Clinical Expertise

Functional neurosurgery, Surgical treatment of functional neurological disorders (Epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Tremor and Trigeminal neuralgia, Hemifacial spasm, neuropathic pain)

Research Interests

Epilepsy due to focal cortical dysplasia and related brain networks study; Neuromodulation of movement disorders.

Background

Prof. Dr. Zhang Xi was born in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, and completed his primary to senior high school studies in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. From 2001.09 to 2013.07, he successfully completed undergraduate to doctoral studies at Hebei medical university and Capital medical university, and obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. degree. Dr. Zhang completed his clinical training and entered the functional neurosurgery department of Xuanwu Hospital in 2013.08. He focuses on diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, tremor and neuropathic pain.

Education 

2001 — 2006 Bachelor, Hebei Medical University

2006 — 2009 M.A. Hebei Medical University

2010 — 2013 M.D., Ph.D. Capital medical university

Residencies 

2010 — 2013 Residency of Neurosurgery in Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

2013 — 2016 Specialist training of Neurosurgery in Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

Certifications

1. Qualification of medical practitioner (2007)

2. Attending Neurosurgeon (2016)

3. Consultant Neurosurgeon (2022)

4. Associate Professor (2023)  

Professional Memberships 

Member of Youth Committee of China Anti-Epilepsy Association (CAAE)

Secretary-general of the Special Committee on Brain Network Regulation and Medical-Industrial Intersection, Beijing Neuroscience Society

Member of the Basic and translational Branch of Neuromodulation, Chinese Society of Neuroscience.

Research & Publications 

1. Zhang X, Zhang G, Yu T, Ni D, Cai L, Qiao L, Du W, Li Y. Surgical treatment for epilepsy involving language cortices: a combined process of electrical cortical stimulation mapping and intra-operative continuous language assessment. Seizure. 2013 Nov; 22 (9):780-6.

2. Xi Zhang, Guojun Zhang, Kai Ma, Tao Yu, Cuiping Xu, Xiaoming Yan, Wei Du, Yongjie Li. A case of right orbitofrontal epilepsy featuring ictal swearing. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2019 Feb 15; 397:1-3.

3. Zhang X, Zhang G, Yu T, Xu C, Xiao M, Kai M, Du W, Gao R, Li Y. Multitask Preoperative Language Mapping in Epilepsy Surgery: A Combination of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Extra-operative Electrical Cortical Stimulation. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 79 (2020) 259–265.

4. Xi Zhang, Guojun Zhang, Tao Yu, Cuiping Xu, Jin Zhu, Xiaoming Yan, Kai Ma, Runshi Gao. Temporal-insular spreading time in temporal lobe epilepsy as a predictor of seizure outcome after temporal lobectomy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Aug 19;101(33):e30114.

5. Zhaohui Li, Yanyu Xing, Xinyan Wang, Yunlu Cai, Xiaoxia Zhou, Xi Zhang. Estimating global phase synchronization by quantifying multivariate mutual information and detecting network structure. Neural Networks.183 (2025) 106984.