The 20 Best Bacterial Meningitis Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Bacterial Meningitis Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 37 doctor with experience in Bacterial Meningitis near Boston, MA. Of these, 28 are Experienced and 9 are Advanced.

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    Thea C. Brennan
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Yamins 309, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thea Brennan is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Brennan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumococcal Meningitis, Meningitis, Strep Throat, and Bacterial Meningitis.

    Jonah Zuflacht
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonah Zuflacht is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zuflacht is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Brain Abscess, Seizures, and Thrombectomy.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hanna Wardell is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wardell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Staphylococcal Meningitis, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Relapsing Fever, and Typhus.

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    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lisa Bebell is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bebell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, HIV/AIDS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hospitalists

    330 Brookline Avenue, W/span-2, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chase Parsons is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Parsons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, COVID-19, Retropharyngeal Abscess, and Croup.

    Richard Malley
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Malley is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Malley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Pneumococcal Meningitis, Streptococcal Group A Infection, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, and Adenoidectomy.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Siegel is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Staphylococcal Meningitis, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Virus Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ana Vaughan is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Vaughan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Meningitis, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Strep Throat.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gilad Sherman is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sherman has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Neutropenia, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Streptococcal Group B Infection, and Bacterial Meningitis.

    Stephen Pelton
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    670 Albany St Ste 6, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephen Pelton is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pelton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Otitis Media with Effusion, Pneumococcal Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis, and Tetanus.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christina Manice is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Manice has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Meningitis, and Mastoiditis.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Wessels is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wessels is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Streptococcal Group A Infection, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Staphylococcal Meningitis, and Strep Throat.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Dvorin is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Dvorin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Malaria, Bacterial Meningitis, Mastoiditis, and Meningitis.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Savage is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Savage is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Staphylococcal Meningitis, Meningitis, and Arachnoiditis.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alicia Johnston is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Johnston is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are DiGeorge Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Bacterial Meningitis, and Visceral Larva Migrans.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mari Nakamura is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nakamura is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Infantile Neutropenia.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Neurology

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Laura Lehman is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lehman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Stroke, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Thrombectomy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

    Kristin Moffitt
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease

    Division Of Infectious Diseases

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kristin Moffitt is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Moffitt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Bacterial Meningitis, Malaria, and PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Farrah Mateen is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mateen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Transverse Myelitis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Olivia Smibert is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Smibert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Neurosyphilis, Cryptococcosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), COVID-19, and Vitrectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Bacterial Meningitis?

    Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease characterized an inflammation of fluid and membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis can be caused by several types of bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Group B Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Listeria monocytogenes, as well as sinus and ear infections. While most people recover from bacterial meningitis, the disease can be fatal and cause permanent disabilities, such as brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities.

    When should I see a Bacterial Meningitis doctor near Boston, MA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Bacterial Meningitis doctor near Boston, MA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Bacterial Meningitis doctors near Boston, MA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Bacterial Meningitis doctors near Boston, MA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Bacterial Meningitis doctor near Boston, MA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Bacterial Meningitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Bacterial Meningitis doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Bacterial Meningitis doctor near Boston, MA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Bacterial Meningitis doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Bacterial Meningitis doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Bacterial Meningitis doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Bacterial Meningitis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Bacterial Meningitis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Bacterial Meningitis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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