Naresh Trehan (born 12 August 1945) is an Indian

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and cardiothoracic surgeon. After graduating from

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, India, he went on to practice at New York University Medical Center,

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, 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-The Medicity. He has served as personal surgeon to the

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since 1991, has received numerous awards, including the

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, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 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

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in Philadelphia. Trehan was the founder, director and chief cardiovascular surgeon of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC), which opened on Okhla Road,

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in 1988. Presently, Trehan is the Founder Chairman of Medanta - The Medicity one of the largest multi-specialty hospital at

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established in 2009. Trehan has been president of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. As chairman of Global Health Private Ltd., Trehan has overseen the building of an integrated health care facility in

, India, currently referred to as Medanta - The Medicity. Medicity is spread across of land. Collaborating with

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and other financial partners, Medicity combines modern medicine with

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and holistic therapies.

Biography

His mother was a gynaecologist and father was an ENT specialist, both of them practised in

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until the

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his family belonged to Sri Hargobindapur,

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. 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 Shyel and Shonan. Shyel is a lawyer married to Pankaj Sahni, who's the CEO of Medanta. His wife,

Madhu Trehan Madhu Purie Trehan (born 1940s) is an Indian journalist. She was 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 196 ...

, is a journalist and writer.

Honors

Award by President of India in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Cardiology Medicine in 2001. * Padma Shri Award by President of India in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Surgery in 1991. * Dr. B. C. Roy Award from the

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in 2002. * ''

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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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