Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal is India's most distinguished joint replacement surgeon, a pioneer whose 40-year career has produced an extraordinary legacy of surgical innovation and clinical excellence in orthopaedic surgery. As Chairman of the Institute of Bone and Joint at Medanta – The Medicity in Gurugram, he has built one of the world's highest-volume arthroplasty programmes, attracting patients from across India and over 60 countries globally. Dr. Rajgopal's Indian orthopaedic training – MBBS, MS and MCh in Orthopaedics – was complemented by a Fellowship in Knee Surgery in London UK, giving him advanced arthroplasty techniques and international surgical networks that would shape his subsequent career. His training in London instilled a surgical philosophy of precision, anatomical restoration and long-term implant survival that remains central to his practice today. Over 40 years he has performed over 30,000 joint replacement surgeries – among the highest volumes globally. He is widely credited as the pioneer of computer-navigated and robotic knee replacement surgery in India, introducing technologies that significantly improve implant alignment accuracy and long-term outcomes compared to conventional jig-based surgery. His early adoption and development of robotic arthroplasty at Medanta has made the programme a reference centre for robotic joint surgery across the region. His expertise encompasses the full spectrum of arthroplasty: primary and revision total knee replacement, unicondylar knee replacement for isolated compartment disease, total hip replacement, complex revision surgery for failed implants and joint replacement in patients with severe deformity or significant bone loss. He is particularly sought for bilateral simultaneous knee replacement – a technically demanding procedure requiring meticulous management of anaesthetic and physiological challenges across two simultaneous surgical sites. A passionate teacher and mentor, Dr. Rajgopal has trained orthopaedic surgeons from over 30 countries in advanced arthroplasty and robotic surgical techniques through formal training programmes at Medanta. He is Past President of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Knee and an international faculty member at the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and SICOT congresses. His contributions have been recognised with the Padma Shri 2016 – India's fourth highest civilian honour – alongside multiple Times Health Best Orthopaedic Surgeon Awards, the ISSK Award for Knee Surgery Excellence and the ISPOR Presidential Award. His outcomes data consistently demonstrate implant survival rates and patient satisfaction scores matching the best published global series. For patients requiring knee or hip replacement in Delhi NCR, Dr. Ashok Rajgopal at Medanta – The Medicity offers four decades of arthroplasty mastery, technological leadership and a patient-centred philosophy built on transforming the quality of life of thousands of patients through precision joint surgery.