Nahel Elias, MD
Not currently accepting new patients
4.934545 average rating from 55 patient reviews
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
Dr. Nahel Elias is an abdominal transplant surgeon dedicated to kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant care. He completed his medical degree at the University of Damascus, Syria (1994), his transplant research fellowship at McGill, Canada, his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan (1997-2002), and his multi-organ abdominal transplant surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (2002-2004). He then joined the MGH transplant surgery staff in 2004 as an attending. Since then, Dr. Elias has developed protocols to support solutions to the nationwide organ shortage crisis, collaborating with ICUs, operating rooms, and the New England Organ Bank to advance donation programs at regional hospitals. He has evolved the transplant database through his work as a chair of the MGH Transplant Center Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, a role that he has held since 2008.
In 2012, Dr. Elias became the MGH surgical director of kidney transplantation, and the program has progressed greatly under his leadership. Its volume and results have surpassed other regional programs, and it continues to prioritize patient needs and improve their satisfaction.
In addition to caring for liver and kidney transplant recipients, Dr. Elias also treats patients with liver cancer as part of the Mass General Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary liver clinic. He has been on staff as a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon in the clinic since its inception. His skills in surgical care provide many options to patients with liver disease, including transplantation and other hepatobiliary and portal hypertension procedures.
Dr. Elias teaches medical students, residents, and fellows. He also directs a Harvard Medical School transplant surgery course, and speaks locally, nationally, and internationally about the transplantation research projects he leads on immunosuppression and utilization of hepatitis C and HIV organs for transplantation. He has won many awards, contributed to medical literature, and is a member of many surgical and transplant societies.
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellow - Transplant Surgery, 2004
- Residency: Wayne State University - Detroit Medical Center, 2002
- Residency: North Oakland Medical Center, General Surgery, 2002
- Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System, Transplant Research Fellow, 1997
- Medical Education: University of Damascus, School of Medicine, 1994
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery
Languages Spoken
- French
- Arabic
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
Patient Feedback
4.934545 average rating from 55 reviews
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Very competent, kind, empathic and articulate with his care plan for me. Always enjoy my visits with him .
2026-06-30
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Dr. Elias is great! I am so fortunate to have him as my doctor!
2026-06-24
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He is fabulous. So grateful for his work and diligence. Can't say enough. A 10 is too low
2026-06-24
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The visit was very professional. Dr. Elias and the nurse were great. [redacted]
2026-06-11
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I mostly saw the nurse, Dr Elias came later. Both were respectful and listened. They changed my medication dose when I asked if we could lower it, I felt part of my own care, which is not always a given with providers. These folks were great.
2026-05-28
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Dr. Elias is my doctor. He's my liver transport doctor. Great guy. Very well, very knowledgeable. Really listens to you. Has a great demeanor. He's always upbeat, always truthful to you, but always like, you know, good bedside manner. And Lauren also, who is the nurse practitioner there, we love her. She's always seen, been dealing with her also for the whole time, seven years I believe. She's been unbelievable. She's awesome. Her, Dr. Elias, and everyone really at the liver team, they've all been really great to me, and I thank God I'm alive for them. Thank you.
2026-05-29
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Dr Elias is an excellent communicator and has a kind manner.
2026-05-27
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I got more information in 45 minutes than I did at multiple doctor visits. I feel informed. I felt in the dark for 8 months. This will be my health care provider team going forward. Thank you for a renewed sense of hope. It's not what I want but it is what it is and we will move forward with what we have.
2026-05-14
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In the hardest, most trying time of my life, this provider gave me comfort. He gave me clear direction, told me what was going on, made me feel confident and comfortable with the procedures that I was going to have to undertake, and did an amazing job to fix my issues, to consider me as a human and not just what he was working on. And it was an amazing experience. I could not be happier. This was fantastic. He is fantastic. Thank you.
2026-04-17
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I felt I was in the best care possible.
2026-03-04
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Very professional
2026-02-25
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Always prompt and courteous.
2026-01-22
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Great!
2025-10-30
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The doctor, Dr. Elias and the nurses are great professionals. I feel very comfortable going there. This is the 13th year that I had my transplant and I'm very happy with them. Thank you so much.
2025-10-24
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I have an 11year relationship with my Doctor and I couldn't be happier than I am.
2025-10-08
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Dr. Elias was excellent. He took care of things very well.
2025-10-10
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Felt right at home.
2025-10-09
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Dr. Elias is always a pleasure. He is better able than most physician extenders to provide perspective and explanations specific to me. New physician's assistant, Emma, was pleasant, professional, and gave me her full attention during the intake portion of my visit.
2025-09-10
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She was very through and listened to everything I had to discuss with her. She provided me all results of my latest tests. I am very happy with this communication.
2025-08-20
Accepted Insurance
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Wellpoint
- Tufts Health Plan
- Medicaid CT
- Fallon Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Medicaid VT
- Multiplan
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Medicaid ME
- Medicare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Medicare ACO
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- Aetna
- Railroad Medicare
- WellSense
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care
- Medicaid RI
- TriCare
- Maine Community Health Options
- WellSense NH
- Coventry
- Medicaid NH
- Humana
- Beech Street
- MassHealth
- Cigna