Dr. Ashok Uppal is a Renowned Neurologist of Punjab. Dr. Uppal is Pioneer in this region in starting latest treatment of Stroke.  He was born in a village Sur- Singh, District Amritsar in 1951. 

In 1975, he completed M.B.B.S & in 1980 M.D Medicine, both from Govt. Medical College Amritsar. He served in the rural area for few years. Then he did DM Neurology from PGI Chandigarh, then he joined Medical College, Amritsar and founded the Deptt. Of  Neurology. After taking pre- mature retirement from Govt. Service, since 2002 he is running his Uppal Neuro Hospital which is known in the state as Centre for Stroke Care. With his great efforts & awareness compaign, medical general public now know that something more can be done in the first four hours of the starting of stroke i.e. Clot Bust Therapy: He is the first person in our country to start & adopt Clot Bust Therapy for Stroke in India. He has published various papers in prestigious national and international journals. He was past presidant of Indian Stroke Association. He has also written a book named, 

“HAND BOOK ON ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT FOR YOUNG DOCTORS”.