in Medicine 2022
EULAR Clinical Research Subcommittee 2021
Member of DESTINIES consortium (The Inaugural UK eDElphi STudy to DefINe and Risk-Stratify ImmunosupprESsion) 2024
EULAR Education Sub-committee (Training / CME) 2021
EULAR task force on developing Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in the Context of SARS-CoV-2 2021
Global Rheumatology Alliance Clinical and Scientific Committee 2020
National Lead for Covid-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance 2020
Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Working Group 2020
Editorial Board Member EMJ Rheumatology 2020
Working Group on Training in Rheumatology across Europe 2019
Blackrock Clinic Medical Advisory Committee 2019
EULAR-EMEUNET Journal Club Core Team 2018
Secretary Irish Society for Rheumatology Private Practice Committee 2018
Lead Clinician Physician Assistant Introduction Programme Blackrock Clinic 2018
Blackrock Clinic Drugs and Therapeutics Committee 2018
EULAR Strategy 2023 Working Group on Quality of Care 2017
EMEUNET leadership committee 2017
Leader of EMEUNET newsletter subgroup 2017
Editorial Advisory Board Member Rheumatology and Therapy 2016
EULAR Task Force on developing 2016 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis 2015
EMEUNET working group 2015
EMEUNET newsletter subgroup 2015
National Osteoporosis Guidelines Committee under auspices of National Clinical Effectiveness Committee 2013
Chair of St. James Hospital NCHD Committee 2012
NCHD representative on Medical Board of St. James Hospital 2012
St. James Hospital Early Warning Score Steering Group 2012
St. James Hospital Electronic Time and Attendance Implementation Group 2012
St. James Hospital Resuscitation Advisory Committee 2012
Chair of Waterford Regional Hospital NCHD Committee 2009
Reviewer for British Medical Journal 2014
Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine 2013
Reviewer for Rheumatology 2015
Reviewer for Rheumatology Advances and Practice 2020
Reviewer for Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2016
Reviewer for RMD Open 2016
Reviewer for ACR Open Rheumatology 2020
Reviewer for Rheumatology and Therapy 2016
Reviewer for Postgraduate Medical Journal 2014
Reviewer for Arthritis Research and Therapy 2013
Reviewer for QJM (Quarterly Journal of Medicine) 2014
Reviewer for Clinical Rheumatology 2011
Reviewer for Rheumatology International 2017
Reviewer for PLoS ONE 2015
Reviewer for World Journal of Gastroenterology 2015
Reviewer for BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014
Reviewer for BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2014
Reviewer for Arthritis Care and Research 2013
Reviewer for British Journal of Dermatology 2016
Reviewer for American Journal of Clinical Dermatology 2016
Reviewer for Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2015
Reviewer for European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2014
Reviewer for International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2013
Reviewer for Journal of Rheumatology 2011
Participant McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE) 2014
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
German Basic Basic Basic
Irish Basic Basic Basic
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Irish Society of Rheumatology 2006 Present
European League Against Rheumatism 2006 Present
International Society for Clinical Densitometry 2012 Present
Global Rheumatology Alliance 2020 Present
Molina-Collada J, Cowley S, Kirby C, Kane D, Harkins P, Conway R, Ponte C, Monti S, Milanesi A, Conticini E, Placido F, El Miedany Y, Castrejon I, Alvaro-Gracia JM, Monjo-Henry I, Padoan R, Macchioni P, Salvarani C, Estrada P, Camacho O, Blanco-Cáceres B, Bond M, Karalilova R, Prieto-Peña D, Sanchez-Martín J, de Agustin JJ, Castro-Santamaria P, Mera Varela A, Calvo-Aranda E, Dejaco C, De Miguel E., Prognostic Value Of Quantifying Vascular Inflammation Through Ultrasound In Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis: Interim Analysis Of The MAGICUS Study., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR 2025, Barcelona, 11-14 June 2025, 84, (1), 2025, pp281 - 281, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Cowley S, Butler T, Harkins P, Kirby C, Molloy D, Conway R, Kane D., Baseline levels of angiopoietin-1, IL-17A, and osteopontin may help differentiate subclinical GCA in PMR from pure PMR, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR 2025, Barcelona, 11-14 June 2025, 84, (1), 2025, pp731 - 731, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Harkins P, Cowley S, Kenny T, O"Donnagain N, Kane D, Bourke N, Dyer A, Conway R., Evaluation of a 28 cytokine panel in steroid naive patients with isolated PMR., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR 2025, Barcelona, 11-14 June 2025, 84, (1), 2025, pp917 - 917, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Karkon S, Connolly D, Conway R, O"Shea F, McCormack H, Gilmurray S, Connaughton L, Irudayaraj B, Fitzgerald P., Experiences and Perceived Impact of Two Different Work-Related Self-Management Interventions for Individuals with Inflammatory Arthritis: Insights from a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR 2025, Barcelona, 11-14 June 2025, 84, (1), 2025, pp292 - 292, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Harkins P, Cowley S, O"Donnagain N, Dyer A, Kane D, Conway R., Longitudinal outcomes up to 24 months in isolated polymyalgia rheumatica., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, EULAR 2025, Barcelona, 11-14 June 2025, 84, (1), 2025, pp2347 - 2347, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Cowley S, Harkins P, Kirby C, Molloy D, Conway R, Kane D., Comment on: Real-world outcomes of a dedicated fast-track polymyalgia rheumatica clinic. Reply., Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 64, (5), 2025, p3208-3209 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Cowley S, Harkins P, Kirby C, Molloy D, Conway R, Kane D., Comment on: Real-world outcomes of a dedicated fast-track polymyalgia rheumatica clinic: reply., Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 64, (5), 2025, p3212 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Segan J, Putman M, Conway R., 2023 American College of Rheumatology/American College of Chest Physicians guideline for the screening and monitoring of interstitial lung disease in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: comment on the article by Johnson et al., Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Conway R, Byrne D, O'Riordan D, Silke B., Response to Correspondence to Short and Long-Term Mortality Following Acute Medical Admission., QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2025, phcae220 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Conway Richard, Low Candice, Byrne Declan, O'Riordan Deirdre, Silke Bernard, Reduced 30-day in-hospital but increased long-term mortality for weekend vs weekday acute medical admission, Irish journal of medical science, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
  

