Elizabeth Anne Thiele, MD, PhD
Not currently accepting new patients
4.957143 average rating from 84 patient reviews
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
Dr. Elizabeth A. Thiele is a neurologist and epileptologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She completed a second residency in child neurology and a postdoctoral research fellowship in neurology at Children's Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Thiele organized and established the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a multidisciplinary comprehensive clinical program for TSC, as well as a ketogenic diet clinic to treat and manage patients with epilepsy. She is also the Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at Mass General and a Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Thiele's research and clinical interests include the role of diet in epilepsy treatment, genotype-phenotype correlation in TSC, the role of epilepsy surgery in management of intractable epilepsy, outcomes following infantile spasms, and neuropsychological profiles in relationship to tuber number and location in TSC.
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Boston Childrens Hospital (Massachusetts), Research Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, 1997
- Residency: Boston Children's/Harvard Longwood Program, child neurology, 1995
- Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital***, Pediatrics, 1992
- Residency: Johns Hopkins, pediatrics, 1992
- Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1990
Board Certifications
- Epilepsy, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Languages Spoken
- English
Age Group Treated
- Pediatrics
- Adults
Patient Feedback
4.957143 average rating from 84 reviews
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Dr. Thiele is the most knowledgeable of my overall health due to the longevity that I have seen her and the overall knowledge of my physical conditions. This allows for a significant amount of help and consultations during our meetings. Dr. Thiele never hesitates to respond to questions from me or my primary care doctor.
2026-07-07
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Dr. Thiele has always taken very good care of me and is always on top of everything going on in my life which is quite a bit and she stays up on everything
2026-07-02
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Dr. Thiele is the best! Caring, knowledgeable, connected...
2026-07-01
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Dr Thiele is a wonderful doctor. Patient, knowledgeable and caring. We travel from [redacted] New York 4 hours for [redacted] 's annual with Dr Thiele and always leave feeling lucky we have her as our son's doctor.
2026-06-05
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Dr. Thiele is absolutely great. Not only is she an outstanding doctor but her bedside manner and ability to connect with the patient and family is remarkable. She has made my son feel confident in who he is, despite his medical challenges. I can not say enough about the level of care, compassion, knowledge, kindness and ability of Dr. Thiele and her entire staff to connect and treat my son.
2026-05-31
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My experience was amazing. Here in Canada we do not have access to a provider like this. Was very impressed
2026-05-18
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Dr Thiele is a neurologist, not a nephrologist. You guys should really fix that
2026-05-11
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The experience was very satisfactory. All my questions were well answered and the care was excellent.
2026-04-29
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Excellent physician, excellent nurse practitioner and team. Excellent front desk and even the location is fantastic. Thank you.
2026-03-18
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Overall experience was awesome
2026-03-09
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It's always a pleasure to see Doctor Thiele
2026-03-04
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I love the long term relationship Dr. Thiele & I have Making an appointment & using the Gateway System has allowed me to better care for myself with the guidance of my professional specialists at MGH BOSTON. I am fortunate to be in great care with Dr. Thiele & her team.
2026-03-01
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This was my first experience using this method of communication. I found the care provider to be easy to interact with, knowledgeable, and sympathetic to my situation
2026-02-04
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Dr Thiele and [redacted] have been seeing our daughter for many years. They are the absolute best. They are always fully present and we never feel rushed. They answer all of our questions and listen to our concerns. They always ask about how the family is doing as a whole which is important. Dr. Thiele never gives up hope of helping us to attain the highest level of seizure control possible, while others have, which is why we switched our care over to her so many years ago. They both truly care. They are compassionate, professional & very highly recommended. The whole team that we have met over the years have also been incredibly kind and helpful. [redacted] We are very happy with our daughter's care with Dr Thiele & the rest of her team.
2026-02-01
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Dr Thiele and [redacted] are a blessing and they have provided us with life changing care for our baby/family!
2025-11-20
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I've always had a positive and professional experience with providers at Massachusetts General Hospital.
2025-11-13
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Dr Thiele is an amazing doctor! I have been her patient for over 20 years, and I cannot stress enough how great a privilege that is.
2025-10-26
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Dr. Thiele is an exceptional doctor in all respects.
2025-10-13
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Dr. Thiele is the best provider for tuberous sclerosis. She is very patient, she listens to you, and she gives you a wealth of information. So I would highly recommend her to anybody. Thank you.
2025-10-10
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Dr Thiele is always very considerate of [redacted] and very thorough. We appreciate her continuing effort to keep us up to date on the progress of Tuberous sclerosis studies.
2025-10-10
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We were really impressed with the depth of knowledge the doctor has, the parent education and explaining all the options and discussing about it. The doctor was very grounded and respectful. She was very empathetic, positive, tried to learn more about the patients history and gave enough time for questions. I haven't met a doctor like her in the past decade and feel very happy to have her on board in my child's care.
2025-10-08
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Dr Thiele is the most compassionate, interactive, involved Dr that we have ever had the pleasure of seeing. My son has been her patient for over 20 years and we can't imagine ever leaving her care
2025-09-29
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Great office and team
2025-09-15
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Hi, this is very recent. He's very polite. He's pretty quick.
2025-09-17
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They cover. Us
2025-09-10
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Very caring.
2025-09-10
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Dr Thiele and her staff are wonderful, informative and attentive to details. Always responsive, knowledgeable and informative. We feel very well cared for!
2025-09-09
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Great experience seeing Dr Thiele and being at the Herscot Center
2025-08-19
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Dr. Thiele is caring and concerned about the needs of my son, [redacted]. We feel confident in the advice and recommendations of Dr. Thiele and her team. We are grateful for her help.
2025-08-18
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