Arif Dalvi MD, MBA

 Arif Dalvi, MD, MBA is leading the Comprehensive Movement Disorders Program at Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute and is part of the Advanced Neuroscience Network – an integrated delivery system of medical professionals and hospitals focused on offering a full continuum of neurological care throughout South Florida.  

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He is a board-certified neurologist and has conducted research for more than 20 years on the surgical and pharmaceutical treatments of Parkinson’s disease. He is a member of the Parkinson Study Group and is on the advisory board of the International Essential Tremor Foundation. He has been awarded the Doctor of Excellence Award by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. He was formerly Director of the Neurology Residency Program at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He received the Palm Beach Medical Society Hero of Medicine award for 2018 and is a Castle Connoly Top Doctor.

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Dr. Dalvi is fellowship trained in Parkinson’s disease from Columbia University in New York. His research interests have included novel treatments such as deep brain stimulation and nerve growth factors, e.g. glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) for Parkinson’s disease. He has also worked on clinical trials for many of the recently FDA approved drugs for Parkinson’s disease as well as on the study of genetic factors in Parkinson’s disease. 

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Dr. Dalvi has published widely on Parkinson’s disease in a number of peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Neurosurgery, Annals of Neurology and Movement Disorders. He also has published book chapters on Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson-plus syndromes, tremor disorders, normal pressure hydrocephalus and dystonia. 

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Dr. Dalvi has two convenient locations in Palm Beach County with the Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute.