Aditya "AK" Kaza | Medical Services
Specialties
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA)
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect
- Complex Biventricular Repair
- Congenital Heart Defects
- DORV
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Heart Transplant
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Septal Defects
- Single Ventricle Surgery
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Trisomy 18 and 13
- Truncus Arteriosus
- VSD
- Vascular Ring
Programs & Services
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu
Aditya "AK" Kaza | Education
Undergraduate School
Boston University
1996, Boston, MA
Medical School
Boston University School of Medicine
1996, Boston, MA
Internship
Surgical
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
1997, New Orleans, LA
Residency
General Surgery
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
1999, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship
Research
University of Virginia
2001, Charlottesville, VA
Residency
General Surgery
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
2003, New Orleans, LA
Residency
Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado
2006, Denver, CO
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Denver Children's Hospital
2007, Denver, CO
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship and Chief Resident
Boston Children's Hospital
2008, Boston, MA
Graduate School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2018, Cambridge, MA
Aditya "AK" Kaza | Certifications
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Congenital Heart Surgery)
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery (General)
Aditya "AK" Kaza | Professional History
Dr. Kaza graduated from medical school at Boston University, followed by a five year surgical residency at the Ochsner Clinic. During his surgical residency, he took two years off to spend in the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery research laboratory at the University of Virginia. Subsequently, he did his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Colorado. He stayed an extra year in Denver to do a fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery. He then came to Boston for his twelfth and final year of post-graduate training to serve as the chief resident in congenital cardiac surgery. He took his first job in pediatric cardiac surgery at the University of Utah based at Primary Children’s Hospital. He was in practice there for five years when he was recruited back to Boston Children’s Hospital. He has been at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2013 and is involved in all aspects of congenital heart surgery and translational research. He is also involved in patient operations and international outreach at the hospital level. He works with a dedicated team to help improve patient flow and throughput in the hospital
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