The Inspiring Journey of a Legend

Abstract

Legends aren’t born – they are carved through years of precision, patience, perseverance and purpose. The inaugural Prof HS Asopa Memorial oration is an opportunity to pay our tribute to the “Gentle Giant” of Surgery who left for his heavenly abode at the age of 91 years on November 21, 2023 Prof Hari Shankar Asopa was well known not only in India but all over the world for his expertise in reconstructive surgery, especially in the field of hypospadias and stricture urethra. He served as President UPASI (1993), President of Associations of Surgeons of India (1996) and Founder President of International Society of Hypospadias & Intersex Disorders which awards the “Asopa Lecture” to eminent international authorities in its Biennial Conference.