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Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Group Chairman
51 Years of Experience
Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon
Medanta - The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon
MBBS, MS, MCh, FIMSA, FRCS
Reg. No.:4580, Haryana State Medical Council
English, Hindi
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About Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

  • Padma Shri recipient Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is a highly experienced and renowned knee surgeon.
  • He has performed approximately 60,000 arthroscopic surgeries and over 39,000 total knee replacement surgeries.
  • The doctor performed the first minimally invasive joint replacement surgery in India, the first bilateral total knee replacement surgery, and the first virtual total knee replacement using patient-specific instrumentation.
  • He was the first surgeon to use gender-specific knees in India.
  • His educational qualifications include an MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, in 1974 and an MS in Orthopedics from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1979.
  • Dr. Rajgopal also completed an MCh in Orthopedics from the University of Liverpool in 1983.
  • He earned a Fellowship from the International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA) in 1996 and a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in General Surgery in Edinburgh, UK, in 2010.
  • He routinely uses advanced trabecular metal (TM) implants, which are cementless and known for their high strength-to-weight ratio.
  • He is part of an elite group of international knee surgeons who are designing new knee implants, including the “PERSONA” knee system introduced in India in 2013.
  • Dr. Rajgopal is an esteemed member of several prestigious organizations focused on advancing knee surgery techniques, such as the Indian Arthroscopy Association, the Indian Orthopaedic Association, and the Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society.

Awards of Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

  • 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

Paper Published by Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Sundararajan, Sriram & Aggarwal, Kalpana & Kumar, Sumit & Singh, Gargi. (2024). Robotic Assisted TKA achieves adjusted mechanical alignment targets more consistently compared to manual TKA without improving outcomes. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 11. 10.1002/jeo2.70008.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Aggarwal, Kalpana & Khurana, Anshika & Rao, Arun & Vasdev, Attique & Pandit, Hemant. (2016). Gait Parameters and Functional Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Persona Knee System With Cruciate Retaining and Ultracongruent Knee Inserts. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32. 10.1016/j.arth.2016.06.012.
  • Vasdev, Attique & Rajgopal, Ashok & Gupta, Himanshu & Dahiya, Vivek & Tyagi, Vipin. (2016). Arthroscopic All-Inside Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Overcoming the “Killer Turn”. Arthroscopy Techniques. 5. 10.1016/j.eats.2016.01.033.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Vasdev, Attique & Dahiya, Vivek. (2014). Patellar Tendon Reconstruction in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A New Technique. The journal of knee surgery. 28. 10.1055/s-0034-1390332.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Vasdev, Nandini & Pathak, Abhishek & Gautam, Dheeraj & Vasdev, Attique. (2014). Histological Changes and Neural Elements in the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in Osteoarthritic Knees. Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong). 22. 142-5. 10.1177/230949901402200204.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Vasdev, Attique & Dahiya, Vivek & Tyagi, Vipin. (2014). Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty: Technique and Results. 10.5005/jp/books/12202_9.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Vasdev, Attique & Dahiya, Vivek & Tyagi, Vipin. (2014). Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Stiff Knee. 10.5005/jp/books/12202_27.
  • Gupta, Himanshu & Rajgopal, Ashok & Vasdev, Attique & Dahiya, Vivek. (2014). The Menisci: Menisectomy and Meniscal Repair. 10.5005/jp/books/12202_35.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Vasdev, Attique & Gupta, Himanshu & Dahiya, Vivek. (2013). Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Septic versus Aseptic Failure. Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong). 21. 285-9. 10.1177/230949901302100304.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Dahiya, Vivek & Vasdev, Attique & Kochhar, Hemanshu & Tyagi, Vipin. (2011). Long-Term Results of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Valgus Knees: Soft-Tissue Release Technique and Implant Selection. Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong). 19. 60-3. 10.1177/230949901101900114.
  • Rao, P & Ramkumar, V & Rao, Sharath & Vasdev, Attique. (2001). Permanent Sympathetic Blockade For Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy By Posterior Paralaminar Approach A Report Of Five Canes. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 35. 61-63.
  • Tripathi, Saksham & Tarabichi, Saad & Parvizi, Javad & Rajgopal, Ashok. (2023). Current relevance of biomarkers in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: an update. Arthroplasty (London, England). 5. 41. 10.1186/s42836-023-00192-5.
  • Rajgopal, Ashok & Kumar, Sumit & Singh, Manish Kumar & Aggarwal, Kalpana. (2023). PCL retention demonstrates better functional scores and gait patterns in total knee arthroplasty using a medial congruent insert-a prospective study. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA. 31. 10.1007/s00167-023-07499-5.

Education of Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

  • 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

Membership of Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

  • Indian Arthroscopy Association
  • Indian Orthopaedic Association
  • Indian Arthroscopy Society
  • International Medical Science Academy
  • Indian Hip and Knee Society
  • Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society
  • General Medical Council (UK)
  • Associação de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia do Estado de São Paulo (SOGESP)

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