Zvi Ram MD

Dr. Zvi Ram, M.D. serves as the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Tel Aviv Medical Center in Israel. Prior to joining the Tel Aviv Medical Center, Dr. Ram was with the Surgical Neurology Branch of the National Institutes of Health, where he led many clinical research projects, most notably leading the first gene therapy trial for patients with brain tumors. Dr. Ram has been a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. since July 8, 2010.

Dr. Ram holds a number of esteemed positions with other organizations as well, including as the Chairman of the European Association of Neurosurgical Society's Neurooncology Committee, a member of the Executive Steering Committees, lead PI for several pharmaceuticals companies, scientific advisor to several biotechnology groups, and a member of editorial boards for a number of leading scientific journals.

His areas of expertise include surgery for complex brain tumors, including performance of Awake Craniotomies with intra-operative cortical mapping and white matter tracking when tumors are within or near functional brain regions, resection of pituitary tumors and complex benign tumors of the brain.