Garden State Neurology and Neuro-Oncology

Founder and Director, DSZ Brain Tumor Center at MMC

President, Garden State Neurology and Neuro-Oncology, PC

Vice Chair, Dept. Of Neurology, CMC, Toms River

Treasurer, Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNI) 2022-2024

Immediate Past President, Monmouth Ocean Medical Society 2020-2021

Board of Trustees, Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ) 2020-2022

NJ Senate President appointed Member, New Jersey State Commission on Head Injury Research 2018-Present

Secretary, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, (AAPI) 2023-2024

Treasurer, American Association of Physician of Indian Origin (AAPI) 2022-2023

Past President and past Chairman, Board Of Trustees, MOCAAPI

Regional Director, Mid Atlantic-2, NJ/PA Region, AAPI, 2019-2021

Member Acute Stroke Team (CMC, JSUMC)

Member American Society of Clinical Oncology

Member Society for Neuro-Oncology

Member American Academy of Neurology

Member American Medical Association

Member Monmouth-Ocean Chapter and New Jersey Medical Society

Member National Brain Tumor Foundation

Prior Clinical Associate Cancer Institute of New Jersey CINJ

Served as a member resident council at UMDNJ, Newark, NJ

Served as a member of Dean's Search Committee for New Chairman for Department of Neurosciences, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ to replace Dr. Stuart Cook.

The New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officer's Association (NJNEO) 's "Community Leader of the Year Award, 2023"

Indian Icon Award 2022, Desh-Pardesh and Business NJ at INDIA Fair

Most Promising Medical Professional of the Year, SHOWFEST 2022

Gujarat Icon Award 2022, South Asian Cultural Heritage and Arts, Gujarat Tourism

AAPI Distinguished Speakers Club, Outstanding Contributation in the field of Neuro-Oncology April 2022

GBM HERO Award, Cure Magazine at International meeting of Society for Neuro-Oncology, Scottsdale Arizona, Nov 2016

Jersey Choice TOP Doctors, N] Monthly, Years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

10th Annual Francis Black Humanitarian of the year Award in Healthcare 2008

The 2015 Jersey Choice Top Doctors in New Jersey", New Jersey Monthly, Nov 2015

(As featured on NJ Monthly Cover page)

2013 Patients' Choice Award, New Jersey's Favorite Physician

2011 Patients' Choice Award, New Jersey's Favorite Physician

Most Compassionate Physician Award 2011, 2012

Galaxy Award for Recognition of Stellar Performance, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ September 2005.

Recipient "Best Resident of The Year Award (2000-2001)" given by Department of Neurosciences, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ (Presented 5-13-2001)

Recipient of the 2001 Annual Meeting Scholarship for Residents to attend 53 Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology, May 5-11, 2001 in Philadelphia, PA.

Recipient of the "Merritt-Putnam Epilepsy Update mini-fellowship" May 17-20, 2001 in San Antonio, Texas.

Recipient of "The Bowman-Gray Residents Epilepsy Program - Epilepsy Mini fellow

Network", May 23-27, 2001 in Winston-Salem, NC.

Recipient of The American Neurological Association's travel fellowship: Resident's entitled "Academic Neurology - Preparing for the Future" at 125 Annual ANA meeting, October 15-18, 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Letter (November 1998)

Outstanding Intern performance letter January 1998)

Outstanding Housestaff team award September 1997 given by Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

National Scholar Student Award: National scholarship awarded by the Government of India during medical education for high merit grades in premedical study.

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Spoken: Hindi, Gujarati and English

Written: Hindi, Gujarati and English