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Ramesh Kumar joins DocTree as Executive Chairman Kumar will be responsible for formulating the overall strategy for building up the start-up DocTree RAMESH KUMAR joins DocTree (doctree.in), the virtual hospital portal based out of Bangalore, as the Executive Chairman. Kumar will be responsible for formulating the
overall strategy for building up the start-up DocTree, and will be actively involved in developing industry and investor connect for the company. Kumar will also be a part of the board. “Having worked with various established entities across the world, it is time to give back to the society and therefore have committed to a concept like DocTree.in that holds the potential to reshape the healthcare access mechanism in India,” said Ramesh Kumar, Executive Chairman, DocTree. Prior to this, Kumar headed the Societe
Generale Global Solution Centre where he was instrumental in framing the company’s business plans and development approach. Ramesh was also an Executive Committee Member of Resources Group Worldwide with Societe Generale and an Executive Committee Member of Global Technology Division of SG-CIB (as Regional Director for its securities division in Singapore). Prior to Socgen, Kumar has been associated with Unilever India. He was a part of its technology division. Dr Sreenivasan Narayana,
Founder & CEO, DocTree said “Ramesh will be helping us channelise our resources in an effective manner and we are glad to have a visionary like him as a mentor to us” Kumar is also the Chairman of S4 holdings which is a key investor in DocTree. “doctree.in is a thoroughly researched concept that integrates IT into healthcare and is lead by a team of passionate and experienced team of doctors. The task at hand here is challenging but the team is committed to make a difference,” added Kumar.
Cardiac surgeon, Dr KM Cherian receives BACTS Award Chairman & CEO of Frontier Lifeline Hospital was honoured in recognition of his contribution to development of cardio thoracic surgery in Bangladesh
RENOWNED CARDIAC surgeon and Padmashri, Dr KM Cherian who is also the Founder and CEO of Frontier Lifeline Hospital was honoured recently with the BACTS award during an international conference held at Dhaka. This award was given to Dr Cherian in recognition of his contribution to development of cardio thoracic surgery in Bangladesh. The award was presented by Minister for Health, Mohammed Nasim and Minister of Shipping, Shahjahan Khan in the presence of National Professor Brigadier Abdul Malik.
Dr Cherian said, “I am extremely happy and honoured to have been recognised for my contribution. In fact this contribution has been achieved
due to my team’s support. This award has further motivated my team of doctors and me to work harder to ensure best medical care for our patients.
We will continue to discover breakthroughs in the field of cardiology that will benefit not just our patients but every patient in the world affected with heart diseases.” Dr Cherian is a world renowned and distinguished cardiac surgeon in India. He has won innumerable awards and has lot of first’s to his credit, be it the first paediatric heart transplant in India, first bilateral lung transplant, first successful coronary artery graft in India, first auto transplant or the first internal mammary artery graft in the country.