Surgeon Rear Admiral Ajit Gopinath has assumed charge as Command Medical Officer at Headquarters, ENC on 01 July 2024. The admiral was commissioned on 06 July 1990 and has held various appointments which includes Staff Officer (Medical) at CABS, Director AFMS (CRD), DGAFMS and JDMS (P) and Cmde (MS -Health Services) at NHQ. Admiral is an alumnus of AFMC Pune, TISS Mumbai and CDM Secunderabad. The Admiral has commanded INHS Patanjali and INHS Sanjivani.