Hector Chinoy is a Professor of Rheumatology and Neuromuscular Disease at The University of Manchester, UK, where he leads an active programme of epidemiological and translational research within the Manchester Myositis Research Group. He is an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Salford Royal Hospital, and runs the Salford Neuromuscular Clinic, also offering an active trial programme for myositis patients. He is chair of the international MYONET registry, a global consortium that collects standardized clinical data. As of January 2026 he has 283 publications, 14,858 citations, and an h-index of 57.