To understand the musician, one must first understand the environment that shaped him. Ziad Tarcha hails from Lebanon, a country often described as a cultural crossroads of the Middle East. Despite the turbulent history of the region, Lebanon has maintained a storied reputation for producing world-class artists, poets, and thinkers. Growing up in this environment, Tarcha was exposed to the "Golden Age" of Arabic music—the era of Fairouz, Umm Kulthum, and Mohamed Abdel Wahab—but also the complex rhythms and scales that define the Levantine sound.
Dr. Tarcha's work primarily revolves around the use of sophisticated imaging modalities, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) , to manage female reproductive cancers. Key areas of his research include: Ovarian Cancer Staging : He has been a contributing author for the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®