Dr. AGK Gokhale, Cardiologist
Apollo Hospital, Jubillee Hills, Hyderabad

 Doctor's Profile
        Speciality
Director - Cardiac Department
Cardiac Surgeon
        Qualifications & Experience
32 years of experience
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery, DNB - Cardiothoracic Surgery
        Hospital
APOLLO HOSPITAL, HYDERABAD
He has one of the largest experiences in minimally invasive heart surgery in India. In February 2015, Dr. Gokhale brought heart interstate from Bangalore to Hyderabad and successfully did heart transplant on a patient in Hyderabad (second time it happened in India).
He also started robotic assisted cardiothoracic surgery successfully at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad.
So far he did 46 heart and lung transplants- 40 heart transplants including a heterotopic heart transplant and 4 single lung transplants and one each of double lung transplant and combined heart-lung transplant and more than 15,000 plus open heart surgeries - adult as well as pediatric with a success rate of 98.4%.
Dr.Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale has pioneered the art of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery for those needing multiple bypass grafts (key hole bypass surgery), valve replacements, mitral valve repairs and closure of holes in the heart. He conducted many live workshops and trained heart surgeons in India and abroad in minimally invasive heart surgery. Dr. Gokhale also conducts cadaver workshops for training surgeons in heart and lung transplants. Dr. Gokhale ranks among the best in the world in his competence, expertise and experience. He is instrumental in establishing Indian Society for heart and lung transplantation (INSHLT).