Sheila Arvikar

Dr. Sheila Arvikar is a physician scientist in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed her internal medicine and rheumatology training at MGH. She joined Allen Steere’s research group during her rheumatology fellowship training. She now staffs the MGH Lyme arthritis clinic with Dr. Steere and is dedicated to improving the clinical outcomes of patients with Lyme arthritis. Her translational and clinical research interests include infectious triggers of rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmunity in Lyme disease, treatment and outcomes in Lyme arthritis, and imaging of Lyme arthritis. She has received numerous awards for her research including grants from the Arthritis Foundation and the American College of Rheumatology-Rheumatology Research Foundation.

Departments, Centers, & Programs:

• Rheumatology

Clinical Interests:

• Lyme disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Medical Education

• MD, UMASS Medical School
• Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

American Board Certifications

• Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine