Doctor Profile

Dr. AGK Gokhale is a Cardio Thoracic Surgeon working with Apollos Hospital in Jubilee Hills. He has rich experience of over 30 years in this field. He completed his education from from Guntur Medical College and went on to complete his training in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery from Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore,. He has also obtained two additional degrees: M.Ch and DNB. Dr.Gokhale has done a fellowship in Heart Transplantation and Lung Transplantation from St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He later also pursued a Fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, USA, with Dr. Nicholas Kouchoukos.

Education

• MBBS – Guntur Medical College, 1982
• MS – General Surgery – Guntur Medical College, 1985
• MCh – Cardio Thoracic Surgery – Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, 1990
• DNB – CTVS – Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, 1990
• Fellowship – Cardio Thoracic Surgery – Barnes -Jewish Hospital, St Louis, USA, under Dr. Nicholas Kouchoukos, 1996
• Fellowship – CTVS – Westmead Hospital, Sydney, 1995
• Fellowship – Heart Transplantation & Lung Transplantation – St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 1993

Memberships

• Life Member – Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Life Member – Cardiological Society of India
• Founder Secretary – Heart Failure Society, India
• Member – CTS Net
• Member – International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, USA
• Member – Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA
• Member – European Association of Thoracic Surgeons

Experience

• CTVS, Consultant- Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills , currently working
• CTVS, Consultant- Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad , 2012
• CTVS, Consultant- Global Hospitals , 2003
• CTVS, Consultant- Medicity Hospitals , 1996

Awards and Achievements

• Received Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian award, 2016