Dr. Governale has received several distinguished awards from his colleagues for excellence in research, teaching and clinical care, including the Harvard Medical School Richardson Research Fellowship for MD scientists and a nomination for the Harvard Medical School Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching.His research interests focus on clinical outcomes and quality improvement, and he is a member of multiple professional societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. He is especially interested in craniosynostosis, minimally invasive neurosurgery (including endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, pituitary disease, and skull base disease), brain / spinal cord tumors, arachnoid cysts and cavernous malformations.