An assistant professor in neurosurgery, she practices general brain and general spine surgery, treating all neurosurgical conditions. Dr. Motivala is a graduate of McGill University, Canada, where she obtained a degree in Cell Biology and graduated with great distinction. She obtained her MD at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where she was the elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honors medical society. Dr. Motivala completed an internship in General Surgery followed by a residency in Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.