President: Neurological society of India, 2018 – 2019
President: Craniovertebral junction and spine society
President- Indian Society of Neurooncology
President-Elect- Academia Eurasiana
Editorial Positions and Professional Memberships
Chairman, Editorial Board, Journal of Neurosurgery (Spine). 2014-2015
Section Editor, World Neurosurgery
Editor, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, INDIA, 2001 –2007,
Editor: Neurology India, 2003 – 2008.
Editor in Chief: International Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Editor in Chief: Journal of Craniovertebral junction and Spine.
Books
1. Kobayashi S, Goel A, Hongo K. Neurosurgery of Complex Tumors and Vascular Lesions. Churchill Livingstone, New York/London, 1997. ISBN 044-3078-70X.
2. Goel A, Cacciola F: The Craniovertebral Junction: Diagnosis, Pathology, Surgical Techniques.2011, Georg ThiemeVerlag, Stuttgart, Germany. ISBN 978-3-13-149071-1
Number of Publications in pubmed indexed journals–824
“h” index – (Google scholar) 65
One hundred and fifty original and personal surgical techniques published in various international journals.
US Patents: 2
Indian patents: 21
Awards &Honors:
Dr. Deepak Kothari Gold Medal for first position in M.Ch. neurosurgery1987.
Indian Council of Medical Research National Award: Mrs. Shakuntala Devi Amir Chand Prize, 1995, for outstanding Scientific Research.
Indian Council of Medical Research National Award: Amrut Mody Unichem Award, 1996, for outstanding research in Neurology.
Eminent medical teacher, Dr. B.C. Roy National award 2003
Dandy medal for distinguished neurosurgery services-2018.
Outstanding contribution award- Chinese society of Neurosurgery-2019
International ambassador award by Congress of Neurological surgeons, San Francisco 2019.
Administrative positions:
President: Skull base society of India, 2004
President: Bombay Neurosciences association. 2006.
Vice President: Asian society of neurological surgery, 2006
Member: World federation of neurological surgery: Skull base section, Neurooncology committee, Ethics & medicolegal affairs and Spine committee.
Founder President: Maharashtra chapter of Neurosurgeons, 2006
Founder member: Cervical spine research society- Asia Pacific
Founder President: International society of craniovertebral junction and spine.
President: Asia Oceanian International skull base society.
Society Memberships:
Neurological society of India
World Academy of Neurosurgery
Asian congress of neurological surgery
Cervical spine research society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Academia Eurasiana