Alan J HakimAlan Hakim MA, FRCP received his degrees in medicine from Cambridge University and Addenbrookes Hospital, and completed his Medical training at Addenbrookes in Cambridge and then University College London Hospitals. He received his consultant certifiation and Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians in 2000 and 2005, respectively. Having held many clinical leadership roles and practiced at Thomas' Hospital, London, Whipps Cross Hospital and Barts Health NHS Trust, he currently practices as an Acute Physician, Rheumatologist, and specialist of heritable connective tissue disorders, authoring five medical books. He is Chief Operating Officer of the Ehlers-Danlos Society, and Steering Committee member of The International Consortium on the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. Read More Read Less