About Dr. Merali
Dr. Zamir Merali is a general and endovascular neurosurgeon at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, caring for patients from across Peel Region and the Greater Toronto Area.
He completed his medical degree and a six-year residency in neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, where he gained broad operative experience in spine and tumour surgery. His general neurosurgical practice includes degenerative, traumatic and tumour-related conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, as well as brain tumours, with cancer care coordinated through the Carlo Fidani Regional Cancer Centre.
He then completed a fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, focused on minimally invasive, catheter-based treatment of brain aneurysms, vascular malformations and other cerebrovascular disease.
He is a staff neurosurgeon at Trillium Health Partners and its Physician Lead for Neurointerventional Radiology. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine.
Clinical interests
General neurosurgery
- Degenerative spine disease, including cervical myelopathy, radiculopathy and lumbar spinal stenosis
- Spinal fractures
- Brain and spinal tumours
- Neurotrauma and emergency neurosurgery
Endovascular neurosurgery
- Brain aneurysms
- Arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulas
- Pulsatile tinnitus and idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Training and appointments
Staff Neurosurgeon
Mississauga Hospital, Trillium Health Partners
Physician Lead, Neurointerventional Radiology
Trillium Health Partners
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto · Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Endovascular Neurosurgery
St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
Residency, Neurosurgery
University of Toronto (six years)
Doctor of Medicine
University of Toronto