Biography

Dr. Ashok Raj Gopal, India's greatest orthopaedic surgeon, is now practising at Medanta Hospital.

He has performed over 25,000 complete knee replacement procedures and is a highly informed and experienced surgeon in difficult orthopaedic surgery. He has also performed over 3,200 joint replacements, 9,950 arthroscopic procedures, and 28,000 arthroplasties.

He has achieved several milestones in his career, including conducting 28 complete knee replacement procedures in less than 12 hours.

Dr. Ashok has revolutionised orthopaedic surgery and knee replacement treatments in India with his three decades of experience.

He is passionate about knee replacement and has vast expertise with minimally invasive total knee replacement and trabecular metal implant surgery. In India, he pioneered numerous novel and sophisticated orthopaedic treatments.

He is actively involved in the creation and development of new and improved knee surgery procedures, and in 2013 he presented the Persona Knee System in partnership with the Persona International Team. Because this method provides a tailored knee replacement system for the patient, tremendous advancement in the area of knee replacement surgery has been accomplished.

His scientific contributions are significant, and he has several papers to his name in prestigious national and international orthopaedic journals. He is the editor of the book "Knee Surgery," which was released in 2014 at the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons' annual meeting.

In 2014, the President of India gave him the Padma Shri Award for his selfless commitment to Orthopaedics in India.

Specialties

• Knee Replacement and Reconstruction Surgery
• Knee Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Orthopaedic Surgery
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
• Sports Injury Surgeries
• Knee Trauma and Fracture Surgery
• Metal plates Implant
• Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Qualifications

• M.B.B.S. from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University, 1974
• M.S.(Ortho) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1979
• M.Ch. (Ortho) from University of Liverpool, 1983
• F.I.M.S.A. from International Medical Sciences Academy, 1996
• F.R.C.S. from Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2010

Experience

Chairman, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

Consultant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

Chairman, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon

Director, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon

Head of Department, Sitaram Bhartia Institute

Senior Consultant, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi

Senior Consultant, Sehgal Neurological Research Institute, Kailash Colony, New Delhi.

Senior Resident, Ormskirk General Hospital, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Awards and Recognitions

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

Research & Investigation

"Knee Surgery" a book edited by Dr. Ashok Rajgopal was released at the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) meeting in New Orleans, USA.

Languages

Hindi

English