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Zahabiya Campwala is a biomedical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neuroimaging, thermal ablation, and surgical robotics. Her primary research areas include magnetic resonance (MR) thermometry, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and the assessment of thermal damage in brain tissue. Campwala’s most cited paper, “Predicting ablation zones with multislice volumetric 2-D magnetic resonance thermal imaging” (2021, 9 citations), addresses a critical limitation in noninvasive brain tumor treatment: the inability to accurately predict ablation boundaries during HIFU procedures. By developing a volumetric MR thermal imaging method, she improved the precision of energy delivery through the skull. Her follow-up study in survival swine (2022, 4 citations) further advanced the field by evaluating what happens to brain tissue outside the intended ablation zone—a question vital for patient safety. Campwala also contributed to the practical implementation of these technologies, studying the impact of wireless communication on team performance in robotic operating theaters (2018, 5 citations) and evaluating an interstitial focused ultrasound probe for robotically assisted brain ablation (2020). Her work bridges imaging physics, neurosurgery, and robotics, laying the groundwork for safer, more effective thermal therapies.