Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

(Orthopedist)
Experience

44 Years

Location

Trivandrum

Biography

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal was the honorary surgeon to the President of India. He is also the first orthopaedic surgeon in India to perform Bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgery and MIS Unicompartmental surgery.

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal has the honour of becoming the first orthopaedic surgeon in India who has carried virtual total knee replacement employing patient-specific instruments.

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal has a list of treatments such as Total Hip Replacement, Acetabular Fixation, Cemented Total Hip Replacement, Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery, Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement, Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal has Awarded with the prestigious Sir Dorabji Tata Award. Best Research Paper Award, IES, BOYSCAST Fellow, President of India, Chief of Army Staff Award.

Being an expert (Dr. Ashok Rajgopal) in sports medicine he had treated a number of famous sports persons like Pullela Gopichand (badminton player suffered a career threatening knee injury while playing doubles at the 1994 National Games at Pune).

Education

  • M.B.B.S., M.S. - Orthopaedics

Special Interest

Knee Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgeries, Arthroplastic Surgeries

Registrations

  • 7603 Delhi Medical Council, 2000

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