DrTaryn Youngstein

Taryn Youngstein is a consultant Rheumatologist at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Imperial College London.

She has a specific interest in inflammation and its targeted treatment. Following her research degree on Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Protein research from the National Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, Taryn was appointed Consultant in Rheumatology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She has a clinical and research interest in hyperinflammation syndromes, periodic fever, vasculitis and cardio-rheumatology.

Taryn is co-director of the new Imperial College Centre of Excellence in Vasculitis Research and ;for many years was the Trust-wide Lead for Supported Return to Training, a crucial role in supporting those returning to clinical practice from periods of research, in industry or prolonged periods of leave.

Taryn is the lead for the Large Vessel Vasculitis Clinic (a National service) and Large Vessel Vasculitis Clinical Research Group. Her current research programme includes understanding the pathogenesis and treatments of cardiac inflammatory conditions and accelerated atherosclerosis in those with autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Taryn is one of two Rheumatologists leading the U.K. Cardio-IMID Research Network funded by the UKRI/MRC/BHF Cardio-IMID Partnership Grant.

Taryn is Co-Chair of the National Off Tariff Drugs Group and member of the British Society for Rheumatology for which she is part of the new Biologic Guidelines Group and sat on the BSR COVID-19 CRG. Taryn was part of the team creating the national shielding guidance for the immunosuppressed in conjunction with Public Health England. Taryn is also a member of the International Society of Systemic Auto-inflammatory Diseases.