Articles in Personalities
Dr A M Arun, Chairman, Vasan Health Care Group
A young entrepreneur and a clinician by profession, he is the smiling face behind India’s largest chain of eye care hospitals – Vasan Health Care Group. Over the last 10 years he has channeled his energy to provide world-class healthcare to the remotest corners of the country.
‘As far as medical equipment per population is concerned, we are still lagging behind the developed countries’
Oct 2011
Chandreyee Bhaumik
…says Prabir Chatterjee, Managing Director, Carestream Health India. A veteran with over 20 years of experience, he joined Carestream in 1991 when it was the Health Division of Eastman Kodak Company, and has since …
‘There is a huge radiologist shortage; it is a tip of the iceberg issue’
I decided to pursue radiology a long while ago. It is an excellent field for medical graduates with a good verbal and visual sense. In essence, it requires a keen understanding of the subtleties of the radiographic image. Having analysed the image, the radiologist needs to communicate the findings in a coherent and precise manner in the form of a clinically relevant report.
‘I do not believe that we have addressed healthcare fully in this country’
September 2011
…believes Dr Pervez Ahmed, CEO, Max Healthcare. After acquiring an MBBS degree from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Dr Ahmed went to New York where he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship …
‘I want to move the upper end of healthcare in India, not the commercial end’
Arshia Khan
…says Dr Naresh Trehan, one of the leading heart surgeons in the world with national awards like the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan in his kitty. He has conceived and built the …
‘Our deficiency is that only 1 per cent of the laboratories deliver quality, compared to 50 per cent of the West’
Dr A Velumani, Chief Executive Officer, Thyrocare Technologies Ltd, was born in 1958 in Appanaickenpatti Pudur (District – Coimbatore), Tamil Nadu, in a farmer’s family. He completed his BSc Chemistry from Madras University followed by MSc in Biochemistry from Bombay University. After being awarded a PhD for his research on Thyroid, 14 years of teaching and a long career as a Scientific Officer in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) specialising in Radio Immuno Assay (RIA), he was ready to take the first step towards entrepreneurship. He decided to quit his government job at BARC and started Thyrocare with an investment of ` 1 lakh. His aim was to provide this cost-effective service at uniform rates throughout the length and breadth of India.
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