Dr. Naresh Trehan
Consultant physician committed to accurate diagnosis and personalised treatment, working with a coordinated specialist team.
About Dr. Naresh Trehan
Dr. Naresh Trehan is Founder, Chairman, Managing Director, and Chief Cardiac Surgeon of Medanta ? The Medicity. A world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, he has performed over 48,000 successful open-heart surgeries. Recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Dr. B.C. Roy Award, he previously founded Escorts Heart Institute and served as personal surgeon to the President of India.
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Overview & Expertise
Dr. Naresh Trehan is an iconic cardiac surgeon and healthcare leader in India. As Founder Chairman and Chief Cardiac Surgeon of Medanta - The Medicity, he has performed over 48,000 open-heart surgeries, including complex CABG, heart valve repairs, minimally invasive cardiac surgeries, and heart transplants.
He served as personal surgeon to the President of India starting in 1991.
Education & American Board Certification
Dr. Trehan graduated with his MBBS from King George's Medical University, Lucknow.
Moving to the United States in 1969, he trained and practiced at New York University Medical Center, Manhattan, from 1971 to 1988, earning Diplomate certification from the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Institutional Leadership & Awards
Upon returning to India, Dr. Trehan founded the Escorts Heart Institute in 1988 before establishing Medanta in 2009.
He is a past President of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS), USA.
Government honors awarded to Dr. Trehan include the Padma Shri (1991), Padma Bhushan (2001), and the Dr. B.C. Roy Award (2002).
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