The 20 Best Brain Abscess Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Brain Abscess Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 75 doctor with experience in Brain Abscess near Boston, MA. Of these, 74 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Erik J. Uhlmann
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Tcc 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Erik Uhlmann is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Uhlmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Metastatic Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

    Jonah Zuflacht
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    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 Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Brain Abscess, Seizures, and Thrombectomy.

    Corey R. Fehnel
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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

    Corey Fehnel is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fehnel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Brain Herniation, and Chiari Malformation Type 1.

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    Edward R. Smith
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery | Pediatrics

    Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc

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

    Edward Smith is a Pediatrics specialist and a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Endovascular Embolization, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

    Nirav J. Patel
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery | Radiology
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery | Radiology

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nirav Patel is a Radiologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Brain Aneurysm, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

    Timothy R. Smith
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Timothy Smith is a neurosurgeon-scientist who seeks to understand, predict, and improve clinical outcomes for neurosurgical patients by combining the use of epidemiological data, advanced statistical analysis, machine learning, and emerging biological/information system technologies. Trained as an epidemiologist and statistician in addition to his neurosurgical residency, he focuses primarily on the utilization of data science to optimize neurosurgical patient care.Dr. Smith’s clinical interests focus on tumors of the brain and spine that arise innately from the central nervous system and the meningeal covering of the brain, or metastasize from other primary cancer sites. Dr. Smith is the Director of the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center (CNOC) in the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. This center strives to collect and maintain prospective data on all neurosurgical patients cared for by the department, synthesize high volume data streams, as well as implement process and outcome improvement through comparison with national data.Dr. Smith is committed to the education of future neurosurgeons and plays an active role in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s neurosurgical residency program. He is a committee vice-chair for Medical-Legal Issues with the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) as well as the President of the Boston Society for Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, the oldest academic neuroscience society in the United States. He serves on numerous committees both in the US and worldwide which focus on the ethics of neurosurgery, oncology, skull base surgery, and neurologic outcomes assessment. He is an active member of committees at Brigham and Women’s Hospital addressing information technology, physician wellness, and process improvement.Dr. Smith maintains active membership in both national and international neurosurgical societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Skull Base Society, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, and the Pituitary Society. He presents his research regularly at national and international meetings. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and several book chapters. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

    Yi Lu
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Lu is a spine surgeon and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Additionally, Dr. Lu serves as the Director of Neurosurgical Trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Lu completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and he completed his Spine Fellowship at the University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery.Dr Lu’s clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis correction, spinal tumor (primary and metastasis, and spinal trauma. His research involves spinal cord injury, namely the axon regeneration and locomotion recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Lu is committed to putting his patients first and treating his patients as if they were his own family. Dr. Lu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Epidural Abscess, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Ronnie L. Alterman
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurosurgery

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ronnie Alterman is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alterman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Subdural Hematoma, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Philipp Taussky
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, Lowry Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew

    Philipp Taussky is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Taussky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Subdural Hematoma, Rhizotomy, and Thrombectomy.

    Joshua P. Aronson
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Neurosurgery

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Aronson is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Aronson has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Seizures, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Ziev B. Moses
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, Lowry Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ziev Moses is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Moses is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Subdural Hematoma, Lordosis, Fractured Spine, and Laminectomy.

    Martina Stippler
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, Lowry Suite 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German
    Offers Telehealth

    Martina Stippler is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stippler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Pituitary Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Pratt Pediatric Associates Inc

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Arnold Sansevere is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sansevere is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Acrorenal Mandibular Syndrome, and Acrodermatitis Enteropathica.

    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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

    Ganesh Shankar is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shankar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Apoplexy, Bone Tumor, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Experienced in Brain Abscess

    Boston Children's Hospital

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

    Jeffrey Bolton is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bolton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Neal A. Biddick
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hospitalists

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

    Neal Biddick is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Biddick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Bile Duct Stricture, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Rd # 1, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Wenya Bi is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Nerve Decompression.

    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Tufts Medical Center Neely Neurosurgery

    800 Washington St Bldg 7TH Fl 7, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Kryzanski is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kryzanski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Kryzanski is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Tufts Medical Center Neely Neurosurgery

    800 Washington St Bldg 7TH Fl 7, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carl Heilman is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Heilman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Hydrocephalus, Acoustic Neuroma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Mastoidectomy. Dr. Heilman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Abscess
    Neurosurgery

    Tufts Medical Center Neely Neurosurgery

    800 Washington St Bldg 7TH Fl 7, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marie Roguski is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Roguski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Subdural Hematoma, Glioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Roguski is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Brain Abscess?

    A brain abscess is a collection of pus, immune cells, and other material in the brain, caused by a bacterial or fungal infection.

    When should I see a Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Abscess 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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