
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Pediatrics
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Elizabeth Anne Thiele
Dr. Elizabeth A. Thiele is a neurologist and epileptologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She completed a second residency in child neurology and a postdoctoral research fellowship in neurology at Children's Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Thiele organized and established the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a multidisciplinary comprehensive clinical program for TSC, as well as a ketogenic diet clinic to treat and manage patients with epilepsy. She is also the Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at Mass General and a Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Thiele's research and clinical interests include the role of diet in epilepsy treatment, genotype-phenotype correlation in TSC, the role of epilepsy surgery in management of intractable epilepsy, outcomes following infantile spasms, and neuropsychological profiles in relationship to tuber number and location in TSC.
Locations
- Mass General Brigham for Children Neurology Clinic
- 175 Cambridge Street, Suite 301, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-6540
- fax: 617-726-0230
- Massachusetts General Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis
- 175 Cambridge Street, Suite 301, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-0241
- fax: 617-726-0230
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Boston Childrens Hospital (Massachusetts), Research Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, 1997
- Residency: Boston Children's/Harvard Longwood Program, child neurology, 1995
- Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital***, Pediatrics, 1992
- Residency: Johns Hopkins, pediatrics, 1992
- Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1990
Board Certifications
- Epilepsy: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2017
- Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1997
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- 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 NY
- 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
95 ratings, 34 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 2/4/2026
This was my first experience using this method of communication. I found the care provider to be easy to interact with, knowledgeable, and sympathetic to my situation
- Reviewed on 2/1/2026
Dr Thiele and [redacted] have been seeing our daughter for many years. They are the absolute best. They are always fully present and we never feel rushed. They answer all of our questions and listen to our concerns. They always ask about how the family is doing as a whole which is important. Dr. Thiele never gives up hope of helping us to attain the highest level of seizure control possible, while others have, which is why we switched our care over to her so many years ago. They both truly care. They are compassionate, professional & very highly recommended. The whole team that we have met over the years have also been incredibly kind and helpful. [redacted] We are very happy with our daughter's care with Dr Thiele & the rest of her team.
- Reviewed on 11/20/2025
Dr Thiele and [redacted] are a blessing and they have provided us with life changing care for our baby/family!
- Reviewed on 11/13/2025
I've always had a positive and professional experience with providers at Massachusetts General Hospital.
- Reviewed on 10/26/2025
Dr Thiele is an amazing doctor! I have been her patient for over 20 years, and I cannot stress enough how great a privilege that is.
- Reviewed on 10/13/2025
Dr. Thiele is an exceptional doctor in all respects.
- Reviewed on 10/10/2025
Dr. Thiele is the best provider for tuberous sclerosis. She is very patient, she listens to you, and she gives you a wealth of information. So I would highly recommend her to anybody. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 10/10/2025
Dr Thiele is always very considerate of [redacted] and very thorough. We appreciate her continuing effort to keep us up to date on the progress of Tuberous sclerosis studies.
- Reviewed on 10/8/2025
We were really impressed with the depth of knowledge the doctor has, the parent education and explaining all the options and discussing about it. The doctor was very grounded and respectful. She was very empathetic, positive, tried to learn more about the patients history and gave enough time for questions. I haven't met a doctor like her in the past decade and feel very happy to have her on board in my child's care.
- Reviewed on 9/29/2025
Dr Thiele is the most compassionate, interactive, involved Dr that we have ever had the pleasure of seeing. My son has been her patient for over 20 years and we can't imagine ever leaving her care
- Reviewed on 9/15/2025
Great office and team
- Reviewed on 9/17/2025
Hi, this is very recent. He's very polite. He's pretty quick.
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
They cover. Us
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
Very caring.
- Reviewed on 9/9/2025
Dr Thiele and her staff are wonderful, informative and attentive to details. Always responsive, knowledgeable and informative. We feel very well cared for!
- Reviewed on 8/19/2025
Great experience seeing Dr Thiele and being at the Herscot Center
- Reviewed on 8/18/2025
Dr. Thiele is caring and concerned about the needs of my son, [redacted]. We feel confident in the advice and recommendations of Dr. Thiele and her team. We are grateful for her help.
- Reviewed on 7/30/2025
Very appreciative of being accommodated on short notice
- Reviewed on 7/29/2025
It was such a relief to talk to a provider with expertise in my child's extremely rare condition. This was second-opinion visit, the information she provided to give to my child's usual provider in California will literally be life changing. I actually cried tears of joy after the visit, with the treatment changes this provider recommended my child's quality of life will improve drastically, and be hopefully be close to what it was before her diagnosis.
- Reviewed on 7/30/2025
The truth is that for us it is very good.
- Reviewed on 7/23/2025
Dr. Thiele and her staff do an amazing job and are always ready to help as needed.
- Reviewed on 7/20/2025
Dr Thiele is a phenomenal provider and person, we are so lucky to have her on our medical team.
- Reviewed on 7/16/2025
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- Reviewed on 6/26/2025
Elizabeth Thiele is a wonderful doctor. She's very smart in what she does with kids and we love her.
- Reviewed on 6/23/2025
Dr. Thiele & Dr. [redacted] are & have always been helpful in my medical management. This virtual visit being one of the most important meeting of the year 2025. I am fortunate and very appreciative of my reliable information. The care I receive is a family like bond .
- Reviewed on 6/18/2025
Superior knowledge regarding my condition, thoughtful questions, personable, thorough
- Reviewed on 5/29/2025
Dr. Thiele was amazing, so informed, so caring, knew everything about my disease. It's the first doctor I've ever been to who totally understood where I was coming from and answered all my questions. She was amazing and I look forward to seeing her again. And so was Dr. [redacted], the nephrologist who was the specialist I saw that day as well. Thank you so much for everything. I look forward to you guys taking care of me in the future.
- Reviewed on 5/29/2025
I've been seeing Dr. Elizabeth Thiele for decades and can't think of anyone I would like better. She's a magnificent person, a magnificent doctor.
- Reviewed on 5/28/2025
I had an excellent overall experience with Dr. Thiele.
- Reviewed on 6/4/2025
We are so thankful for Dr. Thiele and her team!! We always feel that they really understand our daughter and listen carefully to details other providers miss. They made extra time in their day to see us when we confused our appointment time, and we were so thankful! We are so happy with our experience with this department!
- Reviewed on 5/20/2025
Dr Thiele is so wonderful with her patients and their care. She has been providing the best care for [redacted] since she was a toddler - [redacted] years ago.
- Reviewed on 5/8/2025
Dr Thiele is a knowledgeable and empathetic provider of specialty healthcare.
- Reviewed on 5/7/2025
Dr Thiele is the best. Kind and so smart
- Reviewed on 4/24/2025
Dr. Elizabeth Ann Thiele was phenomenal and provided us care we were unable to receive in New York. Therefore, we traveled to Boston. It was a phenomenal experience to be with a professional who understood our son's condition and was so well-versed and able to help us. Dr. Nurse [redacted] was phenomenal as well. We are beyond appreciative of the care we received and we will be coming back.