Naresh Trehan (born 12 August 1945) is an Indian
cardiovascular
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and
cardiothoracic surgeon. After graduating from King George Medical College, Lucknow, India, he went on to practice at New York University Medical Center Manhattan USA from 1971 to 1988. He returned to India and started Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre. He serves as the chairman and managing director and chief cardiac surgeon of
Medanta
Global Health Limited, d/b/a Medanta, is an Indian hospital chain based in Gurgaon, India. The chain was started in 2009 by cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan and Sunil Sachdeva.
History
In 2004, cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan began working on Me ...
™-The Medicity. He has served as personal surgeon to the
President of India
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since 1991, has received numerous awards, including the
Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...
,
Padma Bhushan
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,
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award
The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is an annual prestigious award instituted from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi. This consists of a cash award of 5,00,000 rupees plus a citation and a plaque.
Background
The award w ...
and
Dr. B. C. Roy Award.
Education and career
In 1963 Dr. Trehan got admission in
King George's Medical College in Lucknow.
In November 1969 he moved to USA and became a first-year resident at the
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is the flagship hospital of Jefferson Health, a multi-state non-profit health system based in Philadelphia. The hospital serves as the teaching hospital for Thomas Jefferson University.
History
Originally form ...
in Philadelphia.
Trehan was the founder, director and chief
cardiovascular surgeon
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of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC), which opened on Okhla Road,
Delhi
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in 1988. Presently, Trehan is the Founder Chairman of
Medanta
Global Health Limited, d/b/a Medanta, is an Indian hospital chain based in Gurgaon, India. The chain was started in 2009 by cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan and Sunil Sachdeva.
History
In 2004, cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan began working on Me ...
- The Medicity one of the largest multi-specialty hospital at
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
,
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
established in 2009.
Trehan has been president of the International Society for Minimally Invasive
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to corr ...
.
As chairman of Global Health Private Ltd., Trehan has overseen the building of an integrated health care facility in
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
, India, currently referred to as Medanta - The Medicity. Medicity is spread across of land. Collaborating with
Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
and other financial partners, Medicity combines modern medicine with
traditional medicine
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and
holistic therapies.
Biography
His mother was a gynaecologist and father was an ENT specialist, both of them practised in
Lyallpur
Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...
until the
partition of India
The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...
his family belonged to Sri Hargobindpur,
Batala
Batala is the eighth largest city in the state of Punjab, India in terms of population after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Mohali and Hoshiarpur. Batala ranks as the second-oldest city after Bathinda. It is a municipal corpo ...
He was born left-handed but due to stigma, his Hindi tutor broke his left hand to force Trehan to write with the right hand.
In September 1969 he married and moved to USA in November.
They have two daughters. His wife,
Madhu Trehan
Madhu Purie Trehan (born 1940s) is an Indian journalist. She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of a digital media portal called ''Newslaundry''.
Education
Trehan studied at Welham Girls' School in Dehradun, graduating in 1962. In 1968 ...
, is a journalist and writer.
Honors
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Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...
Award by President of India in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Cardiology Medicine in 2001.
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Padma Shri Award
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ...
by President of India in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Surgery in 1991.
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Dr. B. C. Roy Award from the
Medical Council of India
The Medical Council of India (MCI) was a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India until its dissolution on 25 September 2020 when it was replaced by National Medical Commission. The Council grante ...
in 2002.
*
India Today
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magazine ranked him #35th in India's 50 Most powerful people of 2017 list.
References
External links
Exclusive Interview with Doctor Naresh TrehanDr Naresh Trehan ProfileDr Naresh Tehran's Awards, Education & Qualification
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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine
Indian cardiac surgeons
Living people
Indian medical administrators
1946 births
Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners
Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine
20th-century Indian medical doctors
Scientists from Lucknow
King George's Medical University alumni
University of Lucknow alumni
20th-century surgeons