Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

internationally renowned Orthopaedic surgeon with more than 30,000 total knee replacement surgeries to his credit

First to perform the bilateral procedure and minimally invasive total knee replacement surgery in India designed and developed patented instruments for MIS total knee replacement surgeries, now used by surgeons worldwide

Innovation is a word that is immediately associated with Dr. Ashok Rajgopal. An internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Rajgopal is a prolific surgeon with over 30,000 total knee replacement surgeries to his credit. In addition, he has performed more than 15,000 arthroscopic surgeries for ligament repairs and reconstructions. He has several firsts to his credit — the first to perform a bilateral procedure in India, the first to use the Gender implant (designed especially for female patients), the first to perform total knee replacement using Patient Specific Instrumentation, and the first to perform minimally invasive total knee replacement in India. 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. He successfully developed instruments for MIS total knee replacement surgery which were later patented by Zimmer and are used by knee replacement surgeons worldwide. His enduring passion for practicing and advancing medical sciences has seen him win a number of awards.

• F.R.C.S. Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 1996

• M.Ch. (Ortho) University of Liverpool 1983

• M.S. (Ortho) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 1979

• M.B.B.S. Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University 1974

• Indian Orthopaedic Association

• Indian Arthroplasty Association

• Indian Hip and Knee society

• Indian Arthroscopy Association

• The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)

• General Medical Council (UK)

• Indian Association of Sports Medicine

• Joint Replacement State of Art – ChairmanAwards & Accomplishments

Lifetime Achievement Award, Alumni Association of Sancheti Institutes, Pune, 2016

• Life time award, APAS (Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society), 2016

• Dr. BC Roy award “To recognize the best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches of Medicine”, 2014

• Padma Shri award for recognition of surgical excellence and contribution to the field of Orthopaedics, 2014

• Vishishita Chikitsa Ratan Award, 2012

• Bharat Shiromani Award for professional excellence in the field of Orthopaedics, 2008-2009

• Distinguished Service Award - Delhi Doctor Association, 2004

• Knee Ratna Award, IMA, New Delhi, 2002