Dr. Carmel has lectured extensively on neurological surgery throughout the United States and abroad, including France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Scandinavia, Russia and Mexico.

His research focuses on childhood brain tumors, congenital anomalies of the nervous system, and the structure and function of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. His research into these and other areas has resulted in nearly 70 scientific articles and 25 books and chapters.

Active in several professional organizations, Dr. Carmel has held leadership positions in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the National Coalition for Research in Neurological Diseases and Stroke and the National Foundation for Brain Research. He is currently on teh Board of Trustees of teh American Medical Association.

He received his Bachelors of Arts degree from the College of the University of Chicago in 1956, an M.D. degree fro New York University, Bellevue College of Medicine, New York in 1960, and a Doctor of Medical Science degree in neuroanatomy from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1970.

Dr. Carmel has been listed in several physician-selected consumer guides to outstanding physicians, including the recent American Health Magazine survey of the "Best Doctors in America," and the latest edition of the book "The Best Doctors in America".