Dr. Preetha Reddy

Biography

Inspired and guided by her father, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, the pioneer of corporatized healthcare in India, Preetha had formally joined Apollo Hospitals as Joint Managing Director in 1989 and five years later, she became the Managing Director of the Group. A forerunner of integrated healthcare in Asia and globally, Apollo Hospitals’ has been in a position of strength at every touchpoint of the healthcare delivery chain. The group’s presence includes quaternary and tertiary care hospitals in urban and semi-urban India, primary care & diagnostic family clinics, pharmacies, health education and research endeavours, global clinical trials, wellness, healthcare consulting, business process operations and healthcare technology services. Since inception in 1983, Apollo Hospitals has been honoured with the trust of over 26 million patients. The group’s presence includes quaternary and tertiary care hospitals in urban and semi-urban India, primary care & diagnostic family clinics, pharmacies, health education and research endeavours, global clinical trials, wellness, healthcare consulting, business process operations and healthcare technology services. Since inception in 1983, Apollo Hospitals has been honoured with the trust of over 26 million patients. With an aim to harness the growing mobile penetration in India, Preetha had initiated partnerships with telecom providers and Apollo Hospitals pioneered m-health solutions in India. These path breaking mobile healthcare partnerships are set to transform the delivery of healthcare across India and will accelerate Apollo Hospitals’ vision of touching a billion lives. She works with industry bodies and the Government of India to advance policy decisions on important healthcare issues. In 2009, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, invited her to join the Indo-U.S. and Indo-Malaysia CEOs Forum, think-tanks created to strengthen bilateral cooperation and trade. Dr Preetha Reddy was ranked in the International list of “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”, by Fortune in 2010 and 2011, and also in ‘The Most Powerful Women in Business’ List compiled by Fortune India – 2011. She has been a regular in the Business Today’s list of powerful business women since 2006. Preetha was a Founding Member of the National Quality Council, an organization which had provided the guidelines on minimum quality standards to Indian Hospitals. In addition to being an Executive Member on the Board of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, she is a Member of the Wipro Business Leadership Council and a Governing Board Member of XLRI Jamshedpur. Preetha Reddy was a recipient of a Life Time Achievement Award for distinguished service in the field of Social Science from the Loyola Forum for Historical Research. Dr. Preetha has been at the forefront of working for the less fortunate and an inspiring example is SACHi (Save a Child’s Heart Initiative) – an endeavour to treat underprivileged children with congenital heart diseases. Under the auspices of SACHi, over 5000 cardiac surgeries have been performed and over 50,000 underprivileged children have been screened for cardiac ailments. She has also played a vital catalyst in facilitating prompt medical emergency response to numerous calamities. Dr Preetha Reddy is the pioneer and chief architect of the TLC mantra, a pillar of the Apollo way. Dr. Preetha Reddy holds a B.Sc from Stella Maris College Chennai, and a Masters in Public Administration from Madras University. She received formal training in fine-arts at Kalakshetra, Chennai and this helped her further imbibe traditional Indian art and culture. Preetha Reddy was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by the Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai in recognition of her outstanding work in the field of healthcare. Dr. Preetha is married and has two sons.

Research Interest

Inspired and guided by her father, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, the pioneer of corporatized healthcare in India, Preetha had formally joined Apollo Hospitals as Joint Managing Director in 1989 and five years later, she became the Managing Director of the Group. A forerunner of integrated healthcare in Asia and globally, Apollo Hospitals’ has been in a position of strength at every touchpoint of the healthcare delivery chain. The group’s presence includes quaternary and tertiary care hospitals in urban and semi-urban India, primary care & diagnostic family clinics, pharmacies, health education and research endeavours, global clinical trials, wellness, healthcare consulting, business process operations and healthcare technology services. Since inception in 1983, Apollo Hospitals has been honoured with the trust of over 26 million patients. The group’s presence includes quaternary and tertiary care hospitals in urban and semi-urban India, primary care & diagnostic family clinics, pharmacies, health education and research endeavours, global clinical trials, wellness, healthcare consulting, business process operations and healthcare technology services. Since inception in 1983, Apollo Hospitals has been honoured with the trust of over 26 million patients. With an aim to harness the growing mobile penetration in India, Preetha had initiated partnerships with telecom providers and Apollo Hospitals pioneered m-health solutions in India. These path breaking mobile healthcare partnerships are set to transform the delivery of healthcare across India and will accelerate Apollo Hospitals’ vision of touching a billion lives. She works with industry bodies and the Government of India to advance policy decisions on important healthcare issues. In 2009, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, invited her to join the Indo-U.S. and Indo-Malaysia CEOs Forum, think-tanks created to strengthen bilateral cooperation and trade. Dr Preetha Reddy was ranked in the International list of “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”, by Fortune in 2010 and 2011, and also in ‘The Most Powerful Women in Business’ List compiled by Fortune India – 2011. She has been a regular in the Business Today’s list of powerful business women since 2006. Preetha was a Founding Member of the National Quality Council, an organization which had provided the guidelines on minimum quality standards to Indian Hospitals. In addition to being an Executive Member on the Board of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, she is a Member of the Wipro Business Leadership Council and a Governing Board Member of XLRI Jamshedpur. Preetha Reddy was a recipient of a Life Time Achievement Award for distinguished service in the field of Social Science from the Loyola Forum for Historical Research. Dr. Preetha has been at the forefront of working for the less fortunate and an inspiring example is SACHi (Save a Child’s Heart Initiative) – an endeavour to treat underprivileged children with congenital heart diseases. Under the auspices of SACHi, over 5000 cardiac surgeries have been performed and over 50,000 underprivileged children have been screened for cardiac ailments. She has also played a vital catalyst in facilitating prompt medical emergency response to numerous calamities. Dr Preetha Reddy is the pioneer and chief architect of the TLC mantra, a pillar of the Apollo way. Dr. Preetha Reddy holds a B.Sc from Stella Maris College Chennai, and a Masters in Public Administration from Madras University. She received formal training in fine-arts at Kalakshetra, Chennai and this helped her further imbibe traditional Indian art and culture. Preetha Reddy was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by the Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai in recognition of her outstanding work in the field of healthcare. Dr. Preetha is married and has two sons.