Gabriel Zada MD MS, FAANS

PubMed

• Clinical outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from sarcoma primaries: An international multicenter analysis.
  Raj Singh, John G Roubil, Greg Bowden, David Mathieu, Louis Carrier
  Cancer. 2025-07-01
• Pituitary incidentaloma: a Pituitary Society international consensus guideline statement.
  Maria Fleseriu, Mark Gurnell, Ann McCormack, Hidenori Fukuoka, Andrea Glezer
  Nature Reviews. Endocrinology. 2025-06-24
• Associations Between Tumor Characteristics, Postoperative Complications, and Early Versus Late Discharge After Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Adenoma Resection.
  Gage A Guerra, Apurva Prasad, Ishan Shah, David J Cote, David Gomez
  Operative Neurosurgery. 2025-06-16

Journal Articles

• Complications Associated with Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: Experience of 1153 Consecutive Cases Treated at a Single Tertiary Care Pitu...  
  Matthew S Agam, Michelle A Wedemeyer, Gabriel Zada, Journal of Neurosurgery
• Outcomes Following Transsphenoidal Surgical Management of Incidental Pituitary Adenomas: A Series of 52 Patients over a 17-Year Period Related  
  Michelle A Wedemeyer, Gabriel Zada, Journal of Neurosurgery
• Stereotactic radiosurgery and ipilimumab for patients with melanoma brain metastases: clinical outcomes and toxicity  
  Diao K, Bian SX, Routman DM, Yu C, Ye JC, Wagle NA, Wong MK, Zada G, Chang EL, J Neuro-Oncology, 1/25/2018
• Value of pituitary gland MRI at 7T in Cushing�s disease and relationship to inferior petrosal sinus sampling: Case report  
  Law M, Wang R, Liu CJ, Shiroishi MS, Carmichael JD, Mack WJ, Weiss MH, Wang DJ, Toga AW, Zada G, J Neurosurg, 1/23/2018
• Management of Vascular Injuries During Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Current Strategies and Simulation-Based Educational Paradigms  
  Shen J, Wrobel BB, Zada, G, Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep, 1/1/2017
• Prognostic Factors for Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)  
  Bian SX, Routman DM, Liu J, Yang D, Groshen S, Zada G, Trakul N, Wong M, Yu C, Chang EL, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 1/1/2016
• Resolution of Chronic Aspiration Pneumonitis Following Endoscopic Endonasal Repair of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula of the Skull Base  
  Seltzer J, Babadjouni A, Wrobel BB, Zada G, J Neurol Surg Rep, 1/1/2016
• Neurosurgery Concepts: Key perspectives on quality of life in children with spina bifida, cilengitide for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma, surgery and st...  
  Lam S, Li G, Zada G, Pelargos P, Choy W, Yang I, Smith ZA, Surg Neurol Int, 1/1/2015
• Cushing�s disease: a century of evolving diagnostics and therapeutics for an often elusive entity  
  Zada G, Carmichael JD,Selman WR, Neurosurgical Focus, 1/1/2015
• Making the diagnosis of cyclic Cushing�s syndrome: a position statement from the topic editors  
  Carmichael JD, Zada G, Selman WR, Neurosurgical Focus, 1/1/2015
• The endoscopic keyhole supraorbital approach  
  Zada G, Neurosurgical Focus, 1/1/2014
• Neural Prosthesis for recovery of impaired cognitive function: bridging the gap between concepts and reality  
  Ohiorhenuan I, Zada G, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• Neural Prosthesis for recovery of impaired cognitive function: Bridging the gap between concept and reality  
  Ohiorhenuan I, Zada G, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• Delayed cavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm cause by absorbable plate following transsphenoidal surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature  
  Tuchman A, Khalessi AA, Attenello FJ, Amar AP, Zada G, J Neurol Surg Rep, 1/1/2013
• Perspectives on Key Articles in Neurosurgery  
  Lim M, Sherman H, Wang MY, Smith ZA, Cho JM, Colen CB, Kim CY, Zada G, Li G, Yang I, Surgical Neurology International, 1/1/2012
• Vascularized flap reconstruction for CSF leaks during endoscopic skull base surgery  
  Zada G, Neurosurgical Focus, 1/1/2012
• Introduction: Quality process improvement and the neurosurgeon  
  Khalessi AA, Zada G, Wang MY, Calland J, Neurosurgical Focus, 1/1/2012
• Perioperative Management of Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery  
  Zada G, Woodmansee WW, Iulian S, Laws ER, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Should a picture replaces thousand words? Harnessing technology without compromising Neurosurgical Resident Education and Patient Care  
  Zada G, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2011
• Simultaneous transsphenoidal and intraventricular endoscopic approaches for macroadenomas with extensive suprasellar extension: Surgery from below, above, or both?  
  Zada G, Laws ER, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
• Raising the Bar in Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery  
  Zada G, Cappabianca P, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
• Craniopharyngiomas: The lessons of experience, timing and restraint  
  Zada G, Cappabianca P, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
• Early decreased tumor volume following fractionated GammaKnife Radiosurgery for metastatic melanoma and the role of �Adaptive Radiosurgery�: Case Report  
  Zada G, Yu C, Pagnini P, Zelman V, Apuzzo ML, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
• Cushing�s Disease and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Case Report and Review of Underlying Pathophysiological Mechanisms  
  Zada G, Tirosh A, Kaiser U, Laws ER, Woodmansee WW, JCEM, 1/1/2010
• Future Directions in Pituitary Surgery  
  Zada G, Laws ER, Future Neurology, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

