Times Network India Health Awards 2024 Held on August 3 in New Delhi, the event honoured outstanding contributions and innovations in the Indian healthcare industry. It also highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence (AI), value-based care and adoption of technology for improved access and affordability in shaping the future of healthcare.

In his opening address, Rohit Chadda, President and COO-Digital, Times Network spoke about the transformative power of technology in healthcare and the dire need for a robust healthcare system, while highlighting the urgent need for resilience and preparedness.

The following were also launched at the awards ceremony: Healthandme.com, the new digital arm of Times Network. “Healthandme.com is designed to be your daily health companion and a destination for every Indian seeking reliable and up-to-date healthcare information,” Rohit explained. The evening saw many great minds and innovators from the healthcare community participate in a number of discussions on the future of Indian healthcare. They also addressed the challenges of lack of infrastructure.

Many prominent people were honored for their significant contributions. Here is a list of who won what.

1. All India Best Multi-Speciality Hospital Group, Apollo Hospitals Group, Mr. Madhu Sashidhar – Chairman & CEO – Apollo Hospitals Group

2. All India Best Varicose Veins Hospital, AVIS Hospitals, Dr. Raja V Kopala – Managing Director & Senior Varicose Veins Specialist

3. All India Best Multi-Speciality Cancer Care, Apollo Cancer Centre, Ms Mansi Rajput – AVP – Apollo Hospitals

4. All India Best Single Specialty Cancer Hospital, HCG – Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd., Dr. Sachin Trivedi – Director Medical Oncology; Dr. Trinanjan Basu – Head of Department Radiation Oncology; Mr. Nikhil Kulkarni – Senior Manager Corp Marketing

5. All India Best Liver Transplant Hospital, Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Dr. Ilankumaran – CEO

6. Best in Paediatrics & Child Care All India, Apollo Children’s Hospital Network, Dr Karan Thakur – Vice President

7. All India Best Technologically Advanced Oncology Centre, Omega Hospitals, Chaudhary Hargovind – Chairman – Omega Hospitals Group

8. All India Best Diabetes Care Chain, Dr. Mohan Diabetes Specialities Centre, Mr. Saravanan Raman – Chief Marketing Officer

9. Leadership in Community Cancer Care (West), Mumbai Oncocare Centre, Dr. Mangesh Mekha and Dr. Abhishek Kakru – Consultant Medical Oncologists

10. All India Best in Pain Management, Indo British Advanced Pain Clinic, Dr. Vijay Bhaskar – Founder & Director

11. Excellence in Cardiology, Dr. Vanita Arora, Senior Consultant Cardiology – Apollo Hospitals (Delhi)

12. Excellence in Dental Implants (Hyderabad), Dr. Venkat Ratna Nag, Managing Director – The Dental Specialists

13. Best Liver Transplant Centre in Western India, Sahyadri Hospitals, Dr. Sunil Rao-Group COO; Dr. Manish Pathak, Transplant Anaesthetist

14. Lifetime Achievement Award, Dr. Arvind Lal, (Honorary) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal, Padma Shri, Executive Chairman, Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.

15. Excellence in Cardiology, Dr. Sai Satish, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals (Chennai)

16. Excellence in Gastroenterology, Dr. Mahesh Goenka – Apollo Hospitals (Kolkata), Director & Head of Gastroenterology/GI Department – Apollo Hospitals (Kolkata)

17. An emerging voice in dermatology, Dr. Alekhya Singapore, Founder and Chief Dermatologist – The Skin Sense

18. Excellence in Neurosurgery, Dr. Gaurav Tyagi, Senior Consultant – Apollo Hospitals (Delhi)

19. Centre of Excellence in Interventional Cardiology (Hyderabad), Dr J Siva Kumar, Head of Department of Cardiology

20. Excellence in Otology and Middle Ear Implantation (Hyderabad), Dr. Jaswinder Singh Saluja, Senior Consultant ENT Department

21. India Health-Tech AI Innovation, Dozee, Gaurav Parchani, Co-Founder and CTO, Dozee

22. All India Excellence in Robotic Surgery in Gynaecology, Dr. Ruma Sinha, Chief Gynaecologist & Clinical Lead-Gynaecological Robotic Surgery

23. Most Valuable Health Tech Company, Human Fractal, AI, Mr. Rajashekar Pullabhatla

24. Best in Organ Transplantation at All India Level, MGM Healthcare, Chennai

25. Excellence in Internal Medicine and Music Therapy (Hyderabad), Dr. Jagannami Srikanth, Senior Consultant and Academic Head

26. Excellence in Neonatology (North Zone), Dr. Avneet Kaur, Senior Neonatologist and Director – Department of Neonatology, Apollo Cradle (New Delhi)

27. Excellence in ENT (Hyderabad), Dr. EC Vinay Kumar, Head of ENT Department – Apollo Health City

28. Excellence in Hip Replacement Surgery (Hyderabad), Dr. Balavardhan Reddy R, Senior Consultant Orthopaedics

29. Excellence in Primary Aid and Preventive Paediatrics, Dr. Shivarajani Santosh, Paediatric and Social Worker, Magna Centre

30. Best Single Specialty Cancer Hospital (West), ACI – Cumballa Hill Hospital, Dr. Rahul Bajpai – Group CEO & Director

31. Excellence in Breast Surgery, Dr. Geeta Kadayaprath, Senior Consultant Apollo Cancer Centre (Delhi)

32. Excellence in Neurology, Dr. C Rajesh Reddy, Apollo Health City (Hyderabad)

33. Excellence in Neurosurgery, Dr. Alok Ranjan, Apollo Health City (Hyderabad)

34. All India Best Emerging Neurology Hospital, MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Dr. Akanksha Chandak – Chief Physician

35. All India Best Dental Clinic Chain, Dentzz Dental, Chairman Institute of Internal Medicine, Respiratory & Sleep Medicine

36. Excellence in Internal Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Dr. Randeep Guleria, Senior Consultant – Apollo Hospitals (Delhi)

37. Excellence in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Niranjan Hiremath, Senior Consultant – Apollo Hospitals (Chennai)

38. Excellence in Neurosurgery, Dr. Srinivasan Paramasivam, Senior Consultant – Apollo Hospitals (Chennai)

39. Excellence in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Practitioner & Osteopath (Chennai), Dr. Balakumaran, Managing Director – Krishna Health Centre

40. Excellence in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Satyaki P Nambala, Head of Cardiac Surgery Unit – Apollo Hospitals (Bengaluru)

41. Outstanding Diabetes Foot Specialist & Podiatric Surgeon (Chennai), Dr. Prem Kumar, MD, Chennai Diabetes Foot Care

42. Excellence in Varicose Veins Treatment, Dr. Raja V Kopala, Managing Director & Senior Varicose Veins Specialist – AVIS Hospitals

43. Excellence in Fertility Care (Mumbai), Dr. Rohan Palshetkar, Unit Head, DY Patil Fertility Centre, Bloom IVF

44. Most Promising Company in Pharma – SME, Radhey Medtech Pvt Ltd

45. Best Orthopedic Hospital (Chennai), MGM Healthcare, Chennai

46. ​​Pioneer in Healthcare AI, Elsevier, Mr. Shankar Kaul, MD, Elsevier – Health Solutions India

47. Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing (Hyderabad), Dr. Soumen Devidutt, Senior Consultant Cardiology

48. All India Expert in Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery, Dr. AV Gurava Reddy, Managing Director & Chief Joint Replacement Surgeon – KIMS Sunshine Hospitals

49. Excellence in Trichology (Mumbai), Dr. Suti Khare Shukla, Founder and Chief Dermatologist, SKS Elements of Aesthetics and Dr. Akshat Shukla

50. Best Fertility Pharma Company, Samarth Lifesciences, Samarth Lifesciences Team

51. Excellence in Fertility Care (Delhi), Dr. Suysha Khanijao, OBGYN, Infertility Specialist

52. Excellence in Integrative Medicine (Hyderabad), Dr. Praveen K Saxena, Managing Director – Dr. Saxena Integrative Medicine

53. Best Health Tech Solution, Fedo.AI, Prashant Madavana, Co-founder and CEO, FEDO

54. Excellence in Nephrology (Hyderabad), Dr. Ashwini Kumar Panigrahi, Senior Consultant Nephrology

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