Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

About Doctor

• Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is one of the respected Orthopaedic surgeons in India.
• He is amongst the most experienced Orthopaedic surgeon who holds a unique distinction of performing 28 Knee Replacement surgeries in less than 12 hours.
• With a vast experience of over 32 years, he has a ground-breaking record of completing 25,000 Total Knee Replacement surgeries.
• Dr. Rajgopal has been honored with the prestigious Padma Shri award which is the fourth highest civilian award.
• He has his articles in one of the renowned print media like Times of India, The Hindu, The New Indian Express.
• Dr. Rajgopal was the voluntary surgeon to the President of India.
• Being a specialist in sports medicine he 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).
• He is also the first orthopedic surgeon in India to perform Bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgery &MIS Unicompartmental surgery.

Hospitals

Medanta The Medicity

Specialization

• Bone and Joint Replacement
• Knee Surgery
• Arthroscopic Surgeries

List Of Treatments

• • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
  • Fracture reduction and fixation
  • Osteotomy
  • Arthrolysis
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Arthrotomy
  • Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
  • Repair of dislocations
  • Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
  • Surgical decompression
  • Extensor mechanism realignment
  • Arthrotomy
  • Arthroscopic surgery
  • Reduction of fractures open
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Arthroplasty
  • Arthrodesis
  • Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Bilateral Knee replacement
  • Total Knee Replacement
  • Unicondylar Knee Replacement
  • High Flex Knee Replacement
  • Both Knee Replacement together
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Single Knee Replacement
  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Acetabular Fixation
  • Cemented Total Hip Replacement
  • Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Both Hip Replacement together
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing BHR
  • BHR with stem
  • BMHR
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Resurfacing with computer navigation
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Patello Femoral Replacement
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Lower femoral Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Arthrodesis
  • Septic Arthritis Treatment
  • Lateral retinacular Release Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Osteochondral Autografting – Mosaicplasty Surgery
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Skin Grafting
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Syndactyly (Webbing) Treatment
  • Repair of Digital Nerves
  • Synovectomy of Hand
  • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • Neurolysis Procedure
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision

Work Experience

• Chairman, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, 2016
• Chairman, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon, 2010
• Director, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, 2009
• Head of Department, Sitaram Bhartia Institute, 2004
• Senior Consultant, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi, 2004
• Senior Consultant, Sehgal Neurological Research Institute, Kailash Colony, New Delhi. , 2013
• Senior Resident, Ormskirk General Hospital, Lancashire, United Kingdom, 1985

Education

• MBBS, 1974, AFMC, Pune
• MS, 1979, AIIMS, New Delhi
• MCh, 1983, University of Liverpool
• FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

Awards

• Awarded with the prestigious Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award, for recognition of surgical excellence and contribution to the field of Orthopaedics in 2014.
• Awarded with the Knee Ratna Award from Indian Medical Association, New Delhi and Lifetime award from Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society.

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