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Nicholas J. Butler, MD

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences

MD, McGill University
BA, Amherst College

Websites

	Mass General Brigham
	Harvard Medical School
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ORCID : 0000-0001-9061-1611

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Vance CGT, Dailey DL, Nakad L, Katz DA, Butler NR, Appenheimer SA, Gilbertson-White SH, Embree J, Daack-Hirsch SE, Sluka KA, Rakel BA. Implementation of two non-drug pain prescriptions for musculoskeletal pain in primary care clinics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Sep; 156:108047. PMID: 40803416

Green MB, Butler NJ. Topical and Subcutaneous Interferon-Alpha for the Treatment of Refractory Inflammatory Macular Edema. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2025 Sep; 33(7):1429-1435. PMID: 39012757

Won SJ, Zhang Y, Butler NJ, Kim K, Mocanu E, Nzoutchoum OT, Lakkaraju R, Davis J, Ghosh S, Swanson RA. Stress hyperglycemia exacerbates inflammatory brain injury after stroke. bioRxiv. 2024 May 14. PMID: 38798486; DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.14.594195;

Butler NJ, Cohen D, Yu Y, Kempen JH, Sobrin L, VanderBeek BL. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Scan Utilization and Skeletal Fragility Among Non-Infectious Uveitis Patients Exposed to Oral Glucocorticoids. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Aug; 32(6):994-1002. PMID: 36893445; DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2023.2182793;

Won SJ, Fong R, Butler N, Sanchez J, Zhang Y, Wong C, Tambou Nzoutchoum O, Huynh A, Pan J, Swanson RA. Neuronal Oxidative Stress Promotes a-Synuclein Aggregation In Vivo. Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Dec 15; 11(12). PMID: 36552674

Jabs DA, McCluskey P, Palestine AG, Thorne JE. The standardisation of uveitis nomenclature (SUN) project. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 27. PMID: 36164924; DOI: 10.1111/ceo.14175;

Fleskes RE, Ofunniyin AA, Gilmore JK, Poplin E, Abel SM, Bueschgen WD, Juarez C, Butler N, Mishoe G, Oubré L, Cabana GS, Schurr TG. Ancestry, health, and lived experiences of enslaved Africans in 18th century Charleston: An osteobiographical analysis. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2021 May; 175(1):3-24. PMID: 33022107

Butler NJ. “Ocular Syphilis”. In: Albert and Jakobiec’s Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, 5th Edition, Eds Albert D, Miller J, Azar D, Young L, Section-Ed Sobrin L. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Cham, Switzerland. 2020.
McKay K, Butler NJ. “Infectious Anterior Uveitis”. In: Uveitis, 1st Edition, Ed Lin P. Springer International Publishing AG. Cham, Switzerland. 2020.
Borkar DS, Butler NJ. “Interferons and Intravenous Immunoglobulin”. In: Treatment of Noninfectious Uveitis, 1st Edition, Eds Lin P, Suhler E. Springer International Publishing AG. Cham, Switzerland. 2019.

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Ness SD, Butler NJ, Poulaki V. Bilateral Macular Choroidal Infarction as a Manifestation of Giant Cell Arteritis. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018 07 01; 49(7):540-543.View Related Profiles.

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Ness, Steven

PMID: 30021043

Pohlmeyer CW, Laskey SB, Beck SE, Xu DC, Capoferri AA, Garliss CC, May ME, Livingston A, Lichmira W, Moore RD, Leffell MS, Butler NJ, Thorne JE, Flynn JA, Siliciano RF, Blankson JN. Cross-reactive microbial peptides can modulate HIV-specific CD8+ T cell responses. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0192098. PMID: 29466365; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192098;

Butler NJ, Moradi A, Salek SS, Burkholder BM, Leung TG, Dunn JP, Thorne JE. Acute Retinal Necrosis: Presenting Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in a Cohort of Polymerase Chain Reaction-Positive Patients. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul; 179:179-189. PMID: 28501392; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.05.006;

Borkar DS, Butler NJ. “Inflammatory Bowel Disease”. In: Uveitis: A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Intraocular Inflammation, 1st Edition, Ed Papaliodis GN. Springer International Publishing AG. Cham, Switzerland. 2017.

