Voted Top Doctor in Gastroenterology 2021 and 2022 as featured in Castle Connolly. Zavala was born and raised in Stockton, California, She earned her Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree in Physiological Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Zavala continued her medical education at University of Illinois College of Medicine and Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Dr. Zavala has over ten years of experience in general gastroenterology with special interest in women’s gastrointestinal issues such as constipation and abdominal pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and swallowing disorders. While on staff at Einstein Healthcare Network, Dr. Zavala was the Director of the GI motility laboratory, Associate Chairman of the Division of Gastroenterology and the Fellowship Program Director. Dr. Zavala has also penned several peer-reviewed publications.