Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal Group Chairman, Institute Of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopaedics, Medanta, Gurugram

Group Chairman, Institute Of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopaedics
  • Qualification
  • Experience

With more than 30,000 total knee replacement procedures under his belt, Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is an internationally known orthopaedic surgeon. He was the first surgeon in India to conduct bilateral surgery and minimally invasive complete knee replacement. He created patented devices used by surgeons all over the world in MIS complete knee replacement procedures. Over 15,000 Arthroscopic and over 50,000 Total Knee Arthroplasty surgeries and 30000+ knee Replacement Surgeries. He possesses impeccable expertise in the most advanced cementless implants such as Trabecular Metal implants. The innovative surgical procedure tends to carry a high strength-to-weight ratio with superb mechanical characteristics of surviving physiological stress. Dr Rajgopal has the honour of becoming the first orthopaedic surgeon in India who has carried out virtual total knee replacement employing patient-specific instruments. In this procedure, precise alignment holds the key to the durability and proper functionality of the knee joint. With over 40 years of experience, Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is also a recipient of the Padma Shri award. Dr. Rajgopal holds the unique distinction of performing 28 Total Knee Replacement surgeries in under 12 hours. In February 2016, Dr. Rajgopal touched another milestone of completing 25,000 Total Knee Replacement surgeries in thirty years of practice.

   
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Alumni Association of Sancheti Institutes, Pune, 2016
  • Life time award, APAS (Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society), 2016
  • BC Roy award “To recognize the best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches of Medicine”, 2014
  • Padma Shri award for recognition of surgical excellence and contribution to the field of Orthopaedics, 2014
  • Vishishita Chikitsa Ratan Award, 2012
  • Bharat Shiromani Award for professional excellence in the field of Orthopaedics, 2008-2009
  • Distinguished Service Award – Delhi Doctor Association, 2004

Knee Ratna Award, IMA, New Delhi, 2002

  • Member – Indian Orthopaedic Association
  • Member – Indian Arthroplasty Association
  • Member – Indian Hip and Knee society
  • Member – Indian Arthroscopy Association
  • Member – The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
  • Member – General Medical Council (UK)
  • Member – Indian Association of Sports Medicine
  • Chairman – Joint Replacement State of Art

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  • Knee Surgery
  • Joint Replacement Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Arthroplastic Surgeries

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