Meet The Best Rheumatologist in Miami

Dr. Norman B. Gaylis is recognized as one of the country’s leaders in the field of arthritis and related diseases, and is a practicing rheumatologist based in Miami, Florida. Dr. Gaylis has presented numerous scientific papers at medical meetings around the world, and he is the author of a number of research articles on rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune disorders. He is very active with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and is currently a member of their board. He is also a past board member of the Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF). In 2015, he established the Norman B. Gaylis, MD Research Award for rheumatologists in community practice, to be awarded annually for the support of research in clinical practice. In 2017, he was one of the recipients of the prestigious Master of the American College of Rheumatology designation, the highest honor that the College bestows on its members. Dr. Gaylis is actively involved in ongoing clinical research trials studying a variety of treatments for rheumatic diseases and has been a Principal Investigator in over 150 new pharmaceutical products.

Dr. Gaylis is a medical graduate of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and he completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Rheumatology in Miami. He is the chief operating officer of Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties, AARDS Research, Inc., and the Infusion & Immunotherapy Center of South Florida (IIC).

Dr. Gaylis has served as the Medical Director of Rheumatology for Cardinal Health, Continucare, and Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. He was one of the founders and a past president of the International Society for Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatology (ISEMIR), past president of the Florida Society of Rheumatology from 1992-1994, and he currently serves on the Editorial Board for Rheumatology News.