Professor Adam Croft

Adam is Head of the University of Birmingham’s Department of Inflammation and Ageing, a multidisciplinary research department of discovery scientists and clinicians, translating mechanisms which underpin inflammation into new treatments/pathways for inflammatory diseases. Adam is also a Professor of Translational Rheumatology and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals and University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trusts. He is also the Versus Arthritis Chair of Rheumatology.

His main research interest is the development of novel immunotherapies for patients with autoimmune rheumatic and chronic inflammatory diseases, with a particular interest in the development of stromal cell (fibroblast) specific targets.

His clinical interests include management of both early and treatment resistant inflammatory arthritis. His research is supported by the NIHR, the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research, Versus Arthritis and Wellcome Trust.

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