Dr. Dalvi’s research interests involve the role of environmental stimuli in the development of autoimmunity as well as the role of lead toxicity and gouty arthritis. In addition, he is planning to develop a vasculitis registry to investigate potential markers of disease activity in patients with vasculitis.
Dr. Dalvi’s main clinical interests include the following: Giant cell/temporal arteritis, Takayasu’s arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR), Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s disease), Microscopic polyangiitis, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss disease), Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), cutaneous vasculitis, cryoglobulinemic syndromes, drug-induced vasculitis.
He also has a strong clinical interest in the following conditions:
Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Gout, Pseudogout (CPPD), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s syndrome, Relapsing Polychondritis