Dr. Khalil Zahra

Dr. Khalil Zahra

, MD

Staff Physician, Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute

Languages
  • English
  • Arabic

Surgeon

Years of Experience

30
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Biography

Dr. Khalil Wasfi Zahra, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Zahra was a Neurointerventional Surgery Consultant at North Jersey Brain and Spine, Mecklenburg Radiology Associates, New Jersey, US. He was also an Assistant Professor of Radiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, US.

Dr. Zahra received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Jordan School of Medicine where he graduated with honors and was ranked second in his class. He received his medical training from Stanford University Medical Center and while attending the University of Maryland, he was considered one of the best young Neuro-Interventional Surgeons. During his time serving there, he performed more than 2,000 angiograms and one of the earliest pipeline flow diversion surgeries in the state of Maryland.

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Treatments & Services

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Cranial and Spinal AVMs
  • Acute Stroke Treatment
  • Percutaneous interventions
  • Spine Vertebral Augmentation
  • Intracranial Aneurysm Embolization
  • Neuroradiology
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Education

  • 2008 Fellowship
    2008 - 2010

    Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, US (Fellow, Neuro-Interventional Surgery)

  • 2006 Fellowship
    2006 - 2007

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US (Fellow, Neuroradiology)

  • 2001 Residency
    2001 - 2005

    University of Iowa Heath Science Center, Iowa, US (Resident, Diagnostic Radiology)

  • 1995 Residency
    1995 - 1998

    University of Minnesota Health Science Center, Minnesota, US (Resident, Internal Medicine)

  • 1994 Residency
    1994 - 1995

    Externship and USMLE Examinations, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MA, US (Intern)

  • 1987 Medical School
    1987 - 1994

    University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (Doctor of Medicine (MD))

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Career Experience

  • 2012
    2012 - 2014

    North Jersey Brain and Spine, Mecklenburg Radiology Associates, NJ, US (Consultant, Neuro-Interventional Surgery)

  • 2010
    2010 - 2012

    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, US (Assistant Professor of Radiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery)

  • 2007
    2007 - 2008

    CMI Radiology, Fresno, California, US (Associate, Neuroradiology Consultant)

  • 2005
    2005 - 2006

    CMI Radiology, Fresno, California, US (Associate)

  • 1998
    1998 - 2001

    University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa, US (Attending Physician, Outreach Program; Emergency Department)

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