Dr. Goodman is a national instructor and lecturer for the Spine Intervention Society, the North American Spine Society, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In 2008, he was awarded the PASSOR Distinguished Clinician Award for his contributions to teaching intervention to doctors from all over the country.

He received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, where he was captain of the varsity tennis team and the scholar athlete of the year in 1986. He was also the Southern Alabama tournament player of the year for tennis in 2010.Dr. Goodman received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and did his residency training at Emory University Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, Veterans Administration Hospital – Atlanta, and Shepherd Center.

He has two children. His son, Ben, recently graduated from Claremont McKenna College in California, and his daughter, Anna Lisa, attends Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.