Dr Ashok Rajgopal
Orthopedist
33 years of experience
Gurgaon ,India
ABOUT DOCTOR
- Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is one of the most experienced & respected Orthopaedic surgeons in India.
- 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)
- He is also the first orthopedic surgeon in India to perform Bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgery &MIS Unicompartmental surgery.
- He holds a unique distinction of performing 28 Knee Replacement surgeries in under 12 hours.
- Dr. Rajgopal has been honored with the prestigious Padma Shri award 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.
HOSPITAL
Medanta Hospital , Gurgaon
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
- 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
- Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
- Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
- Knee Replacement Surgery
- Unicondylar Knee Replacement
- High Flex Knee Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
- Revision Single Knee Replacement
- Knee Arthroscopy
- 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
- Pollicization Surgery
- Repair of Digital Nerves
- Synovectomy of Hand
- Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
- Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
- Neurolysis Procedure
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
WORK EXPERIENCE OF Dr Ashok Rajgopal
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.
LOCATION
Gurgaon
India