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Moollan N, Breen D, O"Loughlin C, Prior-Barnicle H, Tobin G, Conway R, Cunnane G, Doran M, O"Shea F., Women with Inflammatory Arthritis: improving preconception counselling in patients on disease modifying therapy., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
O"Brien D, Naidoo S, Harkins P, Cowley S, Kirby C, Conway R, Kane D., Utility of Hla-B27 Antigen Testing in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients in an Irish Caucasian Population., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Mulkerrin P, Cunnane G, Conway R, Harrington R, Prior H, Breen D, Tobin G., Audit: Are patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in St. James"s Hospital being screened appropriately for Rheumatoid Arthritis Interstitial Lung Disease (RA-ILD)., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Harkins P, Cowley S, Harrington R, McKittrick S, Kane D, Conway R., The prevalence of geriatric syndromes in those newly diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and their impact on patient reported outcomes., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
O"Donnagain N, Crowley A, Doran M, Conway R, O"Shea F., Evolving Patterns of Rituximab Prescribing in Rheumatoid Arthritis., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Alkadhimi A, Alshareefy Y, Khan S, Kumar J, Breen D, Prior H, Tobin G, Harkins P, Harrington R, Moollan N, McCann L, Low C, Ayoub M, Cunnane G, Doran MF, O"Shea FD, Conway R., Benefit of a Clinical Nurse Specialist Led Infectious Screening prior to Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Use., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Harkins P, Cowley S, Harrington R, Kane D, Conway R., Evaluation of an Irish Cohort of patients with newly diagnosed Polymyalgia Rheumatica., Irish Society for Rheumatology, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
O'Rourke A, Stokell R, Costello H, Conway R, Orr C, Veale D, Fearon U, Canavan M., Naïve, Early T Cell Progenitors Populate Inflamed RA Joint, Primed for Inflammation., Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Naas, 12/09/2024, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Harkins P, Cowley S, Harrington R, Dunne J, Kane D, Conlon N, Conway R., A Pilot Study Assessing the Role of 7 serum cytokines in Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting., Naas, 12/09/2024, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Amaechi S, Marzaioli V, Conway R, Veale DJ, Molloy E, Fearon U., Altered Frequency of Circulatory Monocyte Subsets and Activation in Giant Cell Arteritis., Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting., Naas, 12/09/2024, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Best Poster Presentation at Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2019
Best Poster Presentation at Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2018
Young Investigator Award. Irish Society for Rheumatology 2017
Overall Winner HSE Open Access Research Awards 2016
Best Oral Presentation at Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting. 2016
Best Oral Presentation at New Horizons in Rheumatology Meeting, University College Dublin 2014
Young Investigator Award. Irish Osteoporosis Society Annual Meeting 2013
SIAR (Society of Irish and American Rheumatologists) award for outstanding research 2011
First Prize in Case Studies Competition. Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting, 2009
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Leonard Abrahamson Gold Medal in Medicine 2006
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland JJ Fitzsimons Gold Medal in Surgery 2006
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Edward J. Guiney Medal in Paediatric Surgery 2006
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Prize in Ophthalmology 2005
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland MacClancy Medal in Neo-natal Medicine 2005
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Mr. John McAuliffe Curtin Gold Medal in Otorhinolaryngology 2005
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Quinn Prize in Ophthalmology 2005
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Tropical Medicine Second place Medal 2004
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Physiology Second place medal 2002
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Physics Second place medal 2001
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Biology Second place medal 2001
I am a rheumatologist and epidemiologist with interests in vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, early arthritis, interstitial lung disease in rheumatic diseases, acute medical admissions and outcomes. I have established a prospective longitudinal observational study of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis in St. James's Hospital. As part of this project blood and tissue samples are utilised for translational research work. This work follows on from my work on a large giant cell arteritis registry during my time in St. Vincent's University Hospital. I am a collaborator on multisite international studies in vasculitis, giant cell arteritis, and polymyalgia rheumatica. I have a strong interest in lung disease in rheumatic diseases, and in particular interstitial lung disease in this area. I have published extensively in this area mainly utilising systematic literature review and meta-analysis to clarify issues around drug safety in this setting. I am part of the acute medicine research group in St. James's Hospital and we have published extensively on outcomes and prognostic factors in acute medical admissions. Finally, during the COVID-19 pandemic I have been the Irish national lead and a member of the clinical and scientific committee for the Global Rheumatology Alliance, an international collaborative project exploring outcomes in patients with rheumatic diseases during the pandemic as well as many other topics related to the impact of the pandemic on rheumatology.