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Zaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute and an associate professor of neurobiology in the Department of Translational Neuroscience. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Mirzadeh’s expertise includes functional neurosurgery, surgical management of facial pain and chronic neuropathic pain, neuromodulation for chronic pain, and neuroablative techniques for cancer pain management. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, International Society for Stem Cell Research, and Society for Neuroscience.
Dr. Mirzadeh earned his doctorate and medical degrees from the University of California at San Francisco. He completed his residency at Barrow Neurological Institute. He completed a fellowship in functional neurosurgery at Toronto Western Hospital and another in advanced pain at the Baylor College of Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Mirzadeh’s research interests include Type 2 diabetes, central nervous system control of glucose homeostasis and energy balance, and pain modulation in the spinal cord dorsal horn.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Mirzadeh.
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- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
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- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Advanced Pain, 2017
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2017
- Fellowship, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Functional Neurosurgery, 2015
- MD, University of California at San Francisco, Medical Scientist Training Program, 2010
- PhD, University of California at San Francisco, Stem Cell Biology, 2008
- BA, Johns Hopkins University, Neuroscience, 2001
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Society for Neuroscience
- International Society for Stem Cell Research
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- John Oakley Pain Fellowship, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain, 2017
- John R. Green Award for Best Paper, Arizona Neurosurgical Society, 2015
- Julius R. Krevans’ Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of California at San Francisco, Epithelial Organization of the Adult Neural Stem Cell Niche, 2007
- Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award, Johns Hopkins University, Individual Vocal Recognition and Immediate Early Gene ZENK Expression in the European Starling, 2000
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2000
- Charles Carroll Fulton Scholar, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
- Becker Family Fund Scholar, Johns Hopkins University, 1999
- Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society, Johns Hopkins University, 1999-2001
- Top Abstract, Honor Society for Neuroscience Annual Poster Session, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
- Honor Society for Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 1998-2001
- Dean’s List, Johns Hopkins University, 1998-2001
Reciprocal Changes in Sagittal Spinal Alignment After L5-S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Date: 08/2024
Authors: James J Zhou, S Harrison Farber, Nima Alan, Charuta G Furey, Luke K O'Neill, Juan P Giraldo, Zaman Mirzadeh, Jay D Turner, Juan S Uribe
Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes After Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Symptomatic L5-S1 Retrolisthesis
Date: 12/2023
Authors: Steve S. Cho, S Harrison Farber, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Clare W. Teng, Marian T. Park, Steve W. Chang, Laura A. Snyder, Zaman Mirzadeh, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Microscale electrophysiological functional connectivity in human cortico-basal ganglia network
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Ashley C. Guest, Kevin J. O'Neill, Dakota Graham, Zaman Mirzadeh, Francisco A. Ponce, Bradley Greger
Technical Feasibility of Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screws for Distal Anchoring of Occipitocervical Fixation Constructs in the Mid-Cervical Spine: Early Clinical Experience
Date: 06/2022
Authors: Michael A. Bohl, S Harrison Farber, U Kumar Kakarla, Zaman Mirzadeh, Jay D. Turner
Central Nervous System Control of Glucose Homeostasis: A Therapeutic Target for Type 2 Diabetes?
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Zaman Mirzadeh, Chelsea L. Faber, Michael W. Schwartz
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- (602) 406-3181
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Zaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute and an associate professor of neurobiology in the Department of Translational Neuroscience. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Mirzadeh’s expertise includes functional neurosurgery, surgical management of facial pain and chronic neuropathic pain, neuromodulation for chronic pain, and neuroablative techniques for cancer pain management. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, International Society for Stem Cell Research, and Society for Neuroscience.
Dr. Mirzadeh earned his doctorate and medical degrees from the University of California at San Francisco. He completed his residency at Barrow Neurological Institute. He completed a fellowship in functional neurosurgery at Toronto Western Hospital and another in advanced pain at the Baylor College of Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Mirzadeh’s research interests include Type 2 diabetes, central nervous system control of glucose homeostasis and energy balance, and pain modulation in the spinal cord dorsal horn.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Mirzadeh.

- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-8290
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Advanced Pain, 2017
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2017
- Fellowship, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Functional Neurosurgery, 2015
- MD, University of California at San Francisco, Medical Scientist Training Program, 2010
- PhD, University of California at San Francisco, Stem Cell Biology, 2008
- BA, Johns Hopkins University, Neuroscience, 2001
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Society for Neuroscience
- International Society for Stem Cell Research
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- John Oakley Pain Fellowship, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain, 2017
- John R. Green Award for Best Paper, Arizona Neurosurgical Society, 2015
- Julius R. Krevans’ Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of California at San Francisco, Epithelial Organization of the Adult Neural Stem Cell Niche, 2007
- Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award, Johns Hopkins University, Individual Vocal Recognition and Immediate Early Gene ZENK Expression in the European Starling, 2000
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2000
- Charles Carroll Fulton Scholar, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
- Becker Family Fund Scholar, Johns Hopkins University, 1999
- Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society, Johns Hopkins University, 1999-2001
- Top Abstract, Honor Society for Neuroscience Annual Poster Session, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
- Honor Society for Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 1998-2001
- Dean’s List, Johns Hopkins University, 1998-2001
Reciprocal Changes in Sagittal Spinal Alignment After L5-S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Date: 08/2024
Authors: James J Zhou, S Harrison Farber, Nima Alan, Charuta G Furey, Luke K O'Neill, Juan P Giraldo, Zaman Mirzadeh, Jay D Turner, Juan S Uribe
Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes After Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Symptomatic L5-S1 Retrolisthesis
Date: 12/2023
Authors: Steve S. Cho, S Harrison Farber, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Clare W. Teng, Marian T. Park, Steve W. Chang, Laura A. Snyder, Zaman Mirzadeh, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Microscale electrophysiological functional connectivity in human cortico-basal ganglia network
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Ashley C. Guest, Kevin J. O'Neill, Dakota Graham, Zaman Mirzadeh, Francisco A. Ponce, Bradley Greger
Technical Feasibility of Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screws for Distal Anchoring of Occipitocervical Fixation Constructs in the Mid-Cervical Spine: Early Clinical Experience
Date: 06/2022
Authors: Michael A. Bohl, S Harrison Farber, U Kumar Kakarla, Zaman Mirzadeh, Jay D. Turner
Central Nervous System Control of Glucose Homeostasis: A Therapeutic Target for Type 2 Diabetes?
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Zaman Mirzadeh, Chelsea L. Faber, Michael W. Schwartz
- English