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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Dr. Thiele was amazing, so informed, so caring, knew everything about my disease. It's the first doctor I've ever been to who totally understood where I was coming from and answered all my questions. She was amazing and I look forward to seeing her again. And so was Dr. [redacted], the nephrologist who was the specialist I saw that day as well. ... Read More
I've been seeing Dr. Elizabeth Thiele for decades and can't think of anyone I would like better. She's a magnificent person, a magnificent doctor.
I had an excellent overall experience with Dr. Thiele.
We are so thankful for Dr. Thiele and her team!! We always feel that they really understand our daughter and listen carefully to details other providers miss. They made extra time in their day to see us when we confused our appointment time, and we were so thankful! We are so happy with our experience with this department!
Dr Thiele is so wonderful with her patients and their care. She has been providing the best care for [redacted] since she was a toddler - [redacted] years ago.
Dr Thiele is a knowledgeable and empathetic provider of specialty healthcare.
Dr Thiele is the best. Kind and so smart
Dr. Elizabeth Ann Thiele was phenomenal and provided us care we were unable to receive in New York. Therefore, we traveled to Boston. It was a phenomenal experience to be with a professional who understood our son's condition and was so well-versed and able to help us. Dr. Nurse [redacted] was phenomenal as well. We are beyond appreciative of the ... Read More
Dr Thiele is a true gem both as a doctor and as a human being.
Extremely knowledgeable