Hilary Capell: rheumatologist whose research was grounded in the “complex realities of patient care”

When Hilary Capell became a consultant rheumatologist in 1978, at the age of just 29, there were very few options for controlling inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. But Capell, described by her colleague Max Field as a “real advocate for patients,” was determined to find ways to relieve her patients’ painful symptoms.