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Nicholas J Butler

Nicholas J Butler, MD

Uveitis

Mass General Brigham

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About 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.

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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.

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Clinical Interests

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Systemic inflammatory diseases with ophthalmic manifestations, infectious uveitis, uveitic masquerade syndromes, treatment of inflammatory macular edema with systemic interferon-alpha

Locations

  1. Mass Eye and Ear Uveitis Service

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

Search plans
  • 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