Naresh Trehan Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Cardiovascular and Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Known for	Being the Founder, Chairman, Managing Director of Medanta - The Medicity Hospital
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	National Awards • Padma Shri in recognition for his contribution in the field of surgery in 1991 • Padma Bhushan in recognition for his contribution in the field of medicine in 2001 • Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics, and Management in 2005 • Dr B. C. Roy Award in the Eminent Medical Person category in 2005 Other Awards and Honours • Alumni Award from KG Medical College, Lucknow, in 1988 • National Integration Council Award in 1988 • Dr N. C. Joshi Memorial Award by Delhi Medical Association in 1989 • Bhai Vir Singh International Award for unique contribution in the field of Medicine by National Institute of Punjab Studies • Mother India International Award by NRI Institute in 1992 • International Business Acumen Award by the International Business Council in 1993 • National Intellectuals' Award - The Great Son of the Soil by All India Conference of Intellectuals in 1993 • Distinguished Service Award by IMA Academy of Medical Specialities for continuing, selfless, dedicated and devoted services to the medical profession and the community in 1993 • Distinguished Service Award by IMA Academy of Medical Specialities, New Delhi Branch Chapter for the services to the Profession and the Nation in 1994 • Samajshree Award - Order of Merit for Management from the Indian Council of Management Executives, Bombay in 1995 • India International Gold Award from the NRI institute in 1995 • Lok Seva Award in 1995 • Rotary Ratna Award from Rotary international in 1996 • Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi in 1996 • IMA Dr K. Sharan Cardiology Excellence Award from the Indian Medical Association in 2000 • Rashtriya Ratan Award by United Indians for outstanding contribution in the medical field in 2001 • AMA Physician's Recognition Award by The CME Alliance at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2001 • Honourary Fellow from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Australia in 2002 • Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound in 2002 • Jewel of India in the Millenium Award by the International Award Committee of Wisitex Foundation in 2002 • Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur in 2004 • Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from King George’s Medical University, Lucknow in 2007 • Ernst & Young Award in the category Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Start-up in 2012 • Amrit Ratna Samman Award by News18 India for outstanding contribution in the medical field in 2022
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 August 1945 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	79 Years
Birthplace	Shri Hargobindpur, Batala, Gurdaspur District, Punjab Province, British India (now Punjab, India)
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	• British Indian (1945 - 1947) • Indian (1947 - present)
Hometown	New Delhi
School	Modern School (Barakhamba Road), New Delhi
College/University	• King George's Medical College, Lucknow • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Educational Qualification	• MBBS (1968) • Diploma in Cardiology from the American Board of Surgery (1977) • Diplomate from the American Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery (1979)
Religion/Religious Views	Hinduism (Arya Samaji)[1]The Times of India
Caste	Punjabi Khatri
Hobby	Listening to music
Controversies	ED Case against the Medanta office bearers The Enforcement Directorate registered a case against the office bearers of Medanta - The Medicity Hospital, including Dr Naresh Trehan on charges of money laundering in 2020. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint by an RTI activist. The hospital responded that the allegations raised was baseless, and further mentioned that the complainant had an extortion case registered in his name. [2]The Economic Times
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	September 1969
Family
Wife/Spouse	Madhu Trehan (author, journalist)
Children	Daughter(s)- 2 • Shyel Trehan (lawyer) • Shonan Purie Trehan (architect)
Parents	Father- (ENT specialist) Mother- (Gynaecologist)
Sibling	Sister- 1
Other Relatives	Son-in-law- Pankaj Sahni (CEO, Medanta) Father-in-law- V.V. Purie (deceased, owner of Thomson Press) Brother-in-law- Aroon Purie (Founder, India Today) Niece- Kalli Purie (vice-chairperson, India Today) Niece- Koel Purie (author, actress, anchor) Nephew- Ankoor Purie (managing director of Thomson Press)
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$1.5 Billion (as of 16 April 2024)[3]Forbes
Social Media
LinkedIn	Dr. Naresh Trehan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr Naresh Trehan

• Naresh Trehan’s parents had to shift their medical practice from Lyallpur (now Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan), at the time of partition, to a three-room place in Connaught Place, Delhi, of which two rooms were used as a clinic.

• He was motivated to choose medicine as his career when he saw how his parents helped the many patients who visited them.

• His parents initially did not support his career choice as they knew about the hardships involved in this career.

• During his school days, he was interested in sports, particularly cricket and hockey, and was part of the Delhi State team for these sports. According to him, the sports training helped him build his stamina which is much needed for a cardiac surgeon.

• He is a natural left-hander who was forced to use his right hand by his Hindi teacher making him ambidextrous (the ability to use both hands efficiently) which aided his medical career.

• As a child, he liked to create new things with the Meccano set that he got as a birthday gift from his father. He later developed his creativity skills further by doing aero-modelling.

• He joined Hindu College in 1963 before joining King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, for his medical studies.

• He completed his internship at the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi.

• He cleared the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) exam and left for training at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, USA.

• He chose cardiac surgery to specialise from the options (the other was neurosurgery), as it was more result-oriented.

• He was trained under the world-famous cardiac surgeon and renowned teacher, Dr Frank Spencer.

• He was trained at Bellevue Hospital, New York, for seven years till 1977 and was one of the top 2 heart surgeons out of the 32 residents at the end of the training.

• His first surgery was in 1976 which lasted for four hours on a 55-year-old man.

• After his training, he became the faculty of the New York University, on the advice of his guru Dr Frank Spencer.

• In 1981, he founded the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHIRC) project in New Delhi, in collaboration with H. Nanda. Its main goals were to provide better treatment, better training for doctors, and pioneering new research focused on Indian patients.
  

  Dr Naresh during the foundation stone laying ceremony of EHIRC

• Dr Naresh returned to India in 1988, once EHIRC was established and functioning. He was the executive director and chief cardiovascular surgeon of the Institute for 20 years.

• He was appointed personal surgeon to the President of India in 1991.

• He was the President of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS) in Minneapolis, USA from 2004 to 2005.

• After Fortis acquired Escorts, he joined Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, as the Senior Consultant of cardiovascular surgery in 2007.

• In 2009, he and Sunil Sachdeva founded Global Health Limited, commercially known as Medanta – The Medicity, a 43-acre, 1250-bed, multi-super speciality, medical and nursing school facility in Gurgaon, Haryana.

• Dr Naresh Trehan conceptualised Medanta as the ‘Cleveland or Harvard clinic of the East’. It focuses on various types of research uniting the modern and the traditional medicine. The name itself is a fusion of the West and the East.

• Medanta has expanded its hospital network from New Delhi to Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), and Patna (Bihar).
  

  Dr Naresh Trehan at the inauguration of Medanta, Lucknow, by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath

• As of April 2024, he has done over 48000 successful open heart surgeries.

• As of April 2024, he has over 350 scientific publications.

• He is a fitness enthusiast who diligently follows a morning exercise regime and does yoga.
  

  Dr Naresh Trehan doing yoga

• He follows a diet plan of small, frequent meals or snacks comprising nuts, fruits, and salads.

• Dr Naresh and Madhu Trehan’s home in Golflinks, New Delhi, uniquely styled by their architect daughter, Shonan Purie Trehan, was featured in Architectural Digest India magazine in  July 2023. ^[4]Architectural Digest
  

  Dr Naresh Trehan with a guest in front of his home

• He ranked 2287 in the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024. ^[5]Forbes

• Medanta Hospital registered a complaint about a deepfake video featuring Dr Naresh Trehan endorsing a weight-loss medicine. The cyber crime department deactivated the video immediately after the complaint was raised. ^[6]The Times of India