Dr Niral Trehan is one of the world's most celebrated cardiovascular and

cardiothoracie surgeons in India. He has 50,000 cardiac surgeries to his credit . He is the founder of Medanta - The Medicity a multi-specialty medical institute in Gurgaon, modelled along the lines of integrated medical institutes at an affordable cost. He has been instrumental in training the army of expert Cardiac surgeons at par with the western countries.

HIS Contribution to Healthcare Landscape in India ;

He had the vision to make India a hub for cardiac surgery. And it came true when he founded Escorts Heart Institute, which turned out to be one of the ultramodern tech-enabled hospitals for heart patients in the country. He also established Medanta- the Medicity to bring clinical advancements and research together.

Change-Making Positions Held ;

* Senior Cardiovascular and Thoracie Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.

* Executive Director and Chief Cardiovascular Surgeon at the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre.

* President, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.

* Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta - The Medicity, Heart Institute.

Laurels Brought to Dr Naresh Trehan ;

* The Government of India conferred him Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2001.

* Doctor of Science Honoris Causa conferred by Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University in 1996

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur in 2004.

* Honorary Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia in 2002.

* Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award in the services category for yeoman services to the healthcare industry.

* Doctor of Science conferred by King George's Medical University, Lucknow in 2007.

* Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award.

* Dr B. C. Roy Award.

Impact Brought in the Lives of Common Indians

Establishment of Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre on the initiative of Dr Naresh Trehan draws Indians and others from abroad by bringing the most advanced technologies and techniques here. It is only the second place in Asia, after Japan, to perform robotic surgery.