Background
Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar was born on December 29, 1952 in Puri, Orissa, India. Son of Nabakishore and Dinamani Mahapatra.
Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar was born on December 29, 1952 in Puri, Orissa, India. Son of Nabakishore and Dinamani Mahapatra.
Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Berhampur University, India, 1975. Master of Science in Surgery, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1979. Master of Surgery in Neurosurgery, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1982.
MAMS, National Academy Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1988.
Junior resident in neurosurgery, All India Institute Medical Sciences, 1976-1979;
senior resident in surgery, then neurosurgery, All India Institute Medical Sciences, 1979-1983;
from lecturer to professor neurosurgery, All India Institute Medical Sciences, 1983-1996;
professor, All India Institute Medical Sciences, since 1996. Officer in charge Infection Control Neuroscis. Center, All India Institute Medical Sciences, since 1987.
Executive member National Neurotrauma Committee, New Delhi, 1994-1997. Organizer professional conferences and workshops, 1989, 92, 94, 95. Presenter conferences, most recently 4th Annual Conference Indian Society Pediat.
Neurosurgery, Delhi, 1995, Anaesthesia Trauma and Intensive Care International Confs., New Delhi, 1995.
Member American Association Neurological Surgeons, National Academy Medical Sciences (life), World Federation Neurosurg. Society (member congress since 1991), Neuro Otological Society India (life, executive 1994-1995, treasurer 1995-1996, 96-97), Neurological Society India (life, secretary 2002-2005, president since 2006), Neuro-Equillibriometric Society India (member executive body 1993-1994, treasurer 1995-1996, president 2002-2003), All India Association Ophthalmology, Indian Society Pediatrics Neurosurgery, Ocuoplastic Association India (life), Indian Association Neurotrauma (member executive body 1994-1995), Indian Epilepsy Society (life), Delhi Oriya Association (life), South Asian Association Neurosurgeons (life), New York Academy of Sciences, Neurotrama Society India (president).
Married Suprava Panigrahi, April 5, 1955. 1 child, Subhashree.