Zsila Sadighi, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Departments
Pediatric Medicine
Divisions
Neurology
Contact Information
Zsila Sadighi, MD
Neurology
MS 220, Room I3125
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: zsila.sadighi@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-8574
FAX: (901) 595-8548
Education
MD – The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
BA – Texas A&M University
Residency – Pediatric Neurology, University of Texas at Houston
Neuro-oncology Fellowship – University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Interests
- Pilocytic astrocytoma molecular and clinical classification
- Neurological outcome correlated to molecular markers, clinical and neuroimaging in childhood cancer and brain tumor survivors during and after treatment
- Visual outcome in children with optic glioma
- Childhood medulloblastoma and molecular targeted therapy
Selected Publications
Khatua S, Sadighi Z, Pearlman M, Buchare S, Vats T. Brain Tumors in Children- Current Therapies and Newer Directions. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2012; doi:10.1007/s12098-012-0689-9.
Sadighi Z, Butler IJ, Koenig MK. Adult-onset cerebral folate deficiency. Arch Neurol 2012; doi:10.1001/archneurol.2011.3036
Sadighi, Z, Vats T, Khatua S. Childhood Medulloblastoma: The Paradigm Shift in Molecular Stratification and Treatment Profile. Journal of Child Neurology 2012. doi: 10.1177/08830738-12449690
Last update: September 2012