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Elizabeth Thiele

Neurology

Elizabeth Thiele, MD PHD

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Elizabeth A. Thiele, MD, PhD, is a pediatric epileptologist and neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, specializing in refractory pediatric epilepsy, tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), Dravet syndrome, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. She directs the Pediatric Epilepsy Program, the Carol and James Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex—a multidisciplinary program she established for comprehensive TSC management—and the Dravet Syndrome Comprehensive Clinical Program. Thiele al

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35+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
  • Epilepsy (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine — MD, 1990
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine — PhD, 1990
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital — Residency, Pediatrics, 1990-1992
  • Harvard Longwood Neurology Program / Children's Hospital Boston — Residency, Child Neurology, 1992-1995
  • Children's Hospital Boston — Neuroscience Fellowship / Research Fellowship, Neurology, 1995

Peer Recognition

  • Boston MagazineTop Doctor

    2015-2017, 2019-2025 (10 years)

  • Castle ConnollyExceptional Women in Medicine

    2014, 2019-2025 (8 years)

  • Exceptional Women In MedicineTop Doctor

    2019-2025 (7 years)

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Epilepsy

Conditions & Treatments

Epilepsy & Seizure DisordersDrug-Resistant EpilepsyEpilepsy SurgeryGenetic Epilepsy SyndromesTuberous Sclerosis

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Languages

English

Experience

35+ years in practice