Ashok Rajgopal
| Ashok Rajgopal | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation | Orthopedic surgeon |
| Awards |
Padmashri * Knee Ratna Award Bharat Shiromani Award Distinguished Service Award |
| Website | www |
Dr Ashok Rajgopal is an Indian orthopaedic surgeon, credited with close to 15,000Arthroscopic and over 28,000Total Knee Arthroplastic surgeries and reported to be one of the most experienced in his field in India. He was honoured 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 orthopaedic surgery.
He has also been awarded the Dr. BC Roy award by the Medical Council of India to "Recognize the Best Talents in Encouraging the Development of Specialties in Different Branches in Medicine" for the year 2014.
Ashok Rajgopal was born on September 30, 1953, in Bengaluru, in the south Indian state of Karnataka. He graduated in medicine (MBBS) from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University in 1974 and went for higher studies to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi from where he obtained Master of Surgery (MS), in 1978. This was followed by a stint of studies at the University of Liverpool and, in 1983, secured the degree of MCh. He is also a Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy - FIMSA (1996) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2010).
Dr. Rajgopal did his internship at the Central Hospital of Northern Railways at New Delhi in 1975. He did his junior residency at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, after which he did his post graduation in orthopaedics there. From March 1979 to August 1980 , he did his senior residency at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. Thereafter, he continued his higher studies, followed by another senior residency at the Ormskirk General Hospital, Lancashire, United Kingdom, till 1985.
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