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Dr Raghuvanshi: Active leader He is the loyal senapati, confidante, friend and an active leader. Meet the Vice-Chairman of the Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) group, Dr Ashutosh Raghuvanshi. He reflects on his journey and association with NH Chairman Dr Devi Shetty, in a conversation with M Neelam Kachhap
here aren't many people inside or outside Narayana Hrudralaya (NH) who understand it better than Dr Ashutosh Raghuvanshi. Having shaped it and seen NH grow, Dr Raghuvanshi feels proud that the company is trying to dissociate healthcare from affluence. The MD, VC and Group CEO of the NH group Dr Raghuvanshi, has worked with Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman of NH since his Manipal days. Dr Raghuvanshi was born and brought up in the hills of Dehradun and lived and worked at most places in India. He has finally settled in Bangalore after an illustrious decade at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute
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of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, where he started the department of cardiac surgery. Youngest of three siblings, Dr Raghuvanshi lived a 'swachhand' childhood. A self-confessed prankster, as a child he was quite naughty and dragged himself through school. "I was a very mediocre student. Till my 11th standard, I was not serious about studies at all," shares Dr Raghuvanshi. The choice of medicine came to him accidentally. "My elder sister wanted to be a doctor, but she could not study MBBS. I am very close to her and she started to encourage and motivate me to do medicine," he remembers. At that time he was in his 11th standard. He had not done www.expresshealthcare.in
very well in the 10th standard and wanted to prove himself. He did well in 12th and subsequently went on to do his MBBS from the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra. Spending time at Sevagram, Wardha was part of the curriculum and Dr Raghuvanshi found his bearings there. The rebellious and carefree Dr Raghuvanshi transformed into a focussed and humble surgeon. He finished his MBBS with distinction and continued his internship at ESI, Hospital Delhi. It was during this time that a chance visit to a friend at a different hospital in Delhi brought Dr Raghuvanshi in close contact with cardiac sur-
gery. He was mesmerised by the high-end technology and array of fascinating equipment used for the surgery. He lost his heart to cardiac surgery that day and decided to pursue it till his dying day. Many noted cardio-thoracic surgeons like Dr Sharad Pandey chiseled his art and Dr Raghuvanshi completed his MCh cardio-thoracic surgery from Bombay Hospital, Mumbai. After spending four years at Bombay Hospital, Dr Raghuvanshi joined Apollo Hospital, Chennai and later moved to Vijaya Heart Foundation, Chennai. However, he was not very happy with his career at that point as he was looking for bigger challenges. It was at EXPRESS HEALTHCARE
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