MBBS, DIPLOMATE

50 Years Experience

Medanta The Medicity

Naresh Trehan (born 12 August 1946) is an Indian cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon. He serves as the chairman and managing director and chief cardiac surgeon of MedantaTM-The Medicity. He has served as personal surgeon to the President of India since 1991, has received numerous awards, including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award and Dr. B. C. Roy Award.

In 1963 Dr. Trehan got admission in King George's Medical College in Lucknow.[3] In November 1969 he moved to USA and became a first-year resident at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.[3]

Trehan was the founder, executive director and chief cardiovascular surgeon of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC), which opened on Okhla Road, Delhi in 1988.[4] Presently, Trehan is the Founder Chairman of Medanta - The Medicity one of the largest multi-specialty hospital at Gurgaon, Haryana established in 2009.[5] Trehan has been president of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.

As chairman of Global Health Private Ltd., Trehan is overseeing the building of an integrated health care facility in Gurgaon, India, currently referred to as MediCity. MediCity will spread across 43 acres (170,000 m2) of land. Collaborating with Siemens and other financial partners, MediCity aims to combine modern medicine with traditional medicine and holistic therapies.[6]

Awards & Accomplishments

• B. C. Roy National Award, 2005
• Life Time Achievement Award, 2002
• FRACS (Hon), 2002
• AMA Physician’s Recognition Award, 2001
• Padma Bhushan, 2001
• Rotary Ratna Award, 1996
• Rajiv Gandhi National Unity Award, 1995
• India International Gold Award, 1995
• Padma Shri, 1991

Memberships & Certifications

• Ex-President of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons of U.S.A.
• Member of the Scientific Council of the American College of Angiology U.S.A.
• Member of Board of Directors of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Heart Surgery Forum”
• Council Member of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia
• Member of The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
• Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industries-Healthcare Industry Committee
• President of Indian Health Care Federation