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