Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh – professor in brain surgery and cranial base
Neurosurgeon in Iran
- Subspecialty in brain surgery and cranial base in Iran
- Head of Neurosurgery Department of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
- Associate Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran
Personal Information:
- School: Medicine
- Department: Neurosurgery
- Academic: Associate professor, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical
- Sciences
Education:
- Board Certification: National Board of Neurosurgery-Second Rank
- Residency: Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2001-2006
- Medical School: Rafsanjan University of Medical Science; 1993-2001 (First Rank)
Fellowship in Skull Base Surgery:
- 2016 3 Months Clinical Observer on Cranial Base Surgery, UW, Seattle, USA
- 2013 3 Months Clinical Observer on Cranial Base Endoscopic Surgery, Pittsburgh, USA
- 2012 30 Days Training Course on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and Management, China INI, China
Short Courses:
- 2018 3 Days Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery, Berlin, Germany
- 2011 3 Days Euro-spine; Italy
Positions Held:
- 2021-Present: Chairman of Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2021-Present: Program Director of Skull Base Fellowship, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2013-Present: Director of Skull Base Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2014: Head of Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2013: Foundation of Multidisciplinary Team on Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2011: Foundation of Pituitary Tumors Multidisciplinary Clinic , Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2011: Chief Neurosurgeon of National Medical Rapid response Team for National and International Disasters
- 2017-Present Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery , Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- 2009-2017: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery , Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- 2007-2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Kohgiloeyeh and Boyerahmad University of Medical Sciences
- 2007: Foundation of Neurosurgery-ICU Ward , Shahid Beheshti Hospital , Kohgiloeyeh and Boyerahmad University of Medical Science , Yasuj, Iran
Experiences:
- Operation: General Neurosurgery, Advanced Spine Surgery, Endoscopic and Open Cranial Base Surgery
- Teaching: Adult Head and Spine Trauma, Pituitary Tumors
- Research: Pituitary Tumors, Animal Model Spine research
Honors and Scientific Societies Membership:
- 2014-present: Reviewer of The Spine Journal, Journal of Skull Base, Journal of World Neurosurgery
- 2011: American Association of neurological Surgeons
- 2010-present: Iranian Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2010-Present: Iranian Association of Spine Surgeons
- 2001-present: Iranian Medical Council
Language Skills:
- Persian, English (IELTS certified)
- Computer Knowledge:
- SPSS
Publications in Farsi Language:
1-Zeinalizadeh M.,Saberi H,Fakhr Tabatabaei S.A.,Tayebi Meybodi A.,Habibi Z.;Serum magnesium levels and clinical outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage:a study in 60 patients.Tehran University Medical Journal; Apr.2008,66(1):7-11
2-Khaksari M.,Sajadi M.A.,Zeinalizadeh M.,Mousavi M. Anti-inflammatory effect of calcium Channel blockers on the chronic inflammation .Kerman University Medical journal; Mar2001,9(2):60-67
3-Bitaraf M.A.,Alikhani M.,Saberi H.,Hashemi H.,Sedighi A.S., Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM.Peritumoral edema,radiologic charachteristic and steroid reseptors in meningioma.Lorestan University Medical Journal,2002,20:3-9
4- Zeinalizadeh M., Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis and Management(Book), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2015
English Publications:
1-Hussain Khan Z, Zeinalizadeh M., Response to Dr. Tayebi Meybodi’s Letter. Iran J Neurosurg. 2021; 7(2):127-128.
2-Zeinalizadeh M, Ghafari S, Hussain Khan Z, Teamwork in Cranial Base Surgery: A Feasible Task or a Utopian Dream. Turk Neurosurg. 2021;31(4):481-483.
3- Amirbaigloo, A., Esfahanian, F., Mouodi, M., Rakhshani N, Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM, IgG4-related hypophysitis. Endocrine 73, 270–291 (2021).
4-Iranmehr M, Zeinalizadeh M, Namvar M , Fathi A, Azimi H, Tabari A, Sadrehosseini SM. Endoscopic endonasal management of skull base defects in pediatric patients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Nov;150:110902. Epub 2021 Sep 1.
5-Iranmehr A, Esmaeilnia M, Afshari Kh, Sadrehosseini SM, Tabari A, Faghih Jouibari M, Zeinalizadeh M., Surgical Outcomes of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery in 29 Patients with Craniopharyngioma: J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2021; 82(04): 401-409
6-Hussain Khan Z, Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM., A Tribute to Dr. Seyed Ali Fakhr Tabatabaei: A Legendary Neurosurgeon. Iran J Neurosurg. 2020; 6(3):105-112.
