Dr. Anna Ciechomska

University of Glasgow, UK

Dr. Anna Ciechomska is a consultant rheumatologist in NHS Lanarkshire and an honorary senior clinical lecturer at the University of Glasgow. She has had a lifelong interest in musculoskeletal ultrasonography since completing her doctorate on the application of ultrasound and MRI for diagnosing inflammatory arthritis in 2001. Her experience in MSK ultrasound extends beyond rheumatic diseases towards musculoskeletal injuries, gained while working as physician sonographer in Centre of Sports Medicine in Warsaw. She developed a Rheumatology Ultrasound Mentoring Network Project in Scotland as foundation for training and research initiatives and to improve access of the rheumatology patients to ultrasound diagnostic. Since 2018, she has been leading the GCA Fast Track Pathway in NHS Lanarkshire. Dr. Ciechomska is actively involved in teaching musculoskeletal ultrasound on a global scale and is the author of publications on this topic.