A. G. K. Gokhale

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A. G. K. Gokhale
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Education Guntur Medical College
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Occupation(s) Physician, Surgeon

Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale is an Indian cardiac surgeon at Apollo Hospitals.

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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 ]

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