Sushil Kumar Basra, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sushil Kumar Basra, MD is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston MA and Attending Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Boston Medical Center. Dr. Basra earned his Medical Degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn New York. In 2007 Dr. Basra graduated from the orthopaedic residency program of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, in Newark New Jersey. Dr. Basra’s interest in cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine surgery and trauma, led him to complete his spine fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Specialty
Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgery
Spine Trauma
Office Address
Boston University Medical Center
720 Harrison Avenue
Suite DOB 808
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-5633
Fax: (617) 638-8678
Email:sushil.basra@bmc.org
Clinic Address
Boston University Medical Center
720 Harrison Avenue,
Suite DOB 805
Boston, MA 02118
Patient Appointments/Referrals
Please call (617)-638-5633 to schedule an appointment
Medical School and Graduation Year
2002
State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York
Alpha Omega Alpha
Residency, Specialty, and Graduation Year
2007
Orthopaedic Residency
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Fellowship, Graduation Year
2008
Spine Fellowship
Emory University Spine Fellowship Program
Atlanta, Georgia
Board Certification
Board Eligible
Licensure
Massachusetts Medical License 2008
Georgia Medical License 2006-2008
United States Medical Licensing Examination:
Step I 2000, Step II 2002, Step III 2003
Awards
Resident Educator of the Year 2006-2007 UMDNJ, Newark
Alfred Behrens Award of Excellence, 2006-2007 UMDNJ, Newark
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical School Honor Society 2002
Publications
Basra S, Rhee J. Posterior Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy. Asian Spine Journal. In Press
Rhee J, Basra S, Riew D. Cervical Myelopathy. In: The Textbook of Spinal Surgery(3rd ed). Eds. Silva FE, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Lippincott-Raven. In Press
Basra S, Vives M. Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy. In: Minimally InvasiveSpine Surgery. Eds. Vaccaro A and Bono C. Taylor & Francis, New York, NY 2007
Basra S, Vives M, Reilly M. Methemoglobinemia after Fiberoptic Intubation In a Patient With an Unstable Cervical Spine Fracture. Journal of SpinalDisorders & Techniques 19(4): 302-304, 2006 June.
Basra S, Reiter M. Atlas Fractures, In: Spine Fractures: Adult and Pediatric.
Patterson F, Basra S. Ewings Sarcoma. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Musculoskeletal Tumors 2. AAOS. 2007
Chaudhary S, Vives M, Basra S. Postoperative Spinal Wound Infections and Post Procedural Diskistis. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2007
