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- French
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Gender
MaleAbout Nahel Elias
Dr. Nahel Elias is an abdominal transplant surgeon dedicated to kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant care. He completed his medical degree at the University of Damascus, Syria (1994), his transplant research fellowship at McGill, Canada, his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan (1997-2002), and his multi-organ abdominal transplant surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (2002-2004). He then joined the MGH transplant surgery staff in 2004 as an attending. Since then, Dr. Elias has developed protocols to support solutions to the nationwide organ shortage crisis, collaborating with ICUs, operating rooms, and the New England Organ Bank to advance donation programs at regional hospitals. He has evolved the transplant database through his work as a chair of the MGH Transplant Center Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, a role that he has held since 2008.
In 2012, Dr. Elias became the MGH surgical director of kidney transplantation, and the program has progressed greatly under his leadership. Its volume and results have surpassed other regional programs, and it continues to prioritize patient needs and improve their satisfaction.
In addition to caring for liver and kidney transplant recipients, Dr. Elias also treats patients with liver cancer as part of the Mass General Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary liver clinic. He has been on staff as a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon in the clinic since its inception. His skills in surgical care provide many options to patients with liver disease, including transplantation and other hepatobiliary and portal hypertension procedures.
Dr. Elias teaches medical students, residents, and fellows. He also directs a Harvard Medical School transplant surgery course, and speaks locally, nationally, and internationally about the transplantation research projects he leads on immunosuppression and utilization of hepatitis C and HIV organs for transplantation. He has won many awards, contributed to medical literature, and is a member of many surgical and transplant societies.
Locations
- Massachusetts General Transplant Center
- 55 Fruit Street, White Building, 5th Floor, Suite 517, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-643-4533
- fax: 617-643-4579
- Massachusetts General Transplant Center
- 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 301, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-5277
- fax: 617-724-8652
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellow - Transplant Surgery, 2004
- Residency: Wayne State University - Detroit Medical Center, 2002
- Residency: North Oakland Medical Center, General Surgery, 2002
- Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System, Transplant Research Fellow, 1997
- Medical Education: University of Damascus, School of Medicine, 1994
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2005
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
60 ratings, 22 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 1/22/2026
Always prompt and courteous.
- Reviewed on 10/30/2025
Great!
- Reviewed on 10/24/2025
The doctor, Dr. Elias and the nurses are great professionals. I feel very comfortable going there. This is the 13th year that I had my transplant and I'm very happy with them. Thank you so much.
- Reviewed on 10/8/2025
I have an 11year relationship with my Doctor and I couldn't be happier than I am.
- Reviewed on 10/10/2025
Dr. Elias was excellent. He took care of things very well.
- Reviewed on 10/9/2025
Felt right at home.
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
Dr. Elias is always a pleasure. He is better able than most physician extenders to provide perspective and explanations specific to me. New physician's assistant, Emma, was pleasant, professional, and gave me her full attention during the intake portion of my visit.
- Reviewed on 8/20/2025
She was very through and listened to everything I had to discuss with her. She provided me all results of my latest tests. I am very happy with this communication.
- Reviewed on 8/7/2025
We feel that we are in amazing care at Mass General each Dr or Nurse we see are better than the next. They all have compassion for what they do for a living and we wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
- Reviewed on 8/6/2025
All involved were excellent
- Reviewed on 7/31/2025
For 13 years I've been working with Transplant, and from beginning to now they've always exceeded expectations.
- Reviewed on 7/2/2025
I would recommend this team to anyone
- Reviewed on 7/2/2025
Dr. Elias is the best. He is always caring, knowledgeable and available to me and my family. He is a terrific human being and I have been lucky to have him caring for me.
- Reviewed on 6/18/2025
Excellent team of doctors and nurses
- Reviewed on 6/18/2025
Life savers
- Reviewed on 6/6/2025
I have great admiration for Dr. Elias. He was the surgeon that operated on me for my transplant and I have complete confidence in him. I think he's a wonderful person.
- Reviewed on 5/14/2025
Very good communication skills
- Reviewed on 5/7/2025
This provider, very knowledgeable, very compassionate and shows a lot of respect to myself. I recommend him to every friend and family that are in dialysis.
- Reviewed on 5/7/2025
Outstanding experience. It was clear that he genuinely cared about my well-being. I felt heard, respected, and confident in the care I received.
- Reviewed on 4/23/2025
I feel completely comfortable with speaking to my providers and the team. Everything feels upbeat during my visits and there is complete focus on my progress and sincere attention when I'm having any issue pertaining to my surgery and or medication. I understand the seriousness of my surgery and precautions that I need to take at all times. I feel that I have been well educated by my providers and I always look forward to seeing them again. I feel that I've been cared for in a kind and meaningful way. Gratefully yours, [redacted]
- Reviewed on 4/9/2025
I was almost an hour late for my appointment due to traffic. There was no problem with getting seen and everyone was so accommodating.
- Reviewed on 3/31/2025
Top notch, love the guy!