Dr Karen Douglas is a Rheumatology consultant at the Dudley Group NHS FT in the West Midlands.

She has a special interest in Systemic Sclerosis; she is the local rheumatology lead for clinical research and the biologic service. She has held several roles with the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) including membership of theclinical affairs committee and involvement in service evaluation projects. 

As a member BSR Systemic sclerosis Guideline Development Group Karen is co-author in the guideline and being a keen researcher is an ongoing is a member of the UK Scleroderma Study Group.