Dr. Abhijeet S. Danve

Dr. Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS is Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale University, New Haven Connecticut USA since 2015. He is founding director of Yale Spondyloarthritis Program which provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care to patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Dr. Danve has been active in Ankylosing Spondylitis research for more than a decade and his main interest is in facilitating the early diagnosis of AS among patients with chronic back pain. He is the inventor of A-Tool©, a screening survey for identifying AS among back pain patients, author on American College of Rheumatology Ankylosing Spondylitis treatment guidelines as well as Principal Investigator for Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Referral Recommendations (SPARTAN) for axSpA.

Originally from Dharashiv, Dr. Danve stood 13th in Maharashtra for 12th grade (HSC) examination and thereafter completed his MBBS from Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai. After securing 38th rank in India at All India Post-graduate Entrance exam, Dr. Danve chose to pursue his MD Medicine from KEM Hospital Mumbai. He completed his clinical fellowship in Rheumatology from Oregon Health and Science University, Portland Oregon and Research fellowship at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Danve is recipient of Marshall J Schiff Memorial research award (2013) and Distinguished Fellow award (2015) given by American College of Rheumatology and Jane Bruckel Early Career award.

Dr. Danve is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gout, and Polymyalgia Rheumatica.

Dr. Danve is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine Rheumatology. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial.