- Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is one of the most experienced & respected Orthopaedic surgeon in India, currently working as a Group Chairman at Medanta the Medicity.
- With a coveted experience of over 32 years, he has a ground-breaking record of completing 25,000 Total Knee Replacement surgeries.
- Dr. Rajgopal was the honorary surgeon to the President of India.
- Being an expert in sports medicine he had treated a number of famous sports persons like Pullela Gopichand (badminton player suffered a career threatening knee injury while playing doubles at the 1994 National Games at Pune).
- Some of his special interests include knee surgery, joint replacement surgery, arthroscopic surgery, and arthroplastic surgeries.
- After completed his MBBS from AFMC and MS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, he also did Mch from University of Liverpool in 1983.
- Dr. Ashok did FRCS in General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdoms in 2010.
- He is also the first orthopaedic surgeon in India to perform Bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgery &MIS Unicompartmental surgery.
- Dr. Rajgopal was also the the first to perform total knee replacement using Patient Specific Instrumentation.
- He hold a unique distinction of performing 28 Knee Replacement surgeries in under 12 hours.
- He is a designer surgeon and a member of the design team responsible for the design and development of the latest knee implant, The Persona Knee.
- Dr. Ashok has been the prestigious Padma Shri recipient which is the fourth highest civilian award.
- He has his articles in renowned print media like Times of India ,The Hindu, The New Indian Express.
- He is an esteemed member of associations like The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS).
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
- Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon
- Knee Surgery Chairman , MBBS, MS, MCh, FRCS, 33 years of experience
- Chennai, India
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
- Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon
- Knee Surgery Chairman , MBBS, MS, MCh, FRCS, 33 years of experience
- Chennai, India
Profile (Overview)
Specialities
Specialization
- Chronic Liver Specialist
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic
- Liver transplant
Work Experience of Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
Education
- MBBS, Stanley Medical College, University of Madras
- MS, University of Madras
- FRCS, Royal Collage of Surgeons of Edinburgh
