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Tanuja Chitnis

Tanuja Chitnis, MD

Neurology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • Marathi
  • French
  • English

Gender

Female

About Tanuja Chitnis


Dr. Chitnis is the Director of the Mass General Brigham Pediatric MS Center at the Mass General Hospital for Children. She also sees adult patients with MS at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She completed her medical training at the University of Toronto Medical School, her Neurology residency in Philadelphia, and a fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chitnis has had a longstanding interest in Pediatric MS. She is the Chair of the International Pediatric MS Workgroup, and has written many publications and reviews related to multiple sclerosis. She is actively involved in several research projects to help to better understand and treat MS in children.

Locations

  1. Brigham and Women's Multiple Sclerosis Center
  2. Mass General Brigham for Children Neurology Clinic
    • 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 6th Floor, Suite 6B, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, 2001
  • Residency: Allegheny University Hospitals, Neurology, 1998
  • Internship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1995
  • Medical Education: University of Toronto, 1994

Insurance

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  • 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 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

4.8 out of 5

49 ratings, 22 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Dr. Chitnis was wonderful she listened to everything I had to say and helped me to come to a care plan that I was comfortable with, she answered every question I had with complete respect.

  • Reviewed on 1/15/2026

    Dr. Chitnis and her fellows are always lovely and take great care of me. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    Dr. Chitnis is a brilliant diagnostician. She is an active listener who answers all of my questions in a way that I can easily understand. She's an excellent problem solver and she makes me feel valued as her patient. I have great confidence in Dr. Chitnis.

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    The experience was good.

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    Nice

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    I feel blessed to have the opportunity to be evaluated by a doctor that is absolutely tops in her field. I was welcomed,accessed and given intelligent feedback and guidance.

  • Reviewed on 11/21/2025

    Dr. Chitnis is one of the best doctors I've ever seen in my life. And she is very smart, she's very caring, compassionate, and just a wonderful person overall. But one of the best things that has happened to me, given my illness, is that I met Dr. Chitnis. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 10/30/2025

    Dr Chitnis is outstanding. Knowing what to ask, how to interpret, understanding very difficult cases and logically figuring things out. I am very fortunate to have her as my Dr given my condition

  • Reviewed on 10/6/2025

    Dr. Chitnis was AMAZING- Really spent a good amount of time with me and answered all my questions - I felt very at ease with her and very heard! thank you!

  • Reviewed on 10/6/2025

    Dr. Chitnis is the only doctor that discovered my condition which help me getting the right treatments and under control. She is alway pleasant and very attentive whenever I had visits in person. Her follow up on patient gateway is within hours or a call from her assistant. I am very grateful for Dr. Chitnis.

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    Outstanding physician

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    Dr. Chitnis diagnosed my multiple sclerosis in 2002 and I have seen her ever since. I have no doubt that she has my best interests at heart and I trust her skill and judgment completely. I consider myself very fortunate that Dr. Chitnis is my physician.

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    My providers were wonderful in every aspect. Both Dr. Chitnis and Dr. [redacted] were attentive, knowledgeable and supportive. They were able to help clarify my medical condition in a clear, understandable manner. I feel very fortunate.

  • Reviewed on 9/18/2025

    I have had several providers at the Multiple Sclerosis Center, and all have been great. I like Dr. Chitnis very much.

  • Reviewed on 9/10/2025

    Dr Chitnis is a great listener and always responds to my concerns

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    She was extremely knowledgeable and a great communicator. She understood my concerns and helped me understand my options for the future. I would highly recommend her.

  • Reviewed on 7/23/2025

    My Dr. Is very diligent. She REALLY listens without judging. ? ?

  • Reviewed on 5/16/2025

    I've been with dr. Chitnis for many years and I wouldn't go to anyone else.

  • Reviewed on 5/14/2025

    Dr. Chitnis is a brilliant diagnostician. She is an active listener who answers all of my questions in a way that I can easily understand. Dr. Chitnis has a very pleasant demeanor who makes me feel valued as her patient. I have great confidence in Dr. Chitnis.

  • Reviewed on 6/21/2025

    She runs an extraordinary team that coordinates care. Dr. Chitnis responded immediately and thoroughly to my concern. She is obviously well respected because the provider she contacted to follow up with me responded immediately, even calling me on his day off, and responded immediately and thoroughly to questions I posed on Patient Gateway. We are so lucky to have Dr. Chitnis.

  • Reviewed on 4/24/2025

    Dr. Chitnis is an excellent and thoughtful physician

  • Reviewed on 4/16/2025

    Very positive and helpful. She was understanding and sensitive to my discouragement about a couple of issues and I appreciated that a lot. She explained a couple of issues I hadn't mentioned before and helped me feel more confident about getting the help I need.