About Tanuja Chitnis, MD

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Dr. Chitnis is the Director of the Mass General Brigham Pediatric MS Center at the Mass General Hospital for Children. She also sees adult patients with MS at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She completed her medical training at the University of Toronto Medical School, her Neurology residency in Philadelphia, and a fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chitnis has had a longstanding interest in Pediatric MS. She is the Chair of the International Pediatric MS Workgroup, and has written many publications and reviews related to multiple sclerosis. She is actively involved in several research projects to help to better understand and treat MS in children.

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Mass General Brigham for Children: Pediatric Neurology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-6400

Medical Education

  • MD, University of Toronto
  • Residency, Allegheny University Hospitals
  • Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital

American Board Certifications

  • Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

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Reviews: Comments and Ratings

5.0out of 5(34 Ratings, 10 Comments)

May 2025

I've been with dr. Chitnis for many years and I wouldn't go to anyone else.


May 2025

Dr. Chitnis is a brilliant diagnostician. She is an active listener who answers all of my questions in a way that I can easily understand. Dr. Chitnis has a very pleasant demeanor who makes me feel valued as her patient. I have great confidence in Dr. Chitnis.


April 2025

Dr. Chitnis is an excellent and thoughtful physician


April 2025

Very positive and helpful. She was understanding and sensitive to my discouragement about a couple of issues and I appreciated that a lot. She explained a couple of issues I hadn't mentioned before and helped me feel more confident about getting the help I need.


January 2025

Super efficient, on time and easy to navigate. Dr. [redacted] was excellent - she spend so much time talking about my history, current health concerns etc. She was absolutely wonderful and thorough. Dr. Chitnis was also extremely thorough in her help, guidance and explanations of next steps. I greatly appreciate the time they spent on my ... Read More


January 2025

Dr Chitnis and the nurses et al are very competent & good communicators.


October 2024

She is the best!


October 2024

We definitely had to wait a little while for our telehealth appointment, but I know how busy she is. And because we're not in emergency, I understand that probably other people have emergencies, so we were certainly understanding of that. And she takes a tremendous amount of time with us, and we have the utmost respect for Dr. Chitnis and her ... Read More


August 2024

Dr Chitnis and her Fellows always take time to listen and come together with a plan of action that makes me confident and well taken care of. I am always amazed at the level of care and respect I receive!


August 2024

She showed concern and was very helpful.

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