Ashok Kumar Hemal

Ashok Kumar Hemal
Born India
Occupation Urologist
Medical academic
Known for Robotic surgery
Awards Padma Shri
UGC Outstanding Social Scientist Award

Ashok Kumar Hemal is an Indian urologist and medical academic, known as the first surgeon to perform robotic surgery in India.[1] He is a former professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi and is credited with efforts in establishing the department of robotic surgery at AIIMS where he has performed over 100 surgeries for cancer on kidney, prostrate glands and urinary bladder. He has also served at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, as a professor[2] and was a member of the team which developed teaching modules for the Centre for Medical Education Technology of AIIMS and Indira Gandhi National Open University.[3] He has been involved in with many medical conferences[4] and has published several medical articles; PubMed, an online repository of medical articles has listed 320 of them.[5] Besides, he has authored a medical text book, Robotics in Urological Surgery, published by Springer Verlag.[6] He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences and a recipient of the 2005 Outstanding Social Scientist Award of the University Grants Commission.[7] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to medical science.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Uro-surgeon gets Padmashri". Hindustan Times. February 1, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NAMS fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Expert Profile". ND TV. 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Workshop - Urinary Diversion" (PDF). Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre. 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "PubMed listing". PubMed. 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ashok Kumar Hemal (2011). Robotics in Urological Surgery. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9781848821132.
  7. ↑ "Honours & Awards". University Grants Commission. 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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