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Ashok Kumar Mahapatra

?–2026

Eminent Indian neurosurgeon and Padma Shri awardee who led the landmark surgery to separate conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia.

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Ashok Kumar Mahapatra was a distinguished Indian neurosurgeon who became a household name in Odisha and across the country. He received the Padma Shri in 2024 for his contributions to medical science and was regarded as a pioneering figure in neurosurgery.

He led a 16-hour surgery at AIIMS New Delhi in 2017 to successfully separate conjoined craniopagus twins Jaga and Kalia from Odisha, a procedure said to be the first of its kind in India and which attracted widespread media attention.

Mahapatra was instrumental in establishing AIIMS at Bhubaneswar and served as its first director. After superannuation he joined the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital as an advisor and served as Vice-Chancellor of SOA from 2020 for two years, guiding many young talents in the field.

Compiled from source reports. Automated record.

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