Dr A G. K Gokhale is one of India's top 10 Cardiothoracic Surgeon with distinction
of performing India's first heart-kidney combined transplant. Ranking among the best in the world in minimally invasive heart surgery he owns 46 heart and lung transplants, a rare heterotopic heart transplant (piggy-back) on a 56-year-old man and 15,000 open heart surgeries with 98.3% success rate. With many "firsts" he performed India's second interstate heart transplant in Hyderabad bringing heart from Bengaluru.

HIS Contribution to Cardiocare in India ;

* India' first Heart and Lung Transplantations-of Ventricular Assist Device.
* Pioneer of Keyhole Bypass surgery, Valve replacements, Mitral Valve repairs and closure of holes in heart.
* Heart transplant on a 69-year-old man.
* Robotic assisted cardiothoracie surgery at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad.
* Live workshops trained numerous heart surgeons in India and abroad
* His NGO Sahrudaya is helping poor patients, adopting schools, conducting free surgeries (over 500) and transplants (4) on a PPP model at Government General Hospital, Andhra Pradesh.

Change-Making Positions Held ;

* Visits to cardiothoracic and transplant centers of New York, St. Louis, Hong Kong, Texas, PA, USA etc. expanded his expertise.
* Life Member of Indian Association of Cardiothoracie Surgeons.
* Member of International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
* President of Indian Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Laurels Brought to Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale ;

* Conferred Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2016.
* His path breaking research on the role of injecting stem cells into the heart is widely acknowledged.
* Has multiple publications in renowned journals of national and international repute.

Impact Brought in the Lives of Common Indians ;

Dr Gokhale's passion to perform, innovate and make heart transplants and open-heart surgeries available and affordable to the common man encouraged Governments to introduce health schemes and today even the poorest can get things done by showing a card.