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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.[1][2] He is known for his expertise in brain and pituitary tumor surgery and as an innovator in minimally invasive cranial surgery.[3] Zada is the director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, USC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program and USC Radiosurgery Center.[4][5] He is also an NIH-funded principal investigator at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute.[6][7] Zada received his board certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgeons in 2015.[8] He specializes in endoscopic and minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques.[9][10] During his career has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles on various neurosurgical topics relating to brain/pituitary tumors and skull base surgery.[11][12] He holds numerous U.S. patents pertaining to minimally invasive neurosurgery and surgical devices.[13][14]

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.[15]

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.[16]

Books

  • Meningiomas. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2016. ISBN 0323443893.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • ATLAS OF SELLAR AND PARASELLAR LESIONS : clinical, radiologic, and pathologic. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PU. 2016. ISBN 3319342711.

Selected publications

  • Endonasal transsphenoidal approach to treat pituitary adenomas and other sellar lesions: an assessment of efficacy, safety, and patient impressions of the surgery, published in 2003[17]
  • Changes in transcranial motor evoked potentials during intramedullary spinal cord tumor resection correlate with postoperative motor function, published in 2005
  • Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during spine surgery: a review, published in 2009
  • Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in the pediatric population, published in 2010
  • The neurosurgical anatomy of the sphenoid sinus and sellar floor in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, published in 2011
  • Genomic and transcriptome analysis revealing an oncogenic functional module in meningiomas, published in 2013
  • Resection of pituitary tumors: endoscopic versus microscopic, published in 2016
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery and ipilimumab for patients with melanoma brain metastases: clinical outcomes and toxicity, published in 2018
  • Multicenter investigation of channel-based subcortical trans-sulcal exoscopic resection of metastatic brain tumors: a retrospective case series, published in 2019

Awards and recognition

  • 1999 Award for Outstanding Research at Molecular and Cell Biology Honors Symposium, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • 1999 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UC Berkeley
  • 2004 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
  • 2004 Excellence in Small Group Teaching Award, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
  • 2004 Ronald L. Bittner Award for Tumor Research AANS annual meeting, Orlando, FL
  • 2006 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Teaching Award, Keck School of Medicine of USC Gamma Chapter, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2006 Outstanding Teaching as House Officer Award, Keck School of Medicine of USC
  • 2008 Best Resident Research Award, USC Department of Neurosurgery
  • 2009 Dandy Fellowship Award Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), New Orleans, LA
  • 2009 Integra Foundation Award for Brain Tumor Research
    • Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), New Orleans, LA
  • 2010 Mahaley Brain Tumor Research Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Philadelphia, PA
  • 2011 Apuzzo Award for Research Creativity and Innovation, USC Department of Neurosurgery
  • 2012 Faculty Teaching Award, USC Department of Neurosurgery
  • 2014 Faculty Teaching Award, USC Department of Neurosurgery
  • 2015 Faculty Teaching Award, USC Department of Neurosurgery
  • 2015 Byron Cone Pevehouse Research Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Washington, DC
  • 2017 Integra Foundation Award for Brain Tumor Research, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Boston, MA
  • 2021 USC Mentoring Award for Faculty Mentoring, Awarded by Provost of USC for Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students
  1. ^ "PNA Spotlight: Dr. Gabriel Zada | Latest News and Articles | News". Pituitary Network Association. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ "PNA Spotlight: Dr. Gabriel Zada | Latest News and Articles | News". Pituitary Network Association. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. ^ "Comeback kid: Giants fan Bryan Stow continues his 'miraculous' recovery". The Mercury News. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ USC (2021-01-11). "New, portable device aims to quickly diagnose patients with bleeding in brain". ScienceBlog.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ^ "Dr. Gabriel Zada, MD – Los Angeles, CA | Neurosurgery on Doximity". Doximity. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ^ "Ultra-high-field brain scanner receives FDA approval for clinical use". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. ^ "PRIME® Faculty Biography - Gabriel Zada, MD". primeinc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. ^ "This Is NOT Good News About Cellphone Use And Cancer". HuffPost Canada. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. ^ "MRI scanner may revolutionize diagnosis of brain tumors". USC News. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. ^ "Skull Base Fellowship Registry". NASBS. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  11. ^ Radio, Southern California Public (2013-06-13). "Giants fan beaten at Dodger Stadium returns home". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  12. ^ "Gabriel Zada". MediFind. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  13. ^ Jones, Carolyn (2011-04-06). "Giants fan Bryan Stow suffering from brain damage". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  14. ^ "Dr. Gabriel Zada, MD | Los Angeles, CA | Healthgrades". www.healthgrades.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  15. ^ Rheinschild, Erica. "Meet Gabriel Zada, MD". .get_blog_title(). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  16. ^ "Editorial Board: Journal of Neurosurgery". jns. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  17. ^ "Gabriel Zada | USC Profiles". profiles.sc-ctsi.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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