Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale First Surgeon in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to do Heart Transplant, First Lung Transplant & First Minimal Access Bypass Surgery.
About Dr Gokhale •
Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale did the 1st successful Heart Transplant, first successful Lung Transplant and 1st successful implantation of ventricular assist device in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
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He has one of the largest experiences in Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery in India.
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So far he did more than 10,000 Open Heart Surgeries - adult as well as pediatric.
Profile •
Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale is Chief Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Minimal Access Cardiac Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad.
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Earlier he worked at Global Hospitals (2003-2012), Medicity Hospitals (1996-2003) and NIMS (1990-92).
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He was trained in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, South India, and obtained M.Ch and DNB degrees in that specialty in 1990.
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He worked as Assistant Professor in the division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, till 1992.
Fellowships •
During 1992-93, he did fellowship in Heart Transplantation and Lung Transplantation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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He worked as a Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, from 1993 to 1995.
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During 1995-1996, he did Fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, USA, with Dr. Nicholas Kouchoukos and gained experience in the areas of redo Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and aortic aneurysm surgeries and root repairs.
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Over the past few decades, he visited many surgeons at leading Cardiothoracic and Transplant Centers in the World.
Memberships •
Life member in Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
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Member of CTS Net - forum of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the World
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Member of International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, USA
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Member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA
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Member of European Association of Thoracic Surgeons
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Founder Secretary of Heart Failure Society, India
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Life member of Cardiological Society of India
Areas of Interests •
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery (key hole heart surgery) including beating heart surgery, Minimal access mitral and aortic valve surgeries, Minimally invasive bypass surgery for multiple bypass grafts, Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery and robotics.
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Heart and Lung Transplantation , Implantation of Ventricular Assist Devices(VADs) and Ventricular Restoration Surgeries.
Heart Transplantation •
Dr. Gokhale did the first successful Heart Transplantation in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in 2004. So far this team did 9 heart transplants.
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Dr Gokhale CT Associates also has the t distinction of doing Heart Transplant successfully on a 69 year old man (oldest person to undergo Heart Transplant in India) in 2011.
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Dr.AGK Gokhale and team performed simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation for the first time in India.
Mr Ramesh who underwent Heart Transplantation on 6th of February, 2004.
Lung Transplantation •
Dr Gokhale and his team did 3 single lung transplants so far. They did the first successful lung transplant in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 8th of September, 2012 on a 34 year old lady from Pune, Maharashtra.
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She was bedridden depending on oxygen at rest. She was t investigated and kept ready for transplant. On the night of 8th of September, 2012, a donor with blood group compatibility became available and Ms Archana underwent right Lung Transplant successfully.
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So far in India nearly 125 Heart Transplants and about 20 Lung Transplants are done.
Ms Archana who underwent single Lung Transplantation on 8th of September, 2012.
Minimal Invasive Heart Surgery •
Dr. A.G.K.Gokhale is one of the very few surgeons in India who has large experience in minimal access bypass surgery. For the first time in India, he did 5 bypass grafts for a patient through minimal access approach. He regularly conducts live workshops in minimal access heart surgery to train heart surgeons.
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Dr Gokhale CT Associates has one of the largest experiences in India in Minimal Access Coronary Bypass (MICAB) and Minimal access mitral valve replacements and closure of atrial septal defects.
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They have done over 175 such procedures so far. Dr Gokhale is invited by many surgeons nationally and internationally to train them in Minimal Access Heart Surgery.
Patient Education Watch Patient Education Videos by Dr Gokhale @ www.drgokhale.com/patient-education-videos/
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Contact Us Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad Behind Harihara Kalabhavan S.P. Road, Secunderabad Telangana - Andhra Pradesh 500 003 India http://www.drgokhale.com/patients-second-opinion.phpt Days Available & Timings: Mon-Fri 10am - 5:00pm Contact Number(s): 040 27713333 - Ext 8026/9603040506 Emergency Number(s): 9603040506 For any questions / enquires, you can Ask Doctor. Get Second Opinion
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