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About

Serdar Kaya, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Boston Medical Center – Brighton (BMC Brighton) and Boston Medical Center, and an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Kaya earned his medical degree from Gülhane Military Medical Academy in Ankara, Türkiye, and completed his neurosurgery residency at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. He further advanced his training through multiple research and clinical fellowships and visiting positions at Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Wake Forest University, and Harvard University’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also holds neurosurgery certifications in Europe.

Dr. Kaya has extensive expertise in the surgical management of diseases, injuries, and conditions affecting the spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. His clinical focus includes the treatment of degenerative spine disorders such as disc disease, scoliosis, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Kaya has a strong academic and research background. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and serves as a reviewer for several leading neurosurgical journals.

  • Departments

  • Specialties

    Degenerative spine disorders such as disc disease, scoliosis, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis

  • Administrative Title

    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Neurosurgery, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital/Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Türkiye, 2004–2009

  • Fellowship

    Complex Spine Surgery, Wake Forest University, Durham, NC, 2020–2021

    Spine Surgery, Boston Medical Center – Brighton, Brighton, MA, 2021–2023

    Skull Base Neurosurgery, Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2023–2024

  • Board Certifications

    European Board of Neurological Surgery

  • Education

    Medical School: Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Türkiye, 2001

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