He served on the National Research Foundation Advisory Committee for Funding of rated and unrated researchers in 2013. He has performed research on neuroendocrine deficiencies including autonomic dysfunction in the rheumatic diseases scleroderma, lupus, and fibromyalgia. His main current research interest is in mechanisms involved in enhanced cardiovascular risk and the impact of socioeconomic deprivation and epidemiological transition stage on disease outcomes in patients with rheumatic disorders. He reviews 30 to 40 manuscripts yearly for peer-reviewed journals including several for the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. He was a Guest Editor for a special issue on atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis in Mediators of Inflammation in 2012, and the Lead Guest Editor for a special issue on the elucidation, assessment, and management of enhanced cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis in Biomed Research International in 2014. He supervises several Ph.D. and Master's Students. He was a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical), at the University of the Witwatersrand, from 2006 until December 2015.