Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD
Basic profileProfessor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School; Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at Massachusetts General Hospital · Massachusetts General Hospital
Elizabeth Thiele is Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School; Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at Massachusetts General Hospital at Massachusetts General Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 273 publications with 26,115 citations (h-index 69); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Elizabeth Thiele, MD PHD, is Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital. The public record shows 265 publications with 26,447 citations (h-index 69), centered on Epilepsy research and treatment, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research, Diet and metabolism studies. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 22 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Developmental medicine and child neurology
- Top research focus: Epilepsy research and treatment
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 22 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 164.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Office address
175 Cambridge Street, Suite 301, Boston, MA 02114
Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Leucine Enriched Essential Amino Acid Powder as an Add-on to a Classic Ketogenic Diet in Refractory Epilepsy
Sponsor: Elizabeth Anne Thiele
- Treatment of Sunflower Syndrome With ZX008 (Fenfluramine Hydrochloride) in Children and Young Adults (Ages 4-25).
Sponsor: Elizabeth Anne Thiele
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
17 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year202511 payments$15,023openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year202512 payments
- UCB, Inc.Program year202514 payments
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Attrition in a telehealth caregiver-mediated behavioral intervention for children with tuberous sclerosis complex: A mixed-methods study.
Developmental medicine and child neurology
Clinical Trial2026 - Eye patches and seizure frequency in young people with Sunflower syndrome.
Developmental medicine and child neurology
Case Report2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet SyndromeArticle1,700 citations2017
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Network
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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talkaboutitwithgreggrunberg.libsyn.com/epilepsy-for-dummies-the-podcast-interview-pt-1-with-dr-elizabeth-thile-and-lauren-aguirre
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audible.fr/podcast/Seizing-Life/B0DWHQYV7H
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →massgeneralbrigham.org ↗
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- Board certification in Epilepsy and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Secondary affiliations
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