Arif Dalvi, M.D.
Special Expertise: Neurology
Board Certified: Neurology
Specialties: Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, Focused Ultrasound, Tourette’s Syndrome, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, Tremor, Botox for Muscle Overactivity
When patients with Parkinson’s disease come to Arif Dalvi, M.D., they’re often at the end of their rope. They’ve tried every medication. They can’t write. They can’t eat soup without spills. “We turn on their deep brain stimulation (DBS) device, and within 30 to 40 seconds, they regain control of their hand,” says Dr. Dalvi. “Witnessing a patient with a disabling tremor find relief at the flip of a switch is profoundly emotional for me, even after more than 20 years in this field.”
Dr. Dalvi serves as director of the Comprehensive Movement Disorders Program at Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute (PBNI) in Boynton Beach, director of St. Mary’s Medical Center Memory Disorders Center and physician chief of the Movement Disorders Program at Delray Medical Center. He is fellowship-trained in Parkinson’s disease from Columbia University and is the former director of the neurology residency program at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. “I’ve been fortunate to train at some of the leading institutions for neurodegenerative disease.”
The Boynton Beach resident has conducted research for over 20 years on the medical and surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dystonia and essential tremor. “You don’t have to go to the Mayo Clinic or UCLA for these procedures,” he says. “You can do it right in South Florida.”
His research involves focused ultrasound for Parkinson’s disease, which helps tremors and other symptoms. He co-authored a pivotal study that was published in The New England Journal of Medicine, which led to FDA approval of this procedure for Parkinson’s disease in 2023.
Currently, his team is working to expand the application of focused ultrasound to Alzheimer’s patients. The procedure aims to remove abnormal amyloid protein from the brain, which causes cell death leading to memory loss and cognitive difficulties. Over 7 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s, with about 580,000 of them in Florida. The Memory Disorders Center at PBNI is one of Florida’s state-funded research and treatment centers, part of the Brain State initiative, addressing this challenge.
Future plans include transforming from a memory disorders center into a comprehensive program for neurogenerative diseases, including new methods of DBS, stem cell therapy and novel focused ultrasound methods
Location: 8756 Boynton Beach Blvd., Ste. 2500, Boynton Beach, 561-572-9371, pbni.com
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