Richard Wakefield, MD is a senior lecturer and honorary consultant in rheumatology within the Department of Rheumatology at Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine. He is an author of more than 100 papers on imaging, and has written several book chapters on ultrasound and has co-authored Essential Applications of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology.
Dr. Wakefield has served as coordinator of the American College of Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Group, and cofounded the OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force. He has conducted training through ultrasound courses worldwide.