Nicholas J Butler, MD
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Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
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
Education & Training
- 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
Languages Spoken
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
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Accepted Insurance
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Wellpoint
- United Health Care
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Tufts Health Plan
- Aetna
- Community Health Options
- Medicaid ME
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- TriCare
- Fallon Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Multiplan
- Coventry
- MassHealth
- Tufts Public Health Plan
- WellSense
- Senior Whole Health
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan