Prathap C. Reddy
Prathap C. Reddy in 2014
Born
Prathap Chandra Reddy

(1933-02-05) 5 February 1933 (age 91)
Aragonda, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Alma materStanley Medical College
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseSucharitha Reddy
Children
Relatives
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2010)
Padma Bhushan (1991)

Prathap Chandra Reddy (born 5 February 1933)[1][2] is an Indian entrepreneur and cardiologist who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India, the Apollo Hospitals.[3] India Today ranked him 48th in its 2017 list of India's 50 most powerful people.[4]

Education

Dr Reddy received his medical degree from the Stanley Medical College in Chennai and later trained as a Cardiologist in the UK and USA. He did his Fellowship from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and went on to head several research programs at the Missouri State Chest Hospital, USA where he worked for several years before returning to India.[5]

Personal life

Reddy was married at an early age to a lady of his own community and social background in a match arranged by their families in the usual Indian way. The couple are the parents of four children, all girls:

All of Reddy's daughters are serving as directors in the Apollo Hospitals.[7]

Awards and recognition

Prathap C. Reddy, receiving Padma Vibhushan award from the president Pratibha Patil, in 2010

References

  1. ^ The first 'Apollo Isha Vidya Rural School' at Aragonda!, Apollo Hospitals press release, 25 December 2012, retrieved 2015-04-03
  2. ^ "The Trailblazer". Express Healthcare. January 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ Srikar Muthyala (29 September 2015). "The List of Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015". MyBTechLife. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ^ "India's 50 powerful people". India Today. 14 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Our Chairman's Profile". apolloclinic.com.
  6. ^ "Dream wedding for Charan, Upasna". The Hindu. 15 June 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ Hussain, Shabana (24 November 2014). "Apollo Hospitals' Prathap Reddy grooms daughters for leadership positions". Forbes India. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals conferred with the Lions Humanitarian Award". Medgate today.
  11. ^ "Dr Prathap C Reddy conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by IMA". Uniindia. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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