The 20 Best Lyme Disease Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Lyme Disease Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 218 doctor with experience in Lyme Disease near Boston, MA. Of these, 202 are Experienced, 10 are Advanced, 4 are Elite and 2 are Distinguished.

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    Lise Nigrovic
    Elite in Lyme Disease
    Elite in Lyme Disease

    Division Of Emergency Medicine

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

    Lise Nigrovic is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nigrovic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Asthma in Children.

    Elite in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease
    Elite in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease

    Tufts Medical Center

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

    Linden Hu is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease and Babesiosis.

    Elite in Lyme Disease
    Rheumatology
    Elite in Lyme Disease
    Rheumatology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Allen Steere is a Rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Steere is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Arthritis, Synovitis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

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    Elite in Lyme Disease
    Elite in Lyme Disease

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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

    Sheila Arvikar is a Rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Arvikar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, and Relapsing Polychondritis.

    Distinguished in Lyme Disease
    Pediatrics
    Distinguished in Lyme Disease
    Pediatrics

    Boston Children's Hospital

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

    Todd Lyons is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lyons is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Osteomyelitis in Children, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Asthma in Children.

    Mathias D. Lichterfeld
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease

    The General Hospital Corporation

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

    Dr. Lichterfeld is an infectious disease physician at BWH and an Associate Professor at HMS. He is also an Associate Member of the Ragon Institute and of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He received his medical degree from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2008-2011, he was an infectious disease fellow at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and at Massachusetts General Hospital, with Dr. Eric Rosenberg as his mentor. He is a member of the American Association for Clinical Investigation, a fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America, and has served as a chartered member of several study sections at the National Institutes of Health.Dr. Lichterfeld’s research interests focus on retroviral infections, specifically on HIV-1. His laboratory explores how HIV-1 can persist in the human body for a lifetime, despite very effective antiretroviral therapy that is available now; these studies involve a platform of recently-developed new technologies for single-cell profiling of virally-infected cells. Dr. Lichterfeld also leads clinical trials in which novel therapeutic approaches for HIV eradication and cure are evaluated; several of these studies are currently enrolling new patients. In collaboration with investigators from the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Lichterfeld’s lab also participates as a co-investigator in clinical trials with HIV-1-infected infants from Botswana. Dr. Lichterfeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Sepsis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Hepatitis.

    Fadi Badlissi
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Internal Medicine

    CHA - Orthopedics/Rheumatology

    1493 Cambridge Street, 
    Cambridge, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French

    Fadi Badlissi is an Internal Medicine provider in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Badlissi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis, Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Polymyalgia Rheumatica.

    Advanced in Lyme Disease
    Advanced in Lyme Disease

    Boston Children's Hospital

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

    Susan Lipsett is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lipsett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Asthma in Children.

    Maria A. Yialamas
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Endocrinology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Endocrinology | Internal Medicine

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, International Patient Center

    15 Francis Street, 2nd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Maria Yialamas is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Endocrinologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yialamas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Protein Deficiency, Carbuncle, and Folliculitis.

    Daniel A. Solomon
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Infectious Diseases

    75 Francis Street, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Daniel A. Solomon trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and completed Infectious Disease Fellowship in the combined BWH/MGH on the HIV clinical track.  He is a clinician educator in the Division of Infectious Diseases.  His clinical interests are in caring for patients with HIV, Hepatitis C, and tickborne diseases and he has specific expertise in the management of infections related to injection drug use.In addition to his general practice in the Division of Infectious Diseases, he also sees patients at the Brigham and Women's Bridge Clinic where he integrates management of infectious diseases into the context of addiction care.  His research interests are focused on improving care for patients with infectious complications of injection drug use.  He is the Morgan-Zinsser Associate Director of Clinical Learning in the Health Sciences and Technology Track at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Solomon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Osteomyelitis, HIV/AIDS, and Infective Endocarditis.

    Paul E. Sax
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Paul E. Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), where he holds the Bruce and Robert Beal Distinguished Chair, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sax received his MD from Harvard Medical School, did his residency in Internal Medicine at BWH, then fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital.He is Editor-in-Chief of Open Forum Infectious Diseases, is Section Editor of HIV/AIDS in UpToDate, on the Editorial Board of NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseases (where he writes the HIV and ID Observations blog), and on the editorial advisory board of Medscape HIV/AIDS. Dr. Sax is the Associate Program Director for the Mass General Brigham fellowship in Infectious Diseases, is on the core faculty of the International Antiviral Society – USA, and teaches regularly on HIV and infectious diseases locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition to his clinical practice and teaching, Dr. Sax’s ongoing areas of research include clinical trials of antiretroviral therapies, cost-effectiveness of management strategies for HIV, and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy. He is presently the principal investigator at the BWH AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, and is a member of the Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC) Research Group. Dr. Sax is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Myelitis, and AIDS Dementia Complex.

    Peter A. Nigrovic
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Orthopaedic And Arthritis Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 2nd Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Nigrovic is a Rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nigrovic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Polyarteritis Nodosa.

    Caleb R. Mcentire
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease

    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

    Caleb Mcentire is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcentire is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, CACH Syndrome, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.

    Christopher F. Rowley
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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

    Christopher Rowley is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rowley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and Hepatitis C.

    David S. Yassa
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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

    David Yassa is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yassa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Lung Nodules, Osteomyelitis, Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease

    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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Staphylococcal Meningitis, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Relapsing Fever, and Typhus.

    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Department Of Cardiology

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

    Mark Alexander is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Block, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Congenital Heart Block, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease

    Boston Children's Hospital

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

    Kenneth Mandl is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mandl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Pulmonary Hypertension, Streptococcal Group A Infection, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Emergency Medicine
    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Emergency Medicine

    Boston Children's Hospital

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

    Sarah Cavallaro is an Emergency Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cavallaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Experienced in Lyme Disease
    Experienced in Lyme Disease

    Boston Children's Hospital

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

    Matthew Eisenberg is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eisenberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Asthma in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Lyme Disease?

    Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. The bacteria are transferred to humans by tick bite, specifically by blacklegged ticks (commonly known as deer ticks). The condition is named for the location in which it was first described, the town of Lyme, Connecticut.

    When should I see a Lyme Disease 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 Lyme Disease 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 Lyme Disease 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 Lyme Disease 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 Lyme Disease 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 Lyme Disease doctor search results page. 

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Lyme Disease 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 Lyme Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Lyme Disease 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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