Boston Medical Center – Brighton
Neurosurgery
Advanced Adult Neurosurgery and Spine Care
The Neurosurgery and Spine program offers surgical interventions and non-surgical management of brain and spine-related conditions, providing timely consultations for conditions in all areas of neurosurgery. We jointly manage patients who need vascular neurosurgery care or care for other neurological disorders such as stroke and head and spine trauma.
Locations and Contact
Our department offers services in multiple locations around the Greater Boston area. Explore all our locations to find the right contact information and directions for your next visit.
Our Team
Ekkehard M. Kasper, MD, DPhil, FAANS, FACS, FRCS(C)
Neurosurgeon
Primary Location
Boston Medical Center – Brighton736 Cambridge St
Brighton, MA 02135
Brighton, MA 02135
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Jeffrey Arle, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Primary Location
Boston Medical Center – Brighton736 Cambridge St
Brighton, MA 02135
Brighton, MA 02135
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Sharon Bassi, MD
Physiatrist
Primary Location
Boston Medical Center – Brighton736 Cambridge St
Brighton, MA 02135
Brighton, MA 02135
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Zhiheng Henry He, MD
Chief of Endocrinology; Endocrinologist
Primary Location
Boston Medical Center – Brighton736 Cambridge St
Brighton, MA 02135
Brighton, MA 02135
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Kristopher Kahle, MD
Serdar Kaya, MD
Neurosurgeon
Primary Location
Boston Medical Center – Brighton736 Cambridge St
Brighton, MA 02135
Brighton, MA 02135
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Irene Piryatinsky, PhD
Nicholas Spitz, NP
Lindsay Stanley, PA-C
Zachary Tataryn, MD
Neurosurgeon
Primary Location
Boston Medical Center – Brighton736 Cambridge St
Brighton, MA 02135
Brighton, MA 02135
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Jasmine Thammalangsy, PA-C
Patient Information
Our team has deep expertise to treat all adult neurosurgical conditions, including:
- All types of cerebrovascular injuries and conditions
- Aneurysms
- Arterio-venous malformations
- Benign and malignant brain tumor
- Chiari malformation
- Complex skull base tumors
- Concussion and post traumatic brain injury
- Cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerve schwannomas
- Degenerative spine conditions (e.g., slipped disc, spinal stenosis) of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine regions
- Dural AV-fistulas
- Epilepsy (all forms)
- Head pain syndromes (e.g., trigeminal neuralgia, pharyngeal neuralgia)
- Hydrocephalus
- Movement disorders (including Parkinson’s disease, tremors, and others)
- Pituitary tumors (e.g., adenomas, craniopharyngiomas)
- Spinal deformity or instability (e.g., spondylolisthesis or scoliosis)
- Spine infections
- Spine pain syndromes (e.g., failed back syndrome, intractable pain, CRPS)
- Traumatic spine conditions (e.g., vertebral compression or fractures)
- Vascular conditions (e.g., stroke, subdural and epidural hematomas, ICH)
We offer comprehensive neurosurgical treatments with modern technology including:
- Minimally invasive techniques for the spine
- Discectomy (to address lower back hernias affecting the spinal cord)
- Disc replacement procedures.
- Decompressive spinal surgery (e.g., laminectomy to treat spinal stenosis)
- Complex spinal fusions and instrumentation
- Robotic spine surgeries
- All types of tumor related spine surgery
- Peripheral nerve repair
- Spinal cord stimulators and pain pumps