Devi Shetty
Devi Prasad Shetty | |
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| Born | 08, May 1953 |
| Education | Guy's Hospital London - Cardiothoracic Unit, (1983-1989) West Midlands Cardio-Thoracic Rotation Program (Trained in Cardiac Surgery) Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, (1982) St. Aloysius Mangalore |
| Years active | 1989s-present |
| Known for | Pulmonary Thromboembolectomy Neonatal open heart surgery Cardiomyoplasty Surgery Left Ventricular Assist Device Support |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Cardiac surgeon |
| Institutions | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Guys Hospital United Kingdom B.M. Birla Hospital Kolkata Manipal Hospital Bangalore |
| Sub-specialties | Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery |
| Awards | Schwab Foundation's award in 2005 Padma Shri award for Medicine in 2004 B C Roy award in 2003 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award in 2003 Ernst & Young - Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2003 Rajyotsava award in 2002 Karnataka Ratna award in 2001 |
Devi Prasad Shetty (Tulu: ದೇವಿ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) is an Indian philanthropist and a renowned cardiac surgeon.
Life and career
He is originally from the erstwhile Kinnigoli, South Canara district in India (now divided into Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts of Karnataka). After completing his graduate degree in Medicine and post-graduate work in General Surgery from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, he trained in cardiac surgery at Guys Hospital in the United Kingdom. He returned to India in 1989 and initially worked at B.M. Birla Hospital in Kolkata. After some time, he moved to Bangalore and started the Manipal Heart Foundation at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. He has many patients and admirers in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri lanka and other parts of the world, especially South Asia.
Contributions
In 2001, Shetty founded Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH), a multi-specialty hospital in Bommasandra on the outskirts of Bangalore City (Karnataka State) in South India. Apart from cardiac surgery, NH also has cardiology, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, haematology and transplant services, and nephrology. A state-of-the-art trauma hospital Sparsh and an ophthalmology hospital Narayana Nethralayaare the beginnings of the Narayana Health City. The health city will also house a center for neurosciences, a children's hospital, a cancer research centre and general hospital. He also founded Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS)in Kolkata.
Yashasvini
Yashasvini is possibly the world's cheapest comprehensive health insurance scheme, at Rs.5 (11 cents) per month, designed by Shetty and the Government of Karnataka for the poor farmers of the state. It is very well-utilized in Karnataka with millions of members.
Awards and recognition
- Schwab Foundation's award in 2005
- Padma Shri award for Medicine in 2004
- Dr. B C Roy award in 2003
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award in 2003
- Ernst & Young - Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2003
- Rajyotsava award in 2002
- Karnataka Ratna award in 2001