About Steve Atlas, MD, MPH
Dr. Atlas received his MD degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. He trained in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and completed a fellowship in general medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Atlas is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Physician in the Division of General Internal Medicine at MGH where he is a practicing primary care physician. He is the Director of the primary care practice-based research and quality network and the Medical Director implementing population health management within primary care practices at MGH. He is a medical editor for Healthwise, a non-profit company with a mission to help people make better health decisions, and with UpToDate, a comprehensive evidence-based electronic clinical information resource for clinicians.
Clinical Interests:
- Adult primary care medicine
- AIDS and HIV infection
- Diabetes management
- General internal medicine
- Heart disease
- Hypertension management
- Low back pain
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Internal Medicine Associates
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-6200
Medical Education
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- MassHealth ACO
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Atlas has received research support from the National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He is a health services researcher with content expertise in spine disorders, cancer prevention, chronic disease management and population health. His research addresses how health information technology can foster population-based, patient-centered cancer prevention and chronic disease services. He has also developed shared decision making programs for patients with spine conditions in his role as medical editor for the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, now part of Healthwise
This was my first meeting with Dr Atlas who was able to see me on short notice because Dr [redacted] was unavailable that day so I was somewhat apprehensive but I felt well taken care of by Dr Atlas.
Dr. Atlas has been my doctor for 30 years or so. He's the best. He knows me. He knows all about me. He's the perfect doctor. He cares. He's just a great person. And he's a good doctor. Thank you.
He tools his time to listen and give his opinion
Dr. Atlas and his staff are all superstars. I've been going there for many, many years and the service has been absolutely phenomenal. The best.
Dr. Atlas was excellent, as usual. MGB is very fortunate to have him. His staff likewise is excellent.
This doctor spent a considerable amount of time and care to familiarize himself with my medical history. I was comforted and impressed by this.
Dr Atlas and his staff are excellent. I always feel in good hands with the highest level of care, knowledge, and experience.
I would not want to see anyone else he us the best of the best
Caring, and knowledgeable of past history and health history.
He is first class in all respects