
Nicholas J Butler, MD
Uveitis
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Nicholas J Butler
Dr. Butler is a member of the Uveitis Service. He specializes in systemic inflammatory diseases that affect the eyes, as well as infectious causes of uveitis. He has particular expertise in treating inflammatory macular edema with systemic therapies when local corticosteroids are either ineffective or not recommended.
_x000D_During his residency training, Dr. Butler received a Sanford D. Hecht Research Award from the New England Ophthalmological Society. He was subsequently selected to serve as Chief Resident.
_x000D_Clinical Interests
_x000D_Systemic inflammatory diseases with ophthalmic manifestations, infectious uveitis, uveitic masquerade syndromes, treatment of inflammatory macular edema with systemic interferon-alpha
Locations
- Mass Eye and Ear Uveitis Service
- 800 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-936-6156
- fax: 617-936-6186
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Oregon Health and Science University, Uveitis & Ocular Immunology, 2011
- Residency: Rhode Island Hospital/Lifespan, Ophthalmology, 2009
- Internship: Steward Carney Hospital, 2006
- Medical Education: McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Canada), 2005
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology: American Board of Ophthalmology, 2010
Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Community Health Options
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Tufts Public Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense