Dr Bela Szebenyi is a Consultant Rheumatologist based in Grimsby, working across the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital. He qualified as a medical doctor in 1980 at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, and has practised rheumatology in the UK since 2005. He holds a long-established research collaboration with the University of Bristol.

Areas of expertise

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Systemic vasculitis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Osteoarthritis
• Fibromyalgia and soft tissue rheumatism
• Chronic neck and back pain

Conditions treated
Dr Szebenyi’s main clinical interests within rheumatology are rheumatoid arthritis, systemic vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatica and osteoarthritis. Alongside this, he treats patients across the wider field of musculoskeletal medicine, including acute and chronic neck and back pain, primary fibromyalgia syndrome, and various forms of soft tissue rheumatism.

Research and academic contribution
Dr Szebenyi holds a long-established research link with the University of Bristol, where he has worked with Professor Paul Dieppe and Professor John Kirwan on osteoarthritis, and with Professor Anthony Hollander on autologous chondrocyte implantation. His current research collaborations include work with Professor Ariane Herrick at the University of Manchester on nailfold capillaroscopy, and with Professor Bhaskar Dasgupta at Southend University Hospital on giant cell arteritis.

Background
Dr Szebenyi qualified as a medical doctor in 1980 at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, where he also completed his postgraduate training in internal medicine and rheumatology, gaining 25 years of clinical experience at his university teaching hospital before relocating to the UK. He has worked as a full-time NHS consultant in the United Kingdom since 2005, and holds a substantive consultant position at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, caring for rheumatology patients across Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole.

Why choose Dr Szebenyi at St Hugh’s
Patients in Grimsby benefit from Dr Szebenyi’s rare combination of long-standing clinical experience, spanning two health systems, and active involvement in national and international rheumatology research, bringing an evidence-led, research-informed approach to diagnosing and managing complex rheumatic conditions.

FAQs

• What conditions does Dr Szebenyi treat? Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and chronic neck and back pain.
• Does Dr Szebenyi treat fibromyalgia? Yes, primary fibromyalgia syndrome is one of his specialist interests.
• Is Dr Szebenyi involved in rheumatology research? Yes, he holds ongoing research collaborations with the Universities of Bristol and Manchester, and with Southend University Hospital.

Credentials
GMC No. 5167432 · MD · FRCP · Member, British Medical Association · Member, British Society for Rheumatology