DR ASHOK RAJGOPAL – TOPMOST ORTHOPEDIC AND KNEE SURGEON IN INDIA

• Dr. Ashok Rajgopal a best renowned orthopedic surgeon in India and presently working as a Director & Chairman of Fortis Bone & Joint Institute Executive at Fortis Hospitals Groups. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is the first Orthopaedic surgeon in India to perform virtual total knee replacement surgery using Patient-Specific Instruments.
• Dr. Ashok Rajgopal credited with close to 15,000 Arthroscopic and over 1300 Total Knee Arthroplasty surgeries and reported to be one of the most experienced in his field in India. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of orthopedic surgery. 
• He has also vast experience in Reconstructive Surgery, Sports Injuries, Traumatology, Total Hip Replacement, Acetabular fixation, Cemented total hip replacement, Uncemented total hip replacement, revision Hip Replacement, Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation, and  Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement. 

Qualifications:

• M.B.B.S.: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University, 1974.
• M. S. Orth: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in the year 1979.
• M. Ch. Orth: the University of Liverpool in the year 1983.
• FIMSA : International Medical Sciences Academy 1996.
• FRCS: Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in the year 2010.

Experience:

• Independent orthopedic practice at Sehgal Neurological Research Institute, New Delhi, and at Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi, - 1986
• Senior consultant orthopedic surgeon- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi- 1996
• Senior orthopedic consultant Fortis Hospital, New Delhi -2004
• Senior orthopedic consultant, Medanta Hospital-2009.
• Executive Director and Chairman Fortis Bone and Joint Institute-  2016

Fellowship / Membership:

• Indian Orthopaedic Association Life Member
• Indian Arthroplasty Association Life Member
• Indian Arthroscopy Society President
• International Medical Science Academy Awarded Fellowship
• I S A K O S Active Member
• Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society Founder Secretary, Past President
• General Medical Council (UK) Permanent Registration
• Indian Hip and Knee Society Founder member Vice-president and President-Elect

Awards and achievements:

• Dr.Ashok Rajgopal was awarded the Padmashri by H. E. The President of India on the eve of our 65th Republic Day on 25th Jan 2014
• Dr.Rajgopal has been awarded the Honorary FRCS by the Royal College of Surgeons 11 Mar 2010
• Bharat Shiromani Award for the year 2008-2009 for professional excellence in the field of Orthopaedics

Specialisation:

Accident cases, Arthroscopy, Complex Trauma Deformity Correction, Fractures, Joint Replacement Surgery, Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery, Arthroscopic ACL Reconstructions, Painless Computer-Navigated Total Knee Replacements