Biography
Saniya Siraj Godil, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Pending Board Certification
Education & Training
| Medical School: | Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Graduate School: | MSCI - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
| Residency: | Neurological Surgery - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
| Fellowship: |
Open and Endoscopic Skull Base - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
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Fellowship: |
Enfolded Endoscopic Skull Base - Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY |
Awards and Honors
Best Resident Teaching and Leadership Award, 2021, 1st Place Resident/Fellow Research Award, Cervical Spine Research Society, 2013, Value Abstract Award - North American Spine Society, 2013, Sam Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon Award, 2013
About Me
Dr. Godil is a fellowship trained complex brain tumor and skull base neurosurgeon. She completed her neurosurgical residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and has also competed two skull base fellowships. She completed an enfolded minimally invasive and endoscopic skull base fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine with Dr. Theodore Schwartz and a postgraduate complex open and endoscopic skull base fellowship at The Ohio State University with Dr. Daniel Prevedello.
Dr. Godil specializes in treatment of meningiomas, pituitary tumors, craniopharyngiomas, acoustic neuromas, schwannomas, gliomas, and all other benign and malignant brain tumors, and skull base pathologies. She has particular interest in utilizing minimally invasive approaches and endoscopic approaches for cranial surgery and brain tumors.
Her primary research interest includes medical education, quality of life and patient-centered outcomes research, prospective outcomes registries and health services research and development of quality improvement and outcomes tools and questionnaires. She has numerous publications and has presented at various national and international conferences.
Dr. Godil also has strong interest in medical student and resident education. She currently serves as the Associate Program Director of Neurosurgery Residency as well as Medical Student Clerkship Director and plays an active role in resident and medical student curriculum and teaching.