Doctors

Brief Profile:

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is an extremely prolific surgeon, credited with around 10,000 arthrosocpic and more than 3,200 total knee arthroplastic surgeries. He is a coveted member of several bodies of knee surgeons who have dedicated their careers to advancing the techniques of knee surgery. Out orthopaedic surgery unit is one of the most academically inclined and innovation oriented one.

Trabecular Metal implants are the latest cementless implants that are being used routinely by Dr Rajgopal. Popularly, referred as TM, it possesses a high strength to weight ratio with mechanical properties that are capable of withstanding the physiological loading. The elastic modulus and compressive strength are more similar to the bone than other prosthetic load bearing materials.

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal Knee Replacement Surgeon Medanta Medicity in Delhi Gurgaon Hospital also became the first Orthopaedic surgeon in India to perform virtual total knee replacement surgery using Patient Specific Instruments. Correct alignment is highly important to ensure the longevity and correct functioning of the knee joint. This is the first of its kind surgery in India by combining the advancements in instrument technology with a proven orthopaedic alignment principles that ensures to give the best fit possible. It is done by performing an MRI scan of the affected knee joint that enables us to view the joint in its purest anatomical form such that we can develop a customised surgical plan and size for every individual. Predetermined implant sizing eliminates the multiple instruments and trials without compromising the surgeon’s decision to make the surgical surgical technique and the intraoperative flexibility.

Dr. Rajgopal is the member of an elite body of international knee replacement surgeons involved in designing the new knee implants, the latest being the “PERSONA” knee system that was launched in September, 2013 in India. It has virtually revolutionized the concept of knee replacement surgery by creating an almost personalized system of the knee replacement at the Medanta Medicity.

Education and Training:

MBBS - Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University, Pune, 1974

MS - Orthopedics - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1979

M.ch - Orthopedics - University of Liverpool, U.K. 1983

Expertise:

Knee Surgery

Joint Replacement Surgery

Arthroscopic Surgeries

Arthroplastic Surgeries

Experience:

Group Chairman*

Institute of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopedics

Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon

Chairman*

Institute of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopedics

Medanta Mediclinic, Defence Colony

Consultant*

Orthopedics

Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Mumbai

Executive Director and Chairman

Bone and Joint Institute

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road

Executive Director and Chairman

Bone and Joint Institute

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

Chairman

Bone and Joint Institute

Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon, 2009 - 2016

Senior Consultant

Orthopedics

Sehgal Neurological Research Institute, Kailash Colony, 1985 - 2013

Director

Orthopedics

Fortis Hospital, New Delhi, 2004 - 2009

Head

Orthopedics

Sitaram Bhartia Institute, New Delhi, 1996 - 2004

Senior Consultant

Orthopedics

Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi, 1985 - 2004

Senior Resident

Orthopedics

Ormskirk General Hospital, Lancashire, United Kingdom, 1983 - 1985

Membership and Fellowship:

Life Member - Indian Orthopaedic Association

Life Member - Indian Arthroplasty Association

Past President - Indian Arthroscopy Association

Life Member - Indian Association of Sports Medicine

Chairman - Joint Replacement State of Art

Member - Global Persona Developer Team

President - Indian Arthroscopy Society

Founder Secretary and Past President - Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society

Permanent Registration - General Medical Council, UK

Founder Member, Vice President and Elected President - Indian Hip and Knee Society

Editorial Board - Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy

Active Member - International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Member - European Knee Association

Fellowship - International Medical Sciences Academy, 1996

Fellowship - Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2010

Awards and Achievements:

Dr. BC Roy Awardee

Distinguished Service Award

Bharat Shiromani Award, 2008 - 2009

Padmashri Award

Rajgopal Foundation Award

Knee Ratna Award

Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to the President of India, 1997 - 2004