Over the last few decades, India has made strides in the way healthcare is delivered and managed. Healthcare has emerged as one of the most significant sectors, specially in the post-pandemic world. Indian healthcare ecosystem is re-innovating to integrate technology and to move with brisk pace which is the need of the hour. The public health crisis progressively engulfed the world and healthcare professionals - doctors, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare entrepreneurs and scientists played a key role in mitigating the risks and providing better healthcare facilities to the masses.
BW Healthcare World 40 Under 40 brings a list of the brightest healthcare influencers under the age of 40 who have redefined and excelled in their chosen domain, with expertise, empathy, innovation and foresight. The list looks at unique business ideas and the people powering them. While each one may not have built a billion-dollar business, but they are all committed to serve the nation by working towards providing the gift of good health to the citizens.
BW Healthcare World 40 Under 40 measures success, not just through money, revenues, valuations and profits but looks at innovative ideas. With India said to be the youngest country in the world, 40 Under 40 list is an attempt to felicitate the young innovators, disruptors, founders and CEOs.
The 2nd edition of BW Healthcare World - Annual Healthcare Summit, a gathering of visionary leaders, professionals, and policymakers took place on June 27 at Taj MG Road in Bengaluru. Various nominations were received and post rigorous shortlisting, they were presented before the jury. The jury carefully scrutinised all the nominations and selected the top 40 young achievers.
The winners were awarded on Monday in a grand event organised at Taj Hotel MG Road, Bengaluru. The jury chair Dr H Sudarshan Balal, Chairman, of Manipal Health Enterprises. He congratulated the winners and motivated all the participants for the great work that they are doing. “It was a pleasure to be in the jury of BW Healthcare World 40 Under 40 Awards. There were various entries from big corporates, small startups, professionals and standalone practitioners. It was very challenging to decide the best 40 among them. It was a great experience. There were a lot of learnings and motivations,” said Dr Balal.
The Elite List Of BW Healthcare World 40 Under 40 Young Achievers 2023
Winners | Designation |
Dr Soumya Prabhat Jati | |
Dr. Aakar Kapoor | CEO & Lead Medical Advisor (CICL) | Chief of Radiology (CXR) |
Dr. Vishal Soni | Consultant Robotic GI-AWR Surgeon, Zydus Hospitals |
Priyanka Chigurupati | Executive Director, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. & Granules USA, Granules India |
Dr. Urvashi Prasad | Director, Office of Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog |
Amrita Patil Pimpale | Founder, Echoing Healthy Ageing |
Vandita Tewari Kapoor | Founder & CEO, Iyurved |
Dr. Arjun Dang | CEO, Dr. Dang's Labs |
Dr.Neeraj Shah | Chief Medical Officer and Consultant for Cataract, Cornea, Refractive Services, Sankara Eye Hospital, Jaipur |
Ravjot Singh Arora | Director, Medulance Healthcare Pvt. Ltd |
Soumita Ghose | Assistant General Manager - Administration and Policy, Tata Medical Centre |
Shivtosh Kumar | Co-Founder & CPO, Sugarfit |
Dr. Kunal Joshi | Commercial, Cell & Gene Therapy, Immuneel Therapeutics |
Devashish Singh | Co-Founder & CEO, MrMed.in (Eazymed Technologies Private Limited) |
Dr. Stuti Khare Shukla | Chief Dermatologist, www.drstutikhareshukla.in |
Dr. Narayana Subramaniam | Senior Consultant and Head of Department, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Shankara Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru |
Dr. Pankaj Mittal | Hospital Director, Manipal Hospital, Gurugram |
Sukesh Chandra Gain | Senior Vice President - International Business, NephroPlus (Nephrocare Health Services Pvt Ltd.) |
Dr. Rishubh Gupta | General Manager, Baxter International Inc |
Gaurav Sharma | Chief Strategy Officer, LifeSigns |
Sahil Pruthi | Founder & CEO, Livofy |
Gurjit Singh | Founding Partner, WHA Partners |
Apar Gupta | Founder, Blu Ocean Innovation Pvt. Ltd. |
Vatsal Agarwal | Senior Vice President Data & Analytics, Innoplexus Consulting Services |
Shailja Mittal | Founder & CEO, Qurex |
Kabir Mahajan | Associate Director, Mahajan Imaging |
Amrit Agarwal | Vice President - International Business, Pristyn Care |
Narendra Varde | Managing Director - IMCD Group & Ex-MD - Roche Diagnostics |
Elwinder Singh | Co-Founder, Connect and Heal (CNH Care) |
Vijayendra Singh | Chief Operating Officer, Apollo 24/7 |
Shakthi M. Nagappan | Director (Life Sciences & Pharma) & CEO (Hyderabad Pharma City) , Govt. of Telangana |
Shanay Shah | President, Shalby Ltd. |
Ankit Maheshwari | Chief Technology Officer & President - India Operations, Innovaccer |
Zoya Brar | Founder - CORE Diagnostics & Chief of Staff, Eli Health |
Dr. Shubhang Arora | Executive Director, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals Ltd. |
Dr. Manasi Shirolkar | Consultant Dermatologist & Founder, Illumina Health |
Vishwa Modi | Chief Psychologist, The Mood Space |
Dr. Keshav Malhotra | Chief Embryologist & Director, Rainbow IVF, Agra |
Avnish Chhabria | Founder, Wellbeing Nutrition |
Sweta Bandal | GM- Operations & Quality, Pushapagiri Vitereo Retina Institute |