1st successful heart transplant
1st successful lung transplant
1st successful implantation of ventricular assist device
14 heart transplants
3 lung transplants
More than 10,000 open heart surgeries (Adult and Paediatric) with a success rate of 98.4%

Pioneer in:

Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery for those needing multiple bypass grafts (key hole bypass surgery)
Valve replacements
Closure of holes in the heart
Founder Secretary of Heart Failure Society, India and promotes education of heart specialists in managing patients with heart failure
Life member in Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Member of CTS Net - forum of cardiothoracic surgeons in the world
Member of International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, USA
Member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA
Member of European Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Founder Secretary of Heart Failure Society, India
Life member of Cardiological Society of India

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
Heart and lung transplantation
Implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs) and ventricular restoration surgeries

Dr. A G K Gokhale

Cardiothoracic Surgeon