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Anne Needham Thorndike

Anne Needham Thorndike, MD

Internal Medicine

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Anne Needham Thorndike

General internist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical and research interests are in the prevention and treatment of obesity through lifestyle modification.

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Internal Medicine Associates

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, 1998
  • Residency: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Medicine, 1995
  • Medical Education: UMASS Medical School, 1992

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995

Insurance

Search plans
  • 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
  • MassHealth ACO
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

38 ratings, 20 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 3/23/2026

    Dr. Thorndike is a caring and thoughtful primary care doctor. She listens and provides feedback and suggestions for all my concerns. She's willing to think "outside the box" and initiate many solutions. She is thorough in her physical and oral exams. She is friendly, yet respectful and professional during our visits. Getting a Primary Care doctor can be a challenge. I am very happy to have Dr. Thorndike as mine.

  • Reviewed on 3/14/2026

    Wonderful

  • Reviewed on 3/7/2026

    Exceptional care provider ! Prepared, informed, attentive, responsive, knowledgeable and kind. I was very impressed and appreciative.

  • Reviewed on 2/14/2026

    She is very knowledgeable, very professional and very kind.

  • Reviewed on 2/7/2026

    I appreciate the care that I receive.

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    She is thorough and patient She takes time to talk to me and listens to me.

  • Reviewed on 11/22/2025

    Professional approachable thorough

  • Reviewed on 11/18/2025

    Dr Anne Thorndike is an empathetic person, in addition to all her professional attributes. Listens keenly, making eye contact, makes sure she has understood my concerns, complaints correctly. Has provided solutions appropriately. Advises well professionally. Also allows leeway with personal choices. Has been the best Primary Care Physician I've had so far in the past 15 years. Thanking her and appreciating her services ?

  • Reviewed on 11/16/2025

    Very thorough and caring in a personal way.

  • Reviewed on 11/9/2025

    In a world where doctors often seem rushed and on the clock, Dr. Thorndike really slows down and listens and makes you feel like a human being seen by a human. Really refreshing in this day and age.

  • Reviewed on 11/7/2025

    Dr. Thorndike is very attentive, a good listener, and as expected, is top-notch in terms of expertise and advice.

  • Reviewed on 9/20/2025

    Very attentive, kind, thoughtful and thorough.

  • Reviewed on 8/30/2025

    She listened well and kept our meeting short because I was healthy and there wasn't anything else pressing we needed to talk about.

  • Reviewed on 8/23/2025

    Listened well

  • Reviewed on 7/26/2025

    Genuinely concerned with my well being

  • Reviewed on 7/19/2025

    Excellent care and great results

  • Reviewed on 7/12/2025

    Dr. Thorndike was very respectful, asked important questions, was thorough and caring. She was a very good listener and heard my concerns.

  • Reviewed on 6/29/2025

    Dr Thorndike is very calming, caring and attentive. I very much appreciate that she considers and respects my thoughts, concerns, and beliefs regarding reasonable alternatives prior to use of prescription drugs.

  • Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    Dr Thorndike is friendly, efficient, knowledgeable and easy to talk to.

  • Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    Dr. Thorndike was well-prepared for visit in that she reviewed current and older visits, meds, history prior to appt. She was unhurried and very respectful in her manner and approach. She is an outstanding physician!