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Founder of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, and Medanta – The Medicity, institutions that have helped advance specialised cardiac and multidisciplinary care in India
One of India’s foremost cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, with more than five decades of experience and over 48,000 open-heart surgeries performed
Recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, with a longstanding contribution to cardiac surgery, clinical training and institution-building
Dr. Naresh Trehan is the Founder of Medanta and continues to serve as its Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Cardiac Surgeon. He is one of India’s most foremost and distinguished cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, with more than 50 years of experience in cardiac surgery and over 48,000 open-heart surgeries to his credit.
After completing his medical education at King George's Medical College, Lucknow, Dr. Trehan underwent advanced surgical training in the United States at Thomas Jefferson University and New York University Medical Center, where he trained under renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Frank Spencer and later joined the faculty. His clinical expertise spans the full spectrum of cardiac surgery, from coronary artery bypass surgery to complex and high-risk cardiac procedures. In 1988, Dr. Trehan returned to India and founded the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, contributing significantly to the advancement of modern cardiac surgery in the country. In 2009, he founded Medanta – The Medicity with the vision of creating an integrated, multidisciplinary institution bringing together advanced clinical care, research, education and technology. Alongside his continuing surgical practice, he has trained and mentored generations of clinicians and has played a defining role in the evolution of private tertiary healthcare in India.
Founder of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, and Medanta – The Medicity, institutions that have helped advance specialised cardiac and multidisciplinary care in India
One of India’s foremost cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, with more than five decades of experience and over 48,000 open-heart surgeries performed
Recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, with a longstanding contribution to cardiac surgery, clinical training and institution-building
Coronary artery disease, including coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), off-pump and beating-heart surgery
Heart valve disease, including valve repair and replacement
Aortic disease and aneurysms requiring cardiac surgery
Complex and high-risk cardiac conditions, including redo cardiac surgery
Minimally invasive and robotically assisted cardiac surgery
Advanced cardiac surgery, including heart transplantation and other complex cardiovascular procedures
Milestones Achieved
1991
Padma Shri
2001
Padma Bhushan
2001
AMA Physician’s Recognition Award
2002
Honorary Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2005
Dr. B. C. Roy National Award
2006
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award
1991
Honorary Surgeon to the President of India since
2024
Honoured as one of the Seven Legends in Heart Surgery by the International Congress of Cardiac Surgery
