About James Hillis, MBBS, DPhil
Dr. James Hillis specializes in complex diseases of the neurologic system. These conditions include the neurologic manifestations of systemic conditions such as sarcoidosis and vasculitis. He also treats the neurologic involvement of systemic cancer including paraneoplastic and treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy) side effects. He completed medical school at the University of Melbourne in Australia and a doctorate at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He later completed neurology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in Advanced General and Autoimmune Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He works closely with members of other specialties including rheumatology, infectious disease and oncology.
Clinical Interests:
- Autoimmune neurologic conditions
- Central nervous system infections (e.g., Lymes, HIV)
- Complex neurological disorders
- Inflammatory disorders of the nervous system
- Neurological complications of cancer therapy
- Neurology of infectious diseases including HIV-neurology
- Neurology of systemic and multisystem diseases
- Neurorheumatology including neurosarcoidosis, Neuro-Behcet's
- Paraneoplastic disorders
- Vasculitis
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Neurology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 855-644-6387
Medical Education
- MBBS, BMedSci, University of Melbourne
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Goulburn Valley Health
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital*****
American Board Certifications
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
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