7-Zeinalizadeh M, et al., Pediatric Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. Chapter 13: Meningoencephaloceles, Thieme,2020, ISBN, 1626235023, 9781626235021
8-Amjad Gh, Zeinali Zadeh M, Azmoudeh-Ardalan F, Jalali AM et al. Evaluation of multimodal MR imaging for differentiating infiltrative versus reactive edema in brain gliomas. Br J Neurosurg. 2020 Dec 2;1-9.
9-Taghvaei M, Sadrehosseini SM, Ostadrahimi N, Sarraf P, Zeinalizadeh M., Preoperative visual evoked potential in the prediction of visual outcome after pituitary macroadenomas surgery. Pituitary. 2019 Aug;22(4):397-404.
10-Fathi Kazerooni A, Nabil M, Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM, Firouznia K, Azmoudeh-Ardalan F, Frangi AF, Davatzikos CH, Saligheh Rad H. Characterization of active and infiltrative tumorous subregions from normal tissue in brain gliomas using multiparametric MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Oct;48(4):938-950
11- Taghvaei M, Sadrehosseini SM, Ardakani JB, Nakhjavani M, Zeinalizadeh M., Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Endocrinologic Outcome in 68 Patients. World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:e259-e268. doi:
10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.009. Epub 2018 Jun 12
12- Singh H, da Silva HB, Zeinalizadeh M, Elarjani T, Straus D, Sekhar LN , Basilar Artery Ectasia Causing Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Evolved Technique of Transpositional Suture-Pexy..Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 Feb 1;14(2):194-199. doi: 10.1093/ons/opx087.
13- Singh H, da Silva HB, Zeinalizadeh M, Sekhar LN., Microscopic Resection of Recurrent Giant Adenoma and Clip Ligation of Contralateral Internal Carotid Artery Terminus Aneurysm: 3-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2017 Dec 1;13(6):758. doi: 10.1093/ons/opx06
14- Jahanshahi J, Zeinalizadeh M, Reza Mohammadi H, Sadrehosseini SM., Endonasal endoscopic management of frontal sinus cerebrospinal fluid leak. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2017 Nov 1;31(6):406-411. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2017.31.4478
15-Taghvaei M, Tajic F, Zeinalizaeh M, Azmoudeh Ardalan F, Ghanaati H. Is There Any Congruity Between Tumor Consistency in Pituitary Macroadenomas and Preoperative Diffusion Weighted Imaging and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Map? Arch Neurosci. 2017 October; 4(4):e14553
16- Noormohammadpour P, Tavana B, Mansournia MA, Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh, Mirzashahi B, Rostami M, Kordi, Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Farsi Version of NIH Task Force’s Recommended Multidimensional Minimal Dataset for Research on Chronic Low Back Pain. R.Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Sep 15. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002421
17- Singh H, da Silva HB, Straus DC, Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM, Sekhar LN., Microsurgical Management of Large, Fusiform, Partially Thrombosed Middle Cerebral Artery (M2) Aneurysm with End-to-End M2 Anastomosis: 3-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2017 Aug 1;13(4):535. doi: 10.1093/ons/opx008
18- Taghvaei M, Sadrehosseini SM, Miri SM, Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh. Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach for Surgical Treatment of Growth Hormone Secreting Pituitary Adenoma: Endocrinological Outcome in 49 Patients Based on 2010 Consensus Criteria for Remission – Preliminary Results; Arch Neurosci. 2017 July; 4(3):e14131.
19- Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM, Habibi Z, Nejat F, Silva HB, Singh H., Endonasal management of pediatric congenital transsphenoidal encephaloceles: nuances of a modified reconstruction technique. Technical note and report of 3 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Mar;19(3):312-318. doi: 10.3171/2016.10.PEDS16270. Epub 2017 Jan 20
20- Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM, Tayebi Meybodi K, Sharifabadi AH. Expanded Endoscopic Transnasal Approach to the Chordoid Glioma of the Third Ventricle : The First Case Ever Reported. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2016 Nov;59(6):643-646. Epub 2016 Oct 24.
