Dr. David Zagzag, MD, PhD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Chief, Division of Neuropathology NYU Langone Health 2008 - Present
• Professor of Pathology and Neurosurgery NYU Grossman School of Medicine 2010 - Present
• Instructor of Pathology N.Y.U. School of Medicine 1990 - 1992
• Assistant Professor of Pathology N.Y.U. School of Medicine 1993 - 1999
• Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (Secondary Appointment) N.Y.U. School of Medicine 1994 - 1999
• Graduate Faculty Molecular Oncology and Immunology Program N.Y.U. School of Medicine 1995 - Present
• Tenured Associate Professor of Pathology N.Y.U. School of Medicine 1999 - 2010
• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery N.Y.U. School of Medicine 1999 - 2010
• Professor of Pathology N.Y.U. School of Medicine 2010 - Present
• Professor of Neurosurgery N.Y.U. School of Medicine 2010 - Present
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Saint Anne Hospital, Paris, France 2003 -
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 2003 -
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Weill Cornell Medical College 2005 -
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Henry Ford Hospital 2006 -
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Yale School of Medicine 2007 -
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2007 -
• Visiting Professor of Pathology Born-Bunge Institute, Antwerp, Belgium 2012 -
• Visiting Professor of Cellular and Molecular Neuro-Oncology Portsmouth University School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences 2012 -
• Visiting Professor Polyphor, Bassel, Switzerland 2012 -
• Visiting Professor NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg 2013 -
• Visiting Professor NY Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery 2017 -
• Neuropathologist NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health -

Awards

• The Laureate Award for Excellence in Medical School 1984 Lariboisiere-Saint-Louis School of Medicine 
• Dean’s Honor List, for Ph.D. Thesis 1988 McGill University 
• Lucien J. Rubenstein Award for Best Paper in Neuro-Oncology 1999 American Association of Neuropathologists 
• Excellence in Clinical Science 2006 The Society for Neuro-Oncology 
• Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, Pioneer of the year award, “Dream and Promise” 2007  
• Teacher of the Year award and All-University Distinguished Teaching Year New York University Grossman School of Medicine and New York University, 2005, 2008 and 2010 
• “The Laureate” ( Excellence in Medical School) 1981 Lariboisiere-Saint-Louis School of Medicine, Paris, France 
• Teacher of the Year 2005 New York University Grossman School of Medine 
• Teacher of the Year 2008 New York University Grossman School of Medine 
• All-University Distinguished Teaching 2010 New York University Grossman School of Medine 

Professional Memberships

• Society for Neuro-oncology  
• American Association of Neuropathologists  
• National Institutes of Health  
• American Association for Cancer Research  
• Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation; Professional Advisory Board  
• American Cancer Society; Clinical Research, Cancer Control, and Epidemiology Study Section  
• North American Vascular Biology Organization  
• World Health Organization; International Agency for Research on Cancer CNS Tumor Classification Group  

Fellowships

• N.Y.U. School of Medicine Neuropathology  1992
• N.Y.U. School of Medicine Advisor: Dr. Daniel Rifkin Cell Biology  1993

Internships

• 1981-1982 Rothschild Foundation (Surgery), Internship

Fellowships

• 1990-1992 NYU Medical Center (Neuropathology), Clinical Fellowships

Professional Society Memberships

• Society for Neuro-oncology, the American Association of Neuropathologists, the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, the American Association for Cancer Research, the Childrens Brain Tumor Foundation (Professional Advisory Board), the North American Vascular Biology Organization, and the World Health Organizations International Agency for Research on Cancer CNS Tumor Classi

Articles and Publications

• Atypical Carotid Webs: An Elusive Etiology of Ischemic Stroke Grin, Eric A; Raz, Eytan; Shapiro, Maksim; Sharashidze, Vera; Negash, Bruck; Wiggan, Daniel D; Belakhoua, Sarra; Sangwon, Karl L; Ishida,
• Deep learning-based classifier for carcinoma of unknown primary using methylation quantitative trait loci Walker, Adam; Fang, Camila S; Schroff, Chanel; Serrano, Jonathan; Vasudevaraja, Varshini; Yan
• T2-FLAIR mismatch sign predicts DNA methylation subclass and CDKN2A/B status in IDH-mutant astrocytomas Lee, Matthew D; Jain, Rajan; Galbraith, Kristyn; Chen, Anna; Lieberman, Evan; Patel, Sohil H; P

What do you attribute your success to?

• Amazing Colleagues - Modern changes in the profession

Areas of research

• brain tumors

Areas of research

Microvascular and Molecular Neurooncology

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