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.
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Mass General Brigham for Children: Pediatric Epilepsy Program
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-6540
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Great experience seeing Dr Thiele and being at the Herscot Center
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.
Very appreciative of being accommodated on short notice
It was such a relief to talk to a provider with expertise in my child's extremely rare condition. This was second-opinion visit, the information she provided to give to my child's usual provider in California will literally be life changing. I actually cried tears of joy after the visit, with the treatment changes this provider recommended my ... Read More
The truth is that for us it is very good.
Dr. Thiele and her staff do an amazing job and are always ready to help as needed.
Dr Thiele is a phenomenal provider and person, we are so lucky to have her on our medical team.
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Elizabeth Thiele is a wonderful doctor. She's very smart in what she does with kids and we love her.
Dr. Thiele & Dr. [redacted] are & have always been helpful in my medical management. This virtual visit being one of the most important meeting of the year 2025. I am fortunate and very appreciative of my reliable information. The care I receive is a family like bond .