About Nicholas Tritos, MD, DSC
Dr. Tritos is a staff neuroendocrinologist in the Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center and a faculty member in the Neuroendocrine Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also conducts clinical research with a focus on pituitary tumors and growth hormone deficiency in adults. He is the author or co-author of 150 peer-reviewed publications in endocrinology, and an associate editor, editorial board member and regular peer-reviewer for professional journals. He has been regularly serving on professional and scientific committees (Endocrine Society, Pituitary Society and AACE).
Clinical Interests:
- Acromegaly
- Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Cushing's syndrome
- Hypopituitarism
- Pituitary disease
- Pituitary tumors
- Prolactinomas
- Thyrotropinoma
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- French, Greek
Locations
Mass General Endocrinology: Neuroendocrine & Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center
100 Blossom Street
Cox Building
Suite 140
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-7948
Medical Education
- MD, University of Athens School of Medicine
- Residency, New England Deaconess Hospital
- Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine
- 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
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- 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. Tritos conducts clinical research with a focus on pituitary tumors and growth hormone deficiency in adults. He is the author or co-author of 150 peer-reviewed publications in the field of endocrinology, associate editor, editorial board member and a regular peer-reviewer for professional Journals.
Publications
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Selected publications:
N.A. Tritos, P.W. Schaefer, T.D. Stein. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. A 52 year old man with weakness, infections, and enlarged adrenal glands. NEJM 2011; 365: 2520-2530.
N.A. Tritos, S.L. Greenspan, D. King, A. Hamrahian, D.M. Cook, P.J. J?nsson, M.P. Wajnrajch, Maria Koltowska ? H?ggstrom, B.M.K. Biller. Unreplaced sex steroid deficiency, corticotropin deficiency and lower IGF-1 are associated with lower bone mineral density in adults with growth hormone deficiency. JCEM 2011; 96: 1516 - 1523.
P.B. Silva PB, F.G. Amlashi, E.W. Yu, K.J. Pulaski-Liebert, A.V. Gerweck, P.K. Fazeli, E. Lawson, L.B. Nachtigall, B.M.K. Biller, K.K. Miller, A. Klibanski, M. Bouxsein, N.A. Tritos. Bone microarchitecture and estimated bone strength in men with active acromegaly. EJE 2017; 177: 409 ? 420.
B.P. Galm, E.L. Martinez-Salazar, B. Swearingen, M. Torriani, A. Klibanski, M.A. Bredella, N.A. Tritos. MRI texture analysis as a predictor of tumor recurrence or progression in patients with clinically non-functioning pituitary adenomas. EJE 2018; 179: 191-198.
A. Faje, K. Reynolds, L. Zubiri, D. Lawrence, J. Cohen, R. Sullivan, L. Nachtigall, N.A. Tritos. Hypophysitis secondary to nivolumab and pembrolizumab is distinct from ipilimumab-associated hypophysitis. EJE 2019; 181: 211 ? 219.
B.P. Galm, N. Qiao, A. Klibanski, B.M.K. Biller, N.A. Tritos. Accuracy of laboratory tests for the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. JCEM 2020; 105: 2081-2094.
N. Ershadinia, N.A. Tritos. Diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly: an update. Mayo Clin Proc 2022 28: 572 ? 577.
N.A. Tritos, K.K. Miller. Diagnosis and management of pituitary adenomas: a review. JAMA 2023 329: 1386 ? 1398.
The doctor was very kind and caring and listened to everything I had to say. And I would highly recommend him to anyone. Thank you.
He is very thorough and explained everything that allowed me to have a very good understanding of what my situation is.
Dr Tritos is very kind to me. He listens well and we discuss how treatments are going. If I have a question we discuss the pros and cons of trying new treatments. I'd highly recommend him to anyone with a pituitary issue.
Dr. Tritos was very knowledgeable and took the time to explain things in a compassionate way. He clearly is an expert in his field and has the humility to treat others well. I highly recommend Dr. Tritos.
He spent adequate time with me. He focused on me, rather than his computer. Very knowledgeable.
I first met Dr Tritos when I discovered I had cushings He explained everything to me and referred me to Dr [redacted]. He has followed up with me since 2012
I have been followed yearly by Dr Tritos for several years now and he consistently sets up lab testing and a virtual visit once a year. He is always willing to listen to my wishes even when he feels I should do something differently. I wish I had more docs like him
Dr Tritos and staff are first class !
I only see Dr Tritos once per year or two and yet he fully knows the details of my situation. When I see him he has carefully reviewed my medical history in the past and with other doctors. I feel confident that he is providing me with excellent care.
I find Dr. Tritos a wonderful doctor. He's very intelligent. He's been very courteous to me the entire time that I've been seeing him over the last four years. He's done an excellent job keeping me, what I want to say, my balance is what it is because I have a collapsed adrenal system and he prescribes medicine to keep me normal. And he's done an ... Read More