About Doctor

• Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, a Padma Shri recipient, is a highly experienced and renowned knee surgeon with a significant impact in the field.
• He has over 50 years of experience in this field.
• His expertise lies in performing joint replacement surgeries, arthroscopies, and treating trauma and sports injuries.
• He has performed approximately 60,000 arthroscopic surgeries and over 39,000 total knee replacement surgeries throughout his career.
• Dr. Rajgopal was the pioneer of several notable procedures in India, including the first minimally invasive joint replacement surgery, the first bilateral total knee replacement surgery, and the first virtual total knee replacement using patient-specific instrumentation.
• He was also the first surgeon in India to use gender-specific knee implants.
• His academic qualifications include an MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (1974), an MS in Orthopedics from AIIMS, New Delhi (1979), and an MCh in Orthopedics from the University of Liverpool (1983).
• Dr. Rajgopal holds a Fellowship from the International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA) (1996) and a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in General Surgery from Edinburgh, UK (2010).
• He frequently utilizes advanced trabecular metal (TM) implants, which are cementless and recognized for their high strength-to-weight ratio.
• As part of an elite group of international knee surgeons, he contributed to the design of new knee implants, including the “PERSONA” knee system, introduced in India in 2013.
• Dr. Rajgopal is a respected member of several prestigious organizations dedicated to advancing knee surgery techniques, such as the Indian Arthroscopy Association, the Indian Orthopaedic Association, and the Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society.
• His keen interest in research resulted in the publication of numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals.

Education

• MBBS, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 1974
• MS (Orthopedics), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1979
• MCh (Orthopedics), University of Liverpool, 1983
• Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA), 1996
• FRCS (General Surgery), Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK, 2010

Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Alumni Association of Sancheti Institutes, Pune, 2016
• Lifetime award, APAS (Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society), 2016
• Padma Shri Award for recognition of surgical excellence and contribution to the field of Orthopedics, 2014
• Dr. BC Roy Award “To recognize the best talents in encouraging the development of specialties in different branches of Medicine,” 2015
• Vishishta Chikitsa Ratna Award, 2012
• Bharat Shiromani Award for professional excellence in the field of Orthopedics, 2009
• Distinguished Service Award – Delhi Doctor Association, 2004
• Knee Ratna Award, IMA, New Delhi, 2002

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