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Nondiscrimination Statement Update

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Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Urvashi Upadhyay, MD, FAANS

Neurosurgeon

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About

Urvashi Upadhyay, MD, FAANS, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and director of the Brain Tumor and Skull Base Surgery Program at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Upadhyay is also a clinical associate professor of Neurosurgery at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and the Associate Program Director for the combined BMC/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) neurosurgery residency training program. She specializes in treating complex brain tumors, meningioma, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors, and trigeminal neuralgia. Dr. Upadhyay’s research interests include intracranial drug delivery, clinical trials in brain tumors, and device development. She collaborates with colleagues from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the area of drug delivery for brain tumors.

  • Administrative Title

    Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Skull Base Surgery Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 2013

  • Fellowship

    Skull Base Surgery, Harvard Medical School/ Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 2014

  • Education

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2006

  • Board Certifications

    Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

  • Research Interests

    Intracranial drug delivery, clinical trials in brain tumors, device development

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