Fox AR, Gordon LK, Heckenlively JR, Davis JL, Goldstein DA, Lowder CY, Nussenblatt RB, Butler NJ, Dalal M, Jayasundera T, Smith WM, Lee RW, Adamus G, Chan CC, Hooks JJ, Morgans CW, Detrick B, Sen HN. Reply. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Oct; 170:242-243. PMID: 27566926; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.07.008;

Paulus YM, Butler NJ. Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography, Wide-Field Photography, and Fundus Autofluorescence Correlation of Posterior Ophthalmomyiasis Interna. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016 Jul 01; 47(7):682-5. PMID: 27434903; DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20160707-13;

Fox AR, Gordon LK, Heckenlively JR, Davis JL, Goldstein DA, Lowder CY, Nussenblatt RB, Butler NJ, Dalal M, Jayasundera T, Smith WM, Lee RW, Adamus G, Chan CC, Hooks JJ, Morgans CW, Detrick B, Sen HN. Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Nonparaneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy Using a Modified Delphi Approach. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug; 168:183-190. PMID: 27210277; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.05.013;

Wang JC, Burkholder BM, Butler NJ. Topical difluprednate for the treatment of retinal vasculitis associated with birdshot chorioretinitis. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2016 Oct; 3:22-24. PMID: 29503901; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.04.009;

Holbrook JT, Sugar EA, Burke AE, Vitale AT, Thorne JE, Davis JL, Jabs DA. Dissociations of the Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr; 164:29-36. PMID: 26748056; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.12.028;

Kempen JH, Van Natta ML, Altaweel MM, Dunn JP, Jabs DA, Lightman SL, Thorne JE, Holbrook JT. Factors Predicting Visual Acuity Outcome in Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec; 160(6):1133-1141.e9. PMID: 26386159; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.09.017;

Tomkins-Netzer O, Lightman S, Drye L, Kempen J, Holland GN, Rao NA, Stawell RJ, Vitale A, Jabs DA. Outcome of Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial 2-Year Results. Ophthalmology. 2015 Nov; 122(11):2351-9. PMID: 26359188; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.07.036;

Kempen JH, Altaweel MM, Drye LT, Holbrook JT, Jabs DA, Sugar EA, Thorne JE. Benefits of Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy versus Fluocinolone Acetonide Intraocular Implant for Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, and Panuveitis: Fifty-four-Month Results of the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study. Ophthalmology. 2015 Oct; 122(10):1967-75. PMID: 26298715; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.06.042;

Quality of Life and Risks Associated with Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy versus Fluocinolone Acetonide Intraocular Implant for Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, or Panuveitis: Fifty-four-Month Results of the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial and Follow-up Study. Ophthalmology. 2015 Oct; 122(10):1976-86. PMID: 26298718; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.06.043;

Amin RM, Ostheimer T, Butler NJ. Intermediate uveitis: an unusual presentation of cytomegalovirus intraocular infection in an immunocompetent patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 May 12; 2015. PMID: 25969485; DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-208521;

Moradi A, Salek S, Daniel E, Gangaputra S, Ostheimer TA, Burkholder BM, Leung TG, Butler NJ, Dunn JP, Thorne JE. Clinical features and incidence rates of ocular complications in patients with ocular syphilis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb; 159(2):334-43.e1. PMID: 25447116; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.10.030;

Leung TG, Moradi A, Liu D, Nguyen QD, Dunn JP, Burkholder B, Butler NJ, Ostheimer T, Thorne JE. Clinical features and incidence rate of ocular complications in punctate inner choroidopathy. Retina. 2014 Aug; 34(8):1666-74. PMID: 24743642; DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000125;

Lou SM, Larkin KL, Winthrop K, Rosenbaum JT. Lack of consensus in the diagnosis and treatment for ocular tuberculosis among uveitis specialists. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2015 Feb; 23(1):25-31. PMID: 25019973; DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2014.926936;

Suhler EB, Lim LL, Beardsley RM, Giles TR, Pasadhika S, Lee ST, de Saint Sardos A, Butler NJ, Smith JR, Rosenbaum JT. Rituximab therapy for refractory scleritis: results of a phase I/II dose-ranging, randomized, clinical trial. Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct; 121(10):1885-91. PMID: 24953794; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.04.044;

Kozak I, Vaidya V, Van Natta ML, Pak JW, May KP, Thorne JE. The prevalence and incidence of epiretinal membranes in eyes with inactive extramacular CMV retinitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Jun 12; 55(7):4304-12. PMID: 24925880; DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14479;

