Dr. Joy Desai obtained his MBBS degree from the B J Medical College, Ahmedabad in 1987 and gathered 3 gold medals for academic excellence during this tenure. He then obtained his MD in Internal Medicine from the same Institute and was a Gold Medal recipient during this post-graduation. He then came to Mumbai and obtained his DNB in Neurology from Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre in 1995 under the tutelage of Professor Noshir H Wadia, Dr Anil Desai and Professor Sarosh Katrak.Dr. Desai subsequently spent 3 years as a Senior Registrar at The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK. He worked with Professor Michael Swash and returned to India in 1999 and joined the Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre as a Consultant in Neurology.