Biographical summary
Kevin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., is Board certified from the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Zhang specializes in Radiation Oncology, with an emphasis in tumors of Central Nervous System (CNS).
Dr. Zhang attended and received M.D. at Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, FL. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.
Dr. Zhang completed his residency training of Radiation Oncology at New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Dr. Zhang's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of patients with benign and malignant tumors in central nervous system (CNS).
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- High Grade Glioma
- Low Grade Glioma
- Benign CNS (Acoustic Neuroma, Pituitary Adenoma, Meningioma, Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), trigeminal Neuralgia)
- Metastatic disease to brain and spine
Education
- 2015
ResidencyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
- 2011
Internship - Preliminary MedicineJackson Memorial Hospital
- 2010
MD - MedicineMiller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Radiation OncologyAmerican Board of Radiology
Awards and honors
- 2023
Travel grant for Radiation Oncologists to Spring 2023ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
- 2019
Travel award for PI of Investigator-initiated TrialsAstraZeneca, Inc.
- 2014
Annual Meeting Award, third place in the Resident Poster Viewing Award in the Biology section for abstract (#1391) titled, “Genotype-dependent Tumor Inhibitory Effects of Metformin in Glioblastoma Cells”.American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- 2014
Resident Research Award (Title: Studies on the effects of combined treatment with metformin and a dual mTOR1/2 inhibitor, AZD8055, in tumor control of glioblastomas)Radiological Research of North America (RSNA)
- 2008
Clinical Scholars Award ($24,000) American Diabetes Association
- 2008
Clinical Scholars Research grant ($30,000)American Diabetes Association
- 2004
Presley-Zeiss Postdoctoral Fellow AwardAnnual Meeting of Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, American Association of Anatomists
- 2003
Travel AwardAnnual Meeting 2003, American Association of Anatomists
- 2003
Best Postdoctoral Poster Presentation AwardAmerican Association of Anatomists
- 2002
Travel AwardAnnual Meeting 2002, American Association of Anatomists
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
MemberNorth American Skull Base Society
- 2023 - present
MemberScience Council Annual Meeting Track – Central Nervous System, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- 2022 - present
MemberScientific Review Panel, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- 2020 - present
MemberCancer Committee, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2019 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- 2018 - present
MemberThe Radiosurgery Society (RSS)
- 2007 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Publications