About James Hillis, MBBS, DPhil
Dr. James Hillis specializes in complex diseases of the neurologic system. These conditions include the neurologic manifestations of systemic conditions such as sarcoidosis and vasculitis. He also treats the neurologic involvement of systemic cancer including paraneoplastic and treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy) side effects. He completed medical school at the University of Melbourne in Australia and a doctorate at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He later completed neurology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in Advanced General and Autoimmune Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He works closely with members of other specialties including rheumatology, infectious disease and oncology.
Clinical Interests:
- Autoimmune neurologic conditions
- Central nervous system infections (e.g., Lymes, HIV)
- Complex neurological disorders
- Inflammatory disorders of the nervous system
- Neurological complications of cancer therapy
- Neurology of infectious diseases including HIV-neurology
- Neurology of systemic and multisystem diseases
- Neurorheumatology including neurosarcoidosis, Neuro-Behcet's
- Paraneoplastic disorders
- Vasculitis
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Neurology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 855-644-6387
Medical Education
- MBBS, BMedSci, University of Melbourne
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Goulburn Valley Health
- 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
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- 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.
Dr. Hillis is wonderful. Smart and excellent at his job. Great listener and explains responses in a way for me to understand.
he is very good with his job
He a really good doctor
Dr. Hillis is an excellent neurologist. The best of the best!
Dr Hillis treats both me and .y hus and. He is very understanding and compassionate. He always follows up with us.
Great Doctor. Listens and advises in a very down to earth manner. Very knowledgeable
Very professional, communicated well and had a very good discussion regarding the issue.
This Doctor has one of the best manners of speaking with a patient of all the ( many ) Doctors I have dealt with.
He is very knowledgeable. He always takes the time to explain anything that is asked. And he has an amazing memory. And he's very enjoyable to speak with. Highly recommend Dr. Hillis.
Dr. Hillis was able to quickly assess and diagnose what was causing my severe head pain and also provide a quick solution for how to treat the issue going forward. He was professional, explained things well, and was a great listener. I appreciate how Dr.Hillis takes the time to actively participate in his patients care even when he via telehealth.