Gabriel Zada

Gabriel Zada, MD (born December 14, 1978) is an American board-certified neurosurgeon, Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California, and scientist. He is known for his expertise in brain and pituitary tumor surgery and as an innovator in minimally invasive cranial surgery. Zada is the director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, USC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program and USC Radiosurgery Center. He is also an NIH-funded principal investigator at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute. Zada received his board certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgeons in 2015. He specializes in endoscopic and minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques. During his career has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles on various neurosurgical topics relating to brain/pituitary tumors and skull base surgery. He holds numerous U.S. patents pertaining to minimally invasive neurosurgery and surgical devices.

Career

Zada joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC as an assistant professor in 2011. As of 2021, Zada is a Professor of Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, and Internal Medicine at USC. He is a faculty member at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute of USC and Associate Residency Program Director at USC Neurosurgery Residency Program.

Zada was nominated to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (UCSF and USC Chapters), and is a present member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, AANS/CNS Joint Tumor Section Executive Committee, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and North American Skull Base Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.