Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is an orthopedic surgeon based at India, credited with close to 20000 Arthroscopic and over 15,000 Joint Replacement Surgery for both Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement Surgery in India. Total Knee Arthroplastic surgeries and reported to be one of the most experienced in his trade in India. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of education and literature.
Innovation is a word that is immediately associated with Dr. Ashok Rajgopal. An internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Ashok Rajgopal has led almost every breakthrough in knee and hip replacement surgery in India. He has performed highest number of surgeries in India and Asia Pacific including Arthroscopies, Arthroplasties, Complex and Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement Surgeries. Committed to evolving knee surgery procedures and techniques, Dr. Rajgopal is the first Orthopaedic Surgeon in India to perform virtual total knee replacement surgery which has made him a member of designer team of surgeons responsible for the development of latest knee implant – Persona Knee System. Also, he has successfully developed instruments for MIS total Knee replacement surgery. His enduring passion for practicing and advancing medical sciences has seen him win a number of awards.
Current Designation
- Director Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement- Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon
Education and Training
- MCh (Ortho ) from University of Liverpool
- MS (Ortho) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- MBBS from Pune University
Special Interest
- Total Knee Replacement
- MIS Knee Replacement
- Instrumentation Knee Replacement