21- Taghvaei M, Tayebi Meybodi K, Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM., Ligamentum Flavum Buckling Causing immediate Post-operative neurologic deterioration after an Anterior Cervical Discectomy: a case report. Turk Neurosurg. 2016 May 5. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17403-16
22- Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM, Barkhoudarian G, Carrau RL., Reconstruction of the denuded nasoseptal flap donor site with a free fascia lata graft: technical note. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Oct;273(10):3179-82. doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-3962-0. Epub 2016 Mar 7.
23- Sharifabadi AH, Haeri H, Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh, Zargari N, Razavi AE, Shahbazi N, Tahvildari M, AzmoudehArdalan F.Intraoperative consultation of central nervous system lesions. Frozen section, cytology or both? Pathol Res Pract. 2016 Mar;212(3):179-84. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2015.08.009.
24- Dr. Mehdi ZeinalizadehM, Hussain Khan Z., Spinal Cord Injured Patients: Bait for Research in the Current Millennium. Acta Med Iran. 2015 Nov;53(11):667-8.
25- Tayebi Meybodi K., Tajik F, Sadrhosseini SM., Nejat F., Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh. Bilateral occipito-condylar hyperplasia: a very rare anomaly treated with endoscopic endo-nasal approach, Childs Nerv Syst DOI 10.1007/s00381-015-2717-3
26- Zeinalizadeh M., Habibi Z., Fernandez-Miranda JC., Gardner P, Hodak SH., Challinor SM. Discordance between growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 after pituitary surgery for acromegaly: a stepwise approach and management, Pituitary, 2015,Feb, 18(1):48-59
27- Zeinalizade M., Tayebi Meybodi K., Maleki F., Mohseni M., Miri M., Nejat F., Talebian M.T., Hossein-nejad H., Mohajer Z. Effect of a short term didactic lecture course on neurosurgical knowledge of emergency medicine residents(Accepted, Archive Neuroscience)
28- Faghih M., Zeinalizadeh M., Khadivi M., Khoshnevisan A., Moazani K., Abdollahzadeh S., Pial Arteriovenous Fistula with Giant Varices: Report of Two Cases with Good Surgical Outcome. J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg, 2014 June 16(2):98-103
29- Zeinalizade M, Azmoodeh Ardalan F, Miri SM, Maleki F, Zakeri M, Aghajanzadeh E, Habibi Z, Reduction of Epidural Fibrosis and Dural Adhesions after Lamina Reconstruction by Absorbable Cement; an experimental study, The Spine Journal(Under Publication).
30- Saberi H., Meybodi A.T.,Zeinalizadeh M. Normalization of systemic arterial hypertension following removal of posterior fossa hemangioblastoma: a case report. Cases j.2009 Apr.,29;2:7106
31-Bitaraf M.A., Zeinalizadeh M., Meybodi A.T., Meybodi K.T., Habibi Z. Multiple extradural spinal arachnoid cysts: a case report and review of literature. Cases J.2009 May 20; 2:7531
32-Tabatabaei S.A. Zeinalizadeh M.,Habibi Z.,Meybodi A.T.,Hashemi M.Intracranial atypical calcification in nongalenic pial arteriovenous fistula:a case report.Cases j.2008 nov. 19;1(1):335
33-Fakhr Tabatabaei S.A.,Zeinalizadeh M.,Meybodi A.T.,Hashemi M.Extracranial aneutysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery with an aberrant origination:case report.Neurosurg.2007 Nov.;61(5):E1097-8
Abstracts; Presentations in International Conferences:
1-Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM. Reconstruction Of The Denuded Nasoseptal Flap Donor Site With A Free Fascia Lata Graft: Technical Note. 7th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base and Brain, Chicago, USA, May 15-18, 2016
2- Zeinalizadeh M. The Value Of Visual Evoked Potential As A Prognostic Factor For Visual Aciuty Improvement In Patients With Pituitary Macroadenomas7th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base and Brain, Chicago, USA, May 15-18, 2016
3- Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM. Endoscopic Endonasal Approach To The 26 Cases Of Giant Pituitary Adenomas: Institutional Experience And Technical Nuances 7th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base and Brain, Chicago, USA, May 15-18, 2016
4- Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM. Median Perisellar Congenital Transsphenoidal Encephaloceles: Successful Treatment Via Endoscopic Endonasal Approach In Three Huge Cases.7th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base and Brain, Chicago, USA, May 15-18, 2016
5- Zeinalizadeh M, Sadrehosseini SM 6th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base, Brain, and spine., Endoscopic endo-nasal approach to the bilateral occipito-condylar hyperplasia.Milan, Italy, April 14-17, 2014
6- Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh M, Habibi Z, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Gardner PA, Challinor SM, Hodak S, Discordance between GH and IGF1 after Pituitary Surgery for Acromegaly, Pittsburgh, USA, May 2, 2013.
