Gabriel Zada MD MS, FAANS

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Professor of Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Education Residency Program Director Department of Neurosurgery Keck School of Medicine of USC Editor, Neurosurgical Focus Surgical Director, USC Brain Tumor Center Associate Residency Program Director

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Summary

Gabriel Zada, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS, is Professor of Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Physiology & Neuroscience at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and an internationally recognized leader in brain, skull base, and pituitary tumor surgery. He serves as Vice Chair of Education and Residency Program Director, Surgical Director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, and Director of the USC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program.

Dr. Zada has performed more than 3,000 cranial operations, specializing in minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches for brain, pituitary, and skull base tumors. He completed fellowship training under Dr. Edward Laws at Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital and advanced training under Dr. Paolo Cappabianca in Naples, Italy.

An NIH-funded investigator, Dr. Zada has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications and 3 surgical textbooks. He is Editor of *Neurosurgical Focus* and President-Elect of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors. FindExpertMD ranks him the **#1 neurosurgeon in California for pituitary tumors, meningiomas, skull base neoplasms, and neuroendoscopy**.

Dr. Gabriel Zada Highlights Neurosurgical Simulation Of Endoscopic Endonasal Sur

Dr. Gabriel Zada, Neurosurgeon and Director of the USC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program, discusses the role of Surgical Simulation in training neurosurgeon

Parafascicular Subcortical Surgery using a channel based approach - Gabriel Zada

Dr. Zada lectures on Minimally Invasive Parafascicular Surgery

EEA for tuberculum sellae meningioma

AANS/JNS video- Extended endoscopic transtuberculum approach for tuberculum sellae meningioma.

USC Pituitary Center

The USC Pituitary Center at Keck Medicine of USC- National Leaders in Pituitary Medicine and Surgery.

www.drzada.com

Dr. Zada is a board-certified neurosurgeon, scientist and internationally recognized expert in brain/pituitary tumor surgery.

Education & Training

University of Southern CaliforniaM.S., Clinical and Biomedical Investigation, 2015
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2011
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2009 - 2010
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2004
University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Molecular and Cell Biology Emphasis in Neurobiology, with Honors, 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - 2027
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2015-2017

Clinical Trials

ENRICH: Early MiNimally-invasive Removal of IntraCerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
COMPLETED
NA
Gleolan for Visualization of Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Meningioma Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 28
COMPLETED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sex and Age Differences in Transcription Factor and Hormonal Immunostaining in Patients With Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas.
Amara Emeh, Erica Gillespie, David J Cote, Apurva Prasad, William Zeng
Operative Neurosurgery. 2026-11-01
1 citations
T2-Weighted MRI Signal Intensity Ratio Predicts Intraoperative Intracranial Meningioma Consistency: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Ishan Shah, David Gomez, Kevin G Liu, David J Cote, Robert G Briggs
Neurosurgery. 2026-11-01
Optimizing inferior petrosal sinus sampling: results of a multicenter study.
Clayton Rawson, Samuel A Tenhoeve, Julie M Silverstein, Albert H Kim, James J Evans
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2026-10-27

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

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

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

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

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

Authored Content

Outcomes Following Transsphenoidal Surgical Management of Incidental Pituitary Adenomas: A Series of 52 Patients over a 17-Year Period RelatedJune 2018
Complications Associated with Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: Experience of 1153 Consecutive Cases Treated at a Single Tertiary Care Pituitary Center RelatedJune 2018
In Reply to “Neurosurgery Elective for Preclinical Medical Students: 6-Year Follow-Up”February 2018

Press Mentions

Mapping Genetic Activity Offers New Clues for Personalized Cancer TreatmentJune 12th, 2025
We All Bump Our Heads Once in a While, but When Does a Head Injury Require Medical Attention? Doctors ExplainFebruary 16th, 2022
Science News | Research Sheds Light on How Brain Metastasis OccursSeptember 25th, 2021

Grant Support

Noninvasive transcranial detection of intracranial hemorrhage using a tri-coil handheld portable eddy current damping imaging deviceUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2021–2025
DNA Methylation and gene expression variations influence pituitary adenoma hormonal function and invasive growth NIH (National Cancer Institute)2018–2023