About John Niles, MD
Clinical Interests:
- ANCA Vasculitis
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
- IgA nephropathy, Hennoch Schoenlein purpura
- Lupus
- Lupus nephritis
- Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- Membranous
- Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), Churg Strauss
- Minimal change disease / Focal sclerosis
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Vasculitis & Glomerulonephritis Center
101 Merrimac St.
1st Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-4132
Medical Education
- MD, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
- Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital***
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine
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
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- 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
Vasculitis and glomerulonephritis
Dr. Niles was the first to identify the C-ANCA protein, has developed assays for ANCA and has worked with ANCA associated vasculitis since 1988. He has run numerous clinical studies characterizing the ANCA tests, the disease spectrum associated with ANCA and responses to treatment for ANCA associated disease. Continuous venovenous hemofiltration. Dr. Niles has worked with continuous renal replacement therapies since 1986. He developed and reported a simplified and safer method for using citrate anticoagulation with CVVH.