About Dr. Ashok S. Gavaskar
Professional summary
Dr. Ashok S. Gavaskar is Clinical Lead – Orthopaedics and Head – Joint Replacement Services at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised adult orthopaedics in India for 23+ years experience. Primary versus revision arthroplasty, robotic versus conventional knee, ACL versus PCL, and fracture fixation versus non-union repair are written after records review — not from a brochure implant count. Training includes MBBS (2003) – Madras Medical College, Dr. MGR Medical University. International patients meet him on camera first; travel to Chennai is offered only if this orthopaedic floor is the right list.
Practises at
Rela HospitalChennai, India
- DHA
Rela Hospital in Chennai is a 450-bed JCI campus from 2018, with NABL and a DHA line for Gulf families. Radiation oncology is a head-of-department floor: EBRT, IMRT, SBRT, brachytherapy, a visiting CyberKnife list when the indication is real. It is a newer house with consultants who trained in older ones. Records on camera first; a date if Chromepet is the right city.
Hospital profile and full facultySpecializations
- Orthopedics
- Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)
Procedures & Expertise
- Hip Replacement
- Hip Resurfacing
- Knee Replacement Surgery
- Partial Knee Replacement
- Robotic Knee Replacement
- Revision Hip Replacement
- Revision Knee Replacement
- Shoulder Replacement Surgery
- Ankle Replacement Surgery
- Fracture Fixation Surgery
- Non-Union Fracture Repair
- ACL Reconstruction
- ACL Tear
- PCL Reconstruction
- PCL Tear
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Shoulder Replacement
- PCL Reconstruction (Posterior Cruciate Ligament)
- ACL Reconstruction (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
- Non-Union Repair
- Fracture Fixation
- Ankle Replacement
Education & Qualifications
- MBBS (2003) – Madras Medical College, Dr. MGR Medical University
- MS Orthopaedics (2007) – Madurai Medical College, Dr. MGR Medical University
- FRCS (Glasgow) – Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow (from 2019)
- FACS – Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (from 2019)
Hospital Affiliations
- Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai (Present)
- Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai
- Parvathy Hospital, Chennai
- Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry
Awards & Recognition
- Times Excellence in Orthopaedics Award (2021)
- Young Ambassador Award – Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
- Member, International Advisory Board – Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)
- Deputy Editor – European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (June 2018 – present)
- Associate Editor (Trauma Section) – Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2019 – present)
- Member, AO Trauma Technical Commission – Asia Pacific
- Chairman, APOA Young Surgeons Committee
- Executive Committee Member, SICOT – Indian Chapter
- Scientific Reviewer for multiple international journals including Journal of Arthroplasty, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, World Journal of Orthopaedics, BMJ Case Reports, Musculoskeletal Surgery, Patient Safety in Surgery, and HAND (Official Journal of the American Association for Hand Surgery)
Quick answer
Quick Answer
Who is Dr. Ashok S. Gavaskar?
Dr. Ashok S. Gavaskar is a listed orthopedics specialist at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 23 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MS, FRCS, FACS. Documented procedure relationships currently include Total Hip Replacement, Hip Resurfacing, Total Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement. This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.
Quick facts
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- City
- Chennai, India
- Hospital
- Rela Hospital
- Experience
- 23 years listed
- Qualifications
- MBBS, MS, FRCS, FACS
- Languages
- English, Tamil, Hindi
Why this doctor may be relevant
Dr. Ashok S. Gavaskar is a listed Clinical Lead – Orthopaedics and Head – Joint Replacement Services at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 23 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Total Hip Replacement, Hip Resurfacing, Total Knee Replacement. Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.
Related radiation treatments
Short context only. Technique explanations stay on existing GAF treatment pages.
- Total Hip Replacement specialists in India
- Hip Resurfacing specialists in India
- Total Knee Replacement specialists in India
- Partial Knee Replacement specialists in India
- Robotic Knee Replacement specialists in India
- Revision Hip Replacement specialists in India
- Revision Knee Replacement specialists in India
- Shoulder Replacement specialists in India
- Ankle Replacement specialists in India
- Fracture Fixation specialists in India
- Non-Union Repair specialists in India
- ACL Reconstruction (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) specialists in India
- PCL Reconstruction (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) specialists in India
Related treatment costs
These are existing GAF planning ranges, not this doctor’s personal prices.
Total Hip Replacement
View cost guide · $6,000–$13,000
Hip Resurfacing
View cost guide · $6,500–$14,000
Total Knee Replacement
View cost guide · $5,500–$12,000
Partial Knee Replacement
View cost guide · $4,500–$10,000
Robotic Knee Replacement
View cost guide · $7,000–$15,000
Revision Hip Replacement
View cost guide · $10,000–$20,000
Revision Knee Replacement
View cost guide · $9,000–$18,000
Shoulder Replacement
View cost guide · $6,000–$13,000
Ankle Replacement
View cost guide · $7,000–$16,000
Fracture Fixation
View cost guide · $2,500–$8,000
Non-Union Repair
View cost guide · $5,000–$14,000
ACL Reconstruction (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
View cost guide · $2,500–$6,500
PCL Reconstruction (Posterior Cruciate Ligament)
View cost guide · $3,000–$7,500
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