About Steve Atlas, MD, MPH
Dr. Atlas received his MD degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. He trained in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and completed a fellowship in general medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Atlas is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Physician in the Division of General Internal Medicine at MGH where he is a practicing primary care physician. He is the Director of the primary care practice-based research and quality network and the Medical Director implementing population health management within primary care practices at MGH. He is a medical editor for Healthwise, a non-profit company with a mission to help people make better health decisions, and with UpToDate, a comprehensive evidence-based electronic clinical information resource for clinicians.
Clinical Interests:
- Adult primary care medicine
- AIDS and HIV infection
- Diabetes management
- General internal medicine
- Heart disease
- Hypertension management
- Low back pain
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Internal Medicine Associates
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-6200
Medical Education
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- 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
- MassHealth ACO
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Atlas has received research support from the National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He is a health services researcher with content expertise in spine disorders, cancer prevention, chronic disease management and population health. His research addresses how health information technology can foster population-based, patient-centered cancer prevention and chronic disease services. He has also developed shared decision making programs for patients with spine conditions in his role as medical editor for the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, now part of Healthwise
Excellent staff. Pleasant and efficient. Doctor saw me on time and made sure all my questions were answered
I had an excellent appointment, an excellent service, and they were all very courteous to me. Thank you.
Dr. Atlas is an outstanding primary care physician. He is always available for any question or concerns I may have and gives me great advice about my health. I never feel rushed when seeing him and know he has my best interests in mind when treating me.
Dr. Atlas is exceptional in every way and he gives the best care anyone could ask for. He is also very kind and patient.
Very helpful. I feel I can rely on his expertisein dealing with my health conditions.
Dr. Atlas and his staff are always amazing.
Great doctor, great practice.
Dr. Atlas always takes the time needed to listen to All of my concerns- he really cares
Dr. Atlas has been my primary physician for 25+ years and is very caring person. Even though I have to travel long distance to see him, his knowledge and care are well worth the inconveniences.
Nothing. Everything went great.