Dr. Ashok Rajgopal (MBBS, MS – Orthopaedics, MCh – Orthopaedics, FRCS Edinburgh, FIMSA) is the Group Chairman of Institute of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopaedics at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram. He has more than 40,000 total knee replacements and more than 40 years of pioneering surgical experience.
Professional Background
- Years of Practice: 40+ years; at Medanta since 2009
- Procedures Performed: Total knee replacement, bilateral knee replacement, minimally invasive knee surgery, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, robotic joint replacement, hip replacement, arthroscopic surgery for sports injuries/ligament repair, complex revision joint replacement
Innovations & Contributions
- National Firsts: The first bilateral total knee replacement in India (1987), the first minimally invasive knee replacement (2002), the first virtual total knee replacement using patient-specific instruments, the first introduction of gender-specific knees in India and the first robotic joint replacement surgery in India.
- Implant Design: Co-designer of the PERSONA Knee System (Zimmer, 2013) that is now personalised knee replacement system used worldwide; creator of patented MIS knee replacement instruments used by surgeons globally.
- Academic Contributions: Editor of textbook "Knee Surgery" (published in AAOS 2014, New Orleans); 82+ published research papers; editorial board of KSSTA (Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy).
- Awards: Padma Shri (2014) — Government of India, Dr. B.C. Roy Award (2014) — Medical Council of India, Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to the President of India (1997), Knee Ratna Award, IMA New Delhi, Bharat Shiromani Award
- Memberships: Founder Member, Vice President and past President of Indian Hip and Knee Society, Member of ISAKOS and FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.