Derya Bora Hazar MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

736 Cambridge St.Brighton, MA 02135

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Summary

Derya Hazar, MD, is a nephrologist based in Norfolk, MA, with extensive experience in general nephrology, end-stage renal disease, and chronic renal failure. He completed his fellowship in nephrology at Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital and his residency in internal medicine at Steward Carney Hospital. Dr. Hazar is currently practicing at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, South Shore Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, and Commonwealth Nephrology Associates. His research contributions include publications on addiction medicine and racial disparities in end-of-life communication for chronic kidney disease patients. Recognized for his work, Dr. Hazar has been named one of Boston's Top Doctors multiple times and has received CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 and 2 Certifications.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1993 - 1995
Steward Carney HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of MedicineClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
AR State Medical License 1995 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston's Top Doctors Boston Magazine, 2016, 2018-2023
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Acumen EHR, Acumen Physician Solutions, 2012, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Acumen EHR, Health IT Services Group, 2012, 2015-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

52 citations
Racial Disparities in End-of-Life Communication and Preferences among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.
Nwamaka D. Eneanya, Julia Wenger, Katherine Waite, Stanley Crittenden, Derya B. Hazar
American Journal of Nephrology. 2016-06-29
1 citations
Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 35-2015: A 72-Year-Old Woman with Proteinuria and a Kidney Mass.
D. Bora Hazar, Nwamaka D. Eneanya, Aoife Kilcoyne, Ivy A. Rosales
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015-11-11
33 citations
A case report comparing various radiological tests in the diagnosis of calcific uremic arteriolopathy.
Wissam Bleibel, Bora Hazar, Richard Herman
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2006-10-01

Books/Book Chapters

Addiction Medicine
Chapter: Renal and Metabolic Disorders Related to Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Page 1009 - 1017Jose Carlos T. DaSilva, MD, MPH and Derya B. Hazar, MDEdition 4,