• Atlas of Sellar and Parasellar Lesions: Clinical, Radiologic, and Histopathological Correlations. 
  Zada G, Lopes B, Mukundan M, Laws ERSpringer2015
• Primary CNS Tumors: Pathogenesis and Therapy. 
  Chapter: Pituitary Tumors. 
  Zada G, Woodmansee WW, Kaiser U, Laws EREditors: Norden, Reardon, and Wen.2012
• Youmans Neurosurgery 
  Chapter: Basilar Trunk Aneurysms. 
  Zada G, Giannotta SLEdition 6th,2010
• Youmans Neurosurgery 
  Chapter: Surgical Planning: Overview. 
  Zada G, Khalessi AA, Weiss MHEdition 6th,2010
• Nanosurgery 
  Chapter: Nanotechnology in the Management of extra-axial and pituitary tumors. 
  Two A, Gruen JP, Zada GEditors: Kateb and Heiss.
• Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery 
  Chapter: Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. 
  Zada G, Coeppens J, Couldwell W, Weiss MHEditors: Schwartz T and Anand V.
• Controversies in Pediatric Neurosurgery. 
  Chapter: Cystoperioneal shunting for Arachnoid Cysts. 
  Zada G, Krieger MDEditors: Jallo G.
• Carotid Test Occlusion and Deconstructive Procedures. 
  Zada G, Larsen DEditors: Connolly ES.
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Abstracts/Posters

• Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of therapeutic hypothermia in children with acute traumatic brain injury.
  Gadkary C, Zada G, Quinones-Hinojosa A, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
• Spinal Arachniod Cysts in the Pediatric Population: Report of 31 cases and a review of the literature.
  Bond A, Zada G, Bowen I, McComb JG, Krieger M, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2011
• Fetal Diagnosis of Neurosurgical Disease.
  McNatt S, Zada G, Jackson H, Krieger M, McComb JG, CNS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2007
• Pathogenesis and Treatment of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Pediatric Patients Less Than Two Years of Age.
  Zada G, Krieger MD, McNatt SA, Bowen I, McComb JG, CNS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2007
• Recurrent Endocrine-Inactive Pituitary Adenomas: Initial Results and Long-Term Outcomes after Repeated Transsphenoidal Surgery.
  Chang EF, Cheng JS, Zada G, Wilson CB, Kunwar S, AANS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2006
• Recognition and Management of Delayed Hyponatremia following Transsphenoidal Surgery.
  Zada G, Liu CY, Fishback D, Singer P, Weiss MH, AANS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2006
• Surgical Clip Ligation of Internal Caroid Artery Aneurysms Occurring at the Origin of Fetal Variant Posterior Cerebral Arteries.
  Zada G, Breault J, Giannotta SL, CNS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2006
• Fenestrated Aneurysm Clip Ligation of Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms.
  Zada G, Christian E, Giannotta S, CNS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2006
• Efficacy and Safety of Radiosurgery of Parasellar Tumors.
  War ML, Zada G, McDermott M, Kunwar S, AANS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2005
• Endocrine-inactive pituitary adenomas: patients presentation and demographics from large clinical series.
  Chang EF, Zada G, Kim S, Wilson CB, Kunwar S, CNS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 1/1/2003
• Endosal Transsphenoidal Surgery. An Assessment of Patient Satisfaction.
  Zada G, Kelly DF, AANS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2002
• The Incidence of Venous Thrombosis in Patient Undergoing Craniotomy and Motor Mapping without Contralateral Intraoperative Mechanical Prophylaxis.
  Auguste K, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Gadkary C, Zada G, Berger M, CNS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2002
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Lectures

