Payam Azali

Dr. Payam Azali Consultant Rheumatologist


Years of Experience : +12

Nationality : Sweden

Languages Known : English, Swedish, Farsi

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Biography

Dr. Payam Azali is a Swedish Board-Certified specialist in Rheumatology and senior consultant rheumatologist from Stockholm, Sweden. He completed his post-graduation in 2012 from Karolinska Institute Danderyds Hospital (KIDS), a regional university hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. He has been working in university hospitals in Stockholm at Rheumatology units as a specialist for the last 10 years, even as head of the rheumatology department at Danderyds University Hospital. He has vast experience in musculoskeletal and vascular ultrasound in rheumatology. As a senior consultant rheumatologist in a university hospital, he has excellent experience in investigation and management of all rheumatic diseases, from inflammatory joint diseases to systemic inflammatory diseases. He has long experience in advanced biological therapy in the management of rheumatic diseases. 

Expertise

  • Investigation and diagnosis of chronic inflammatory joint diseases and autoimmune connective tissue diseases and vasculitis in adults
  • Biologic antirheumatic therapy
  • Advanced antirheumatic therapy at high-risk patients as in pregnancy. 
  • All rheumatologic diagnostic interventions as joint puncture, muscle biopsy, salivary gland biopsy or skin biopsy.
  • Diagnostic ultrasound examination of joints and vessels (large vessel vasculitis).
  • All intra articular injections or interventions- ultrasound guided.

Membership

  • Member of Emirate Society for Rheumatology (ESR)
  • Member of Swedish Society for Rheumatology (SRF)
  • Member of Emirates Medical Association (EMA)
  • Swedish Rheumatologic Ultrasound– certified Rheumatologist
  • Swedish board-Certified Rheumatologist