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Dr. Nahel Elias, MD

(Dr. Nahel Elias, MD)

(23 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Transplant Surgery

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), gastrointestinal cancer, kidney problems, and more.

55 Fruit Street Gray Building
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 643-0765

Dr. Nahel Elias, MD is a general surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in general surgery and transplant surgery. He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Nahel Elias, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

Office Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street Gray Building
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 643-0765

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The "milestone" transplant procedure was performed by a Massachusetts General Hospital surgical team led by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, Dr. Nahel Elias, and Dr. Leonardo Riella.”—"Weymouth man who received first-of-its-kind pig kidney transplant has died", Yahoo News, May 2024

“Massachusetts General Hospital transplant surgeons Dr. Nahel Elias, left, and Dr. Tatsuo Kawai perform the surgery of a transplanted genetically modified pig kidney into a living human, Saturday,...”—"Patient gets the first gene-edited pig kidney transplant", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 2024

“The four-hour operation was carried out by a team of surgeons, including Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, director of the Legorreta Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance at Mass General, and Dr. Nahel Elias.”—"Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone (Published 2024)", New York Times, March 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

kidney transplant

In 2023, Dr. Nahel Elias, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and kidney transplant procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
anastomosis	14
dialysis access procedures	14
doctor visit	181
hospital care	274
inpatient care	274
transplant procedures	13
urologic procedures	13
vascular procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	230
hospital care	276
inpatient care	276
transplant procedures	13
urologic procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	19
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	57
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
doctor visit	219
hospital care	314
inpatient care	314
transplant procedures	19
urologic procedures	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	18
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	26
anastomosis	11
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	182
hospital care	247
inpatient care	247
transplant procedures	26
urologic procedures	26
vascular procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	44
Hispanic	50
Asian	28
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	55
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	30
anastomosis	13
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	137
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
transplant procedures	30
urologic procedures	30
vascular procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	21
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	157
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	29
doctor visit	125
hospital care	285
inpatient care	285
transplant procedures	29
urologic procedures	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	15
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	55
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	26
doctor visit	92
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
transplant procedures	26
urologic procedures	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	16
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2020 were transplant procedures, abdominal surgery and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
doctor visit	35
transplant procedures	18
urologic procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	50
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	24
doctor visit	74
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
transplant procedures	24
urologic procedures	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	85
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	18
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
doctor visit	90
hospital care	253
inpatient care	253
transplant procedures	23
urologic procedures	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	18
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	56
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated as a general surgeon in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	20
anastomosis	12
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	133
hospital care	255
inpatient care	255
transplant procedures	20
urologic procedures	20
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD.

**Gender**
Female	79
Male	129

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	153
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	7
85 and over	0
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nahel Elias, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Nahel Elias, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at North Oakland Medical Center. He is certified by the Surgery, General, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: North Oakland Medical Center

Board Certification: Surgery, General, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nahel Elias, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Nahel Elias, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Maine Community Health Options, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Nahel Elias, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Maine Community Health Options

MassHealth

WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nahel Elias, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 23 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nahel Elias, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nahel Elias, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$4,555 AFINITOR $1,751	ZORTRESS $1,335	NON BRAND $438	$1,030
TransMedics, Inc.	$1,127 Organ Care System $1,127
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$254 Da Vinci Surgical System $254
United Therapeutics Corporation	$133 $133
Genentech USA, Inc.	$25 Valcyte $13	Cellcept $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,471
Food and Beverage	$1,622

Research Payments

Dr. Nahel Elias, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $451,602.

Biography

Dr. Nahel Elias is a medical specialist in general surgery and transplant surgery. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include pancreas problems, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and kidney problems. Dr. Elias is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He can accept Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Elias graduated from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine. He trained at North Oakland Medical Center and Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University for residency. Dr. Elias (or staff) is conversant in Arabic and French.