Sheila Arvikar MD

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General HospitalYawkey 2c, 55 Fruit StreetBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-7938

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Summary

Dr. Sheila Arvikar is a rheumatologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from UMass Chan Medical School and has been in practice 11 years. Her research and clinical practice focuses om rheumatoid arthritis & Lyme arthritis.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 2009 - 2011
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2006

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2009 - 2028
NH State Medical License 2021 - 2023
RI State Medical License 2021 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Case 3-2026: A 58-Year-Old Woman with Diplopia and Fever.
Sheila L Arvikar, Pamela W Schaefer, Jacob E Lemieux, Allen C Steere
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2026-01-22
Toll-like receptor 1 polymorphism is associated with impaired immune tolerance, dysregulated inflammatory responses to, and heightened risk of post-infectious Lyme art...
Morgan A Williams, Sergio A Hernandez, Sheila L Arvikar, Katherine B Sulka, Franc Strle
Frontiers in Immunology. 2025-01-01
3 citations
Variants in the Late Cornified Envelope Gene Locus Are Associated With Elevated T-helper 17 Responses in Patients With Postinfectious Lyme Arthritis.
Dylan Ehrbar, Sheila L Arvikar, Katherine B Sulka, Geena Chiumento, Nicole L J Nelson
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024-08-14