Dr Gopinath is a Surgical Oncologist in the field of Head & Neck cancer. He specialised in Head & Neck services at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, as a Visiting Fellow, and MD Anderson Tumour Institute, Houston, Texas. He finished his Hon. FRCS from RCS Edinburgh, UK.

His main interests lie in breast cancer, head & neck cancer, oral and cervical cancer surgery. He is the recipient of the prestigious Padmashri Award for his excellent work in the field of cancer treatment from the Hon. President of India. He also received the Dr BC Roy National Award.