Ashok L. Gowda, M.D., is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in
shoulder & elbow, upper and lower extremity sports medicine, and hand surgery.
Dr. Gowda grew up in Michigan and graduated with a double major from the combined
accelerated medical program at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at New York Medical College. He then
completed a Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital, continually
ranked among the best in the nation for orthopaedics by U.S. News and World Report.
He subsequently was granted a scholarship for an AO Fellowship to complete additional
training in hand surgery at the highly respected R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
in Baltimore, Maryland.
While in fellowship Dr. Gowda assisted in caring for the Detroit Lions, Oakland
University Athletics including a Division I basketball and soccer team, and local
high school football teams.
He has authored over twenty scientific peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and
local or national presentations. He has served as a lab instructor for orthopaedic
surgeons in training, has contributed health-related articles to local newspapers,
and has served as a medical journal reviewer. Additionally, he enjoys volunteering
and has worked with various causes including health care screenings in New York
City and hand surgery in Honduras.
In his free time Dr. Gowda enjoys traveling, running, skiing, sailing, golf, theology/history,
photography and spending time with his family.
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