• Integrative genomic and epigenomic analysis implicates MYC and MAX in functional pituitary adenomas. 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2018
• Management of Pituitary Incidentalomas 
  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2018
• Modern Techniques in Pituitary Surgery 
  Boston, MA. 2017; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2018 - 1/1/2018
• Exoscopic Channel-Based Subcortical Tumor Surgery: Clinical Experience. 
  Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN - 1/1/2018
• Defining The Edge of the Envelope: Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Cranial Neurosurgery in 2018. 
  University of California, San Diego - 1/1/2018
• A proposed intraoperative grading system for tumor consistency of pituitary adenomas and prospective clinical validation. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Prospective clinical validation of meningioma consistency grading scheme: association with surgical outcomes and extent of tumor resection. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Hemorrhagic Rathke�s Cleft Cysts: Surgical Outcomes in a series of 6 patients. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Surgical Management of Recurrent Rathke�s Cleft Cysts. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Objective validation of perfusion-based human live cadaveric simulation training model for management of internal carotid artery injury in endoscopic endonasal sinus a... 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Surgical Outcomes Following Repeat Transsphenoidal Surgery For Non-Functional Pituitary Adenomas: A Retrospective Comparative Study. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Transclival Approaches for Clival Chordomas. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Subcortical Channel-Based Parafascicular Surgery. 
  Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
• Modern Multimodal Approaches for Treating Pituitary Adenomas and Other Sellar Lesions 
  1/1/2018
• Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches For Meningiomas And Other Complex Skull Base Pathology. 
  Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2017
• Advancing Clinical Trials: A Clinical Trial Primer. 
  Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2017
• Endoscopic Endonasal Management of Pituitary Adenomas 
  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2017
• Management of Aggressive and Refractory Pituitary Adenomas 
  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2017
• Complications Associated With Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: Experience of 1,153 Consecutive Cases Treated at a Single Tertiary Care Pit... 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2017
• Defining The Edge of the Envelope: Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Cranial Neurosurgery in 2017 
  UC Irvine - 1/1/2017
• Defining The Edge of the Envelope: Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas And Other Skull Base Pathology. 
  Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2017; University of Southern California, Los Ange - 1/1/2017
• The Impact Of Lesion Number, Treatment Volume And Age On Survival In Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. 
  Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2017
• Parafascicular Surgery for Brain Tumors. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2017
• Transsphenoidal Surgical Management of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas: A retrospective single institution series of 411 patients. 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2017
• Through the Looking Glass: Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Cranial Neurosurgery in 2017. 
  Harbor-UCLA - 1/1/2017
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Other

• Brain-Cancer Type Sen. John McCain Has Is Extremely Aggressive 
  Zada G, Wall Street Journal
  1/1/2017
• Drs. Exclusive: Man Brutally Attacked at Baseball Game Speaks Out 
  Zada G, The Doctors
  1/1/2016
• Residents May Be Short on Open Surgery Experience 
  Zada G, Medscape News
  1/1/2016
• Comeback kid: Giants fan Bryan Stow continues his �miraculous� recovery 
  Zada G, San Jose Mercury News
  1/1/2015
• Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Clippers Pre-game Interview. 
  Zada G, Fox Sports West Live
  1/1/2015
• Master�s Degree Thesis:Genome-Scale Profiling of DNA Methylation in Sporadic Pituitary Macroadenomas 
  Zada G
  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2015
• Are wireless phones linked with brain cancer risk? 
  Zada G, Reuters
  1/1/2014
• Cancer-free or not, actress Valerie Harper has already beaten long odds 
  Zada G, Washington Post
  1/1/2014
• Do mobile and cordless phones raise the risk of brain cancer? Study finds risk is three times higher after 25 years of use 
  Zada G, Daily Mail
  1/1/2014
• Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery 
  Zada G, Fox Sports West
  1/1/2014
• Tracey Mallett's inspiring fight for life. 
  Zada G, ABC News
  1/1/2014
• New concussion guidelines for young athletes. 
  Zada G, ABC News
  1/1/2013
• USC doctors help island mayor fight cancer. 
  Zada G, ABC News
  1/1/2013
• Beaten Giants fan has brain damage, faces long recovery, doctors say 
  Zada G, Los Angeles Times
  1/1/2011
• Family of injured Giants fan asks for civility, help catching suspects in Dodger Stadium beating 
  Zada G, Los Angeles Times
  1/1/2011
• Update on Bryan Stow Traumatic Brain Injury. 
  Zada G, Multiple news channels
  1/1/2011
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