Professor, Urology
Wake Forest University, United States
Ashok K. Hemal, MD
Dr. Ashok Hemal is a professor in the Department of Urology, chief of Uro-Oncology and director of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Comprehensive Cancer Center and Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest Medical School and Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina.
Dr. Hemal is internationally known for developing and conducting pioneering work in the field of laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery in addition to his contributions of live demonstrations of these procedures in more than 250 conferences worldwide.
He has been a visiting professor at numerous academic programs and invited to deliver more than 300 guest lectures worldwide. He has authored 7 books and more than 400 scientific papers and book chapters in international peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Hemal has received numerous awards including the Dr. B.C. Roy Award, the University Grants Commission (UGC) Hari Om Ashram Award, the Padma-Shree Award from the president of India, Urologist of the Decade Award, Guest Scholar of the American College of Surgeons, Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) Scholar, Fulbright Scholar and Health Hero Award awarded by Business Journal USA. He has been nominated as Best Doctor of America, Top Doctor of America and Top Prostate Cancer doctor every year since 2008 to date. [Edited October 2020]
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