Today's Episode
Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Gabriel Zada about his journey to Neurological Surgery, types of pituitary tumors, as well their diagnoses and treatments for each type.
Today's Guest
Dr. Gabriel Zada is a neurosurgeon and professor of neurological surgery, otolaryngology , and internal medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. He is a director of the USC Brain Tumor Center and co-director of the USC Pituitary Center and USC Radiosurgery Center. He is a NIH-funded research scientist whose laboratory focuses on brain tumor genomics and medical device development. Dr Zada serves as an Associate Program Director of the LAC + USC Neurosurgery Residency Program. His clinical expertise is in minimally invasive and endoscopic cranial and skull base tumor surgeries. Dr. Zada completed his residency training at USC, and fellowship in Endoscopic Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Neurosurgery and The Journal of Neuro-Oncology.
Philosophy of care: Requiring a visit to a neurosurgeon or undergoing a neurosurgical operation can be one of the most frightening and life-changing experiences a person will ever have. Placing myself in the patient's shoes is the most important thing I can do to provide the best advice and care for any patient and family member with whom I interact. I believe in providing the safest and most effective care for my patients, founded on the principles of evidence-based medicine, research and the latest techniques available. My goal is to offer the safest and most effective surgical procedures for patients until we reach our goal of developing a cure for every subtype of malignant and benign brain tumor.
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.
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