Dr. Naresh Trehan

Dr. Naresh Trehan is one of India's most celebrated cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgeons, a visionary physician whose 43-year career has fundamentally transformed cardiac care across South Asia. As Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta – The Medicity in Gurugram, he has built one of Asia's premier multi-speciality hospitals, consistently ranked among the continent's top ten medical institutions and treating patients from over 130 countries every year. Born in New Delhi, Dr. Trehan completed his MBBS from King George Medical College in Lucknow before pursuing advanced specialist training in the United States. He undertook a Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York University Medical Centre, training alongside globally renowned cardiac surgeons in one of the world's most demanding clinical environments. This formative experience instilled in him a lifelong commitment to precision, innovation and patient dignity that continues to define his work. Returning to India, Dr. Trehan joined the Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi as Executive Director, helping establish one of Asia's first dedicated cardiac hospitals. He built a high-volume surgical programme that trained a generation of Indian cardiac surgeons and demonstrated that world-class cardiac outcomes were entirely achievable in the Indian setting. His two decades at Escorts set new national benchmarks for open-heart surgical results. In 2009 he founded Medanta – The Medicity, a 1,250-bed quaternary care hospital in Gurugram housing 22 speciality institutes and over 1,300 doctors. The hospital earned JCI and NABH accreditation within its early years and remains consistently ranked as Asia's finest private cardiac surgery centre. Medanta's international patient volumes – representing over 130 countries annually – reflect its global standing. Clinically, Dr. Trehan has performed over 48,000 open-heart surgeries, making him one of the highest-volume cardiac surgeons in the world. He is credited with pioneering robotic cardiac surgery in India and introducing minimally invasive cardiac techniques that significantly reduce patient recovery time. His surgical repertoire encompasses coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement and repair, aortic aneurysm surgery, redo complex cardiac procedures and congenital heart surgery. Dr. Trehan has also made exceptional contributions to health policy, serving on multiple government advisory bodies championing affordable cardiac care. Medanta's charitable programmes have enabled thousands of underprivileged patients to access advanced cardiac surgery at reduced or no cost – a legacy of social responsibility as significant as his surgical achievements. His contributions have earned the Padma Vibhushan 2022 – India's second highest civilian honour – the Padma Bhushan 2001, the Dr. B.C. Roy National Award and the IMA Lifetime Achievement Award. He is Fellow of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons USA and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. For patients seeking cardiac surgery in Delhi NCR, Dr. Naresh Trehan at Medanta represents the pinnacle of surgical expertise, institutional scale and patient-first philosophy – a combination unmatched anywhere in South Asia.