7-Zeinalizadeh M., Khaksari M., Mousavi m., Jafari L. The effect of calmodulin antagonists on carrageenaninduced paw edema in rat .Frontiers in pharmacology and therapeutics in 21 st century. New Delhi,India,December,1999.
Abstracts; Presentations in National Conferences:
1- Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh M., Endoscopic transnasal approach to the craniopharyngiomas, Second annual congress of encoscopic pituitary surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Feb2015
2- Zeinalizadeh M., Endoscopic transnasal approach to the pituitary adenomas, Monthly meeting of Iranian society of Endocrinology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Apr2015
3- Zeinalizadeh M., Severe brain edema after tumor surgery, Annual Iranian Surgeons Congress, Tehran, Iran, May, 2012.
4- Zeinalizadeh M., Mousavi M., Khaksari m., Sajadi M.A. The effect of calcium channel blockers on the chronic inflammation in Rat.2 nd Iranian Medical Students Congress, Kerman, Apr2000
5-Jafari L., Khaksari m., Zeinalizadeh M., Mousavi M., Habibzadeh F. Evaluation the effect of voltage calcium channels on thermal paw edema in Rats.14th Iranian Congress of Physiology &Pharmacology,
Tehran, May 1999
6- Mousavi M., Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh M. Verapamil effect on the carrageenan induced paw edema in Rat. 1 st Iranian Medical Students Congress, Kerman,1998
7-Joursaraei G.H., Rezazadeh M., Salsabili N. Zeinalizadeh M. The articular cartilage mineralization due to paralysis (the peripheral denervation) in Rat.1st Iranian congress of Neuroscience. Tehran, Nov1996
8- Zeinalizadeh M., Khaksari M., Jafari L. ,Bahramian A., Mousavi M., Nikkho S. Calmodulin antagonists effect comparative to non- steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs against paw edema in rat.13th Iranian Physiology and Pharmacology congress,Isfahan,Sep1996
9- Zeinalizadeh M. The effect of sciatic and femoral denervation on the subchondral bone structure in the rat. 3rd Iranian Anatomy Congress, Tehran, Mar1995
Ongoing Researches:
1- Zeinalizadeh M., Moznebi MR., Outcome of endoscopic endonasal Surgery in Cushing Adenomas
2- Zeinalizadeh M., Hasanzadeh M., Non-functional pituitary adenomas and Eendoscopic endonasal surgery: A case serires
3- Zeinalizadeh M., Mohamadzadeh O., DTI-Tractography predicting visual outcome in pituitary macroadenoma surgery
4- Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh M., Fathi MR. Complications after endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery in 300 cases. Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Hobbies:
1- Skiing
2- Playing the Dulcimer(Santour- an Iranian music instrument)
Dr. Mehdi Zeinalizadeh surgeries
- Brain tumor surgery in Iran
- Brain mass surgery in Iran
- Skull surgery in Iran
- Spine surgery in Iran
- Meningioma surgery in Iran
- Glioma surgery in Iran
- Pituitary adenoma surgery in Iran
- Pituitary surgery in Iran
- Acromegaly surgery in Iran
- Prolactin surgery in Iran
- Spinal surgery in Iran
- Lumbar disc surgery in Iran
- Spinal canal stenosis surgery in Iran
- Cervical canal stenosis surgery in Iran
- Lumbar canal stenosis surgery
- Nut frustration surgery
- Brain Surgery
- Nut fracture surgery
- Hydrocephalus surgery
- Ependymal surgery
- Cushing surgery
- Dysfunctional pituitary tumor surgery
- Macroadenoma surgery
- Pituitary microadenoma surgery
- Odontoid surgery
- Aneurysm surgery
- Spinal cord tumor surgery in Iran
- Thoracic disc surgery
- Cervical disc surgery in Iran
- Trigeminal neuralgia surgery
- Hydrocephalus surgery
- Craniopharyngioma surgery
- Acoustic vein surgery
- Blastoma hemangioma surgery
- Medullary blast surgery
- Lumbar spinal fusion surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgery in Iran
- Microsurgery in Iran
- Brain surgery in Iran
- Spine surgery
