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Dr Sonya Abraham

Rheumatology United Kingdom

Dr Sonya Abraham

2 years of experience

7,171+
Patients seen
2
Years in practice
9
Publications
2
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Dr Sonya Abraham at a glance

Dr Sonya Abraham is a Rheumatology practitioner based in Europe, United Kingdom, practising at UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital. They have 30+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at UAB Barcelona (MD, 2021).

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Dr Sonya Abraham is a Consultant Research Physician, specialising in rheumatology, general internal medicine and early phase clinical studies at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She sees patients privately at a number of locations, including The Lister Hospital, Chelsea Outpatient Centre, Sydney Street Outpatients and Diagnostic Centre and Chiswick Medical Centre.

She was lead for clinical trials in inflammatory arthritis and north-west London CLRN Rheumatology lead and nationally, is the CCRN musculoskeletal industry liaison lead.

Dr Abraham's clinical and educational research interests include the development of biomarkers in immune-mediated inflammatory disease, understanding the effects of steroids on intracellular pro-inflammatory signalling pathways, imaging in inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis) and understanding the impact of inflammatory disease on the patient and their family and she holds a number of research grants related to these areas.

Her undergraduate training was at Guy's and St Thomas' Medical School and she undertook postgraduate training was in Oxford, Cambridge and London. Her PhD is from the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, and as a Wellcome Clinical Training Fellow, she examined the effect of glucocorticoids on pro-inflammatory intracellular signalling.



Dr Abraham is President of the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation section of the Royal Society of Medicine, chair of the British Psoriatic Arthritis Consortium and north west London LCRN musculoskeletal and division 5 lead and she is an Arthritis Research UK medical student mentor. She speaks regularly at international conferences and has a strong commitment to teaching, regularly lecturing medical students, GPs and nurses on topics related to clinical rheumatology and immunology. Dr Abraham has also authored and co-authored numerous clinical papers, as well as several book chapters on inflammation and rheumatology-related topics.


Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
Rheumatology





Arthritis




Psoriatic Arthritis



Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Inflammatory Arthritis


Inflammatory Joint Disorders




Gout




Osteoporosis

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Dr Sonya Abraham

Education & training

  1. 2015–2021 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    UAB Barcelona (GB)
  2. 2021–2025 Residency · Rheumatology
    Universidad de Navarra (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2025-09–2026-08 Junior consultant
    UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Rheumatology

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-686691 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Rheumatology
#EB-76F74854 · issued 2026 · renewal 2036
Malpractice insurance: HDI Global · 4,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 626
Annual physical exam 99395 2,044
Vaccination administration 90471 116
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 579

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 90 min in_clinic 810.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 60 min in_clinic 540.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Sonya Abraham
HEADSHOT
Sonya Abraham in consultation
IN OFFICE
Sonya Abraham with the team
WITH TEAM
Sonya Abraham at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 122s
Meet Sonya Abraham

Research & publications

h-index: 6 · i10: 10

  1. Validation of clinical scoring in Rheumatology
    Sonya Abraham, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.2985/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 33346406 · cited by 34
  2. Long-term follow-up of Rheumatology across GB
    Sonya Abraham, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.5151/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 31552405 · cited by 24

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Rheumatology European Annual Congress (Rheumatology) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Rheumatology National Society Meeting · · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Rheumatology — · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2026
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2026
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2026

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Rheumatology 2026-03-07 · 10 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a rheumatology? 2026-01-24 · 8 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · dr.sonya.abraham.3@euroclinics.example

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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Dr Sonya Abraham's Areas of Specialty

Each specialty below reflects the conditions and procedures Dr Sonya Abraham treats, with the size of the national pool of United Kingdom doctors offering the same care.

Rheumatology

Joint, muscle and autoimmune disorders including RA, lupus, gout and chronic pain.

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    Sonya Abraham speaks English, Malayalam.

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