Sugar EA, Holbrook JT, Kempen JH, Burke AE, Drye LT, Thorne JE, Louis TA, Jabs DA, Altaweel MM, Frick KD. Cost-effectiveness of fluocinolone acetonide implant versus systemic therapy for noninfectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis. Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct; 121(10):1855-62. PMID: 24908205; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.04.022;

Ostheimer TA, Burkholder BM, Leung TG, Butler NJ, Dunn JP, Thorne JE. Tattoo-associated uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep; 158(3):637-43.e1. PMID: 24875002; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.05.019;

Suhler EB, Lim LL, Beardsley RM, Giles TR, Pasadhika S, Lee ST, de Saint Sardos A, Butler NJ, Smith JR, Rosenbaum JT. Rituximab therapy for refractory orbital inflammation: results of a phase 1/2, dose-ranging, randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 May; 132(5):572-8. PMID: 24652467; DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.8179;

Hessen M, Eberhart C, Butler N, Akpek EK. Sarcoidosis presenting as scleral nodule. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014 Aug; 22(4):311-3. PMID: 24724703; DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2013.805786;

Monroe AK, Burkholder BM, Butler NJ, Duffield AS. Sclerouveitis associated with Rosai-Dorfman disease in an HIV-infected patient. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014 Jun; 22(3):236-8. PMID: 24564426; DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2013.767914;

Burkholder BM, Leung TG, Ostheimer TA, Butler NJ, Thorne JE, Dunn JP. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings in acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2014 Jan 27; 4(1):2. PMID: 24468306; DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-4-2;

Salek SS, Leder HA, Butler NJ, Gan TJ, Dunn JP, Thorne JE. Periocular triamcinolone acetonide injections for control of intraocular inflammation associated with uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2013 Aug; 21(4):257-63. PMID: 23617776; DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2013.767353;

Suhler EB, Lowder CY, Goldstein DA, Giles T, Lauer AK, Kurz PA, Pasadhika S, Lee ST, de Saint Sardos A, Butler NJ, Tessler HH, Smith JR, Rosenbaum JT. Adalimumab therapy for refractory uveitis: results of a multicentre, open-label, prospective trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2013 Apr; 97(4):481-6. PMID: 23376607; DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302292;

Butler NJ, Thorne JE. Current status of HIV infection and ocular disease. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2012 Nov; 23(6):517-22. PMID: 23047168; DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328358ba85;

Butler NJ, Suhler EB. Levofloxacin-associated panuveitis with chorioretinal lesions. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Oct; 130(10):1342-4. PMID: 23044958; DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.2260;

Butler NJ, Furtado JM, Winthrop KL, Smith JR. Ocular toxoplasmosis II: clinical features, pathology and management. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2013; 41(1):95-108. PMID: 22712598; DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02838.x;

Furtado JM, Winthrop KL, Butler NJ, Smith JR. Ocular toxoplasmosis I: parasitology, epidemiology and public health. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2013; 41(1):82-94. PMID: 22594908; DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02821.x;

Butler NJ, Suhler EB, Rosenbaum JT. Interferon alpha 2b in the treatment of uveitic cystoid macular edema. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2012 Apr; 20(2):86-90. PMID: 22409560; DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2011.645989;

Butler NJ, Smith JR. Imaging in the diagnosis and management of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2012; 52(4):257-61. PMID: 22954948; DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e318265d3fd;

Butler NJ, Smith JR. Ocular syphilis in HIV-positive individuals. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2010 Dec; 38(9):829-30. PMID: 21138510; DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02434.x;

Henderson BA, Naveiras M, Butler N, Hertzmark E, Ferrufino-Ponce Z. Incidence and causes of ocular surgery cancellations in an ambulatory surgical center. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Jan; 32(1):95-102. PMID: 16516786; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.11.013;

Xue LY, Butler NJ, Makrigiorgos GM, Adelstein SJ, Kassis AI. Bystander effect produced by radiolabeled tumor cells in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Oct 15; 99(21):13765-70. PMID: 12368480; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.182209699;

Khajanchee YS, Urbach DR, Butler N, Hansen PD, Swanstrom LL. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the elderly. Surg Endosc. 2002 Jan; 16(1):25-30. PMID: 11961599; DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8157-z;

Swamy L, Butler NJ, Serrao R, Breu AC. HIV-positive veteran with progressive visual changes. Fed Pract 2017. 34:18-23.

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Bar chart showing 47 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2014