A. G. K. Gokhale
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| Education | Guntur Medical College, Christian Medical College, Vellore |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Surgeon |
Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale MBBS, M.S. (General Surgery), M.Ch (Cardio-thoracic surgery), DNB (Cardiothoracic Surgery), SMP (IIM-C)) is an Indian Cardiac Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals.[citation needed]
Life
He is known for being the first to perform a successful human-to-human heart transplant and first successful lung transplant in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was honored by the Government of India with the Padma Sri award in 2016. [citation needed]