Mr. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is an internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon with more than 3 decades of work expertise in knee surgery and a broad range of skills in trauma surgery as well. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, a Padma Shri awardee, was designated Honorary Orthopaedic Doctor for the President of India in 1997, and he continues to serve in that capacity today.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal was a vital contributor to the development of a PERSONA Knee implant. Dr. Rajgopal has assisted athletes of international renown, such as P. Gopichand, Sushil Kumar, and Baichung Bhutia, in recovering from knee-related sports injuries and returning to competition.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is among the most experienced Orthopedic Surgeons in Gurgaon, having worked in the field for more than 32 years. Orthopedic surgery is his specialty, and he possesses unsurpassed expertise in the most cutting-edge procedures. With 28 joint replacement surgeries accomplished in less than 12 hours and 25,000 knee replacement surgeries completed throughout his thirty-year practice, Dr. Rajgopal enjoys an unrivaled distinction.
As a pioneer in the field of orthopedic surgery, Dr. Ashok Rajgopal was responsible for the first cement-free implants, including Trabecular Metallic implants, the very first Bilateral Whole Knee Replacement operation, and the first MIS Unicompartmental surgical intervention.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, a knee replacement surgeon at Medanta Medicity at Delhi-Gurgaon Hospital, was the first-ever orthopedic doctor in India to do virtual whole knee replacement surgery utilizing Patient Specific Instruments, according to the hospital's website. The precise alignment of the knee is critical for ensuring the lifetime and smooth running of the knee.
This is the first surgery of its sort to be performed in India, and it does so by integrating developments in instrument tech with well-established orthopedic alignment principles, which provides the greatest possible fit.
To do so, they perform the MRI scan of a problematic knee joint, which allows us to see the joint at its most natural anatomical form, allowing us to build a surgical plan & size that is specific to each particular patient's situation.
Ans. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal practices at Gurgaon, Haryana.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal has the following qualifications: MBBS - 1974, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University MS (Ortho) - 1979, AIIMS, New Delhi MCh (Ortho) - 1983, University of Liverpool FIMSA - 1996, International Medical Sciences Academy FRCS - 2010, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal specialities as Orthopedician.