Ajai Kumar

B S Ajai Kumar is an Indian oncologist and entrepreneur. He is the founder chairman & CEO of HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd, a South Asian provider of cancer care.

B S Ajai Kumar
Born (1951-08-22) August 22, 1951
Bangalore, India
NationalityIndian
EducationSt. John’s College, Bangalore,
University of Virginia Hospital,
MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston
OccupationOncologist and entrepreneur
Known forInnovation in Cancer care.
Value based healthcare model
Medical career
ProfessionChairman and CEO, Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd.

Career

Kumar got his MBBS from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore.[1] He completed his residency at University of Virginia Hospital. Then, he obtained a MD at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas.[2][3]

During the course of his career he visited India frequently. In 1989 he founded Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology in Mysore, built with grants given by the government of the United States through a non profit trust.[4] He began practising value based medicine, which consists of giving the same treatment at a much lower cost than in the United States and Europe.[5] Then he started the Bangalore Institute of Oncology.[6]

He practised for two decades in USA; in 2003 he decided to return with his family to India, and in 2005 he formed HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG).[1][6][7] introducing new technology for cancer treatment.[8] In 2019 HCG had around 15 comprehensive cancer care centres.[9]

He also partnered with Kamini A. Rao to establish fertility centers in India in 2013.[10]

Kumar is also the President of Association of Healthcare Providers Bangalore[11] and Chapter and Advisor of the Federation of Healthcare Associations.[12] He has given several talks at Harvard Business School and other universities[13] and participates in different health initiatives.[14][15]

Awards and achievements

Philanthropy

Kumar has established the "International Human Development & Upliftment Academy", near Mysore, Karnataka, which is engaged in alleviating rural illiteracy, empowering women.[22] The HCG Foundation does free cancer treatments for patients from economically backward families.[23]

Antardhwani is an independent Think Tank of HCG which works in health, education and agriculture projects.[24] It also works on anti-tobacco control programmes to fight cancer.[15][25]

Books
  • Excellence Has No Borders (Penguin Random House) - 2019
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References
  1. "Dr. BS Ajaikumar, Chairman & CEO, Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd". www.indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. "Dr. B. S. Ajai Kumar | VCCircle Events". events.vccircle.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  3. "Board of Directors « HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd". Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  4. "Bharat Cancer Hospital Mysore". bharathcancerhospital.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  5. "Value-based medicine: New patient-centric approach to healthcare". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  6. "HEALTH CARE GLOBAL ENTERPRISE LTD (HCG)" (PDF). healthmarketinnovations.org. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  7. "Beyond Cancer - Handled With Care". www.forbesindia.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  8. "Dr. B.S. Ajai Kumar delivers Heroes of Healthcare Lecture at GMU – THUMBAY Group News". Retrieved 2019-02-01. Under his leadership HCG changed the landscape in Oncology by introducing Whole Body Robotic Radiosurgery System – CyberKnife, Stereotactic Body Radio Therapy – TrueBeam in India and also advanced imaging, 128 Slice HD – PET, 3 Tesla MRI – Skyra, Digital Mammogram.
  9. "Existing Centres « HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd". Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  10. "HCG & BACC join together to redefine fertility care". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  11. "Association of Healthcare Providers (India)". www.ahpi.in. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  12. "Announcement of the formation of " Federation of Healthcare Associations "– Karnataka & To discuss developments in the private healthcare sector". INDIAN NEWZ. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  13. "Dr. B.S. Ajai Kumar delivers Heroes of Healthcare Lecture at GMU – THUMBAY Group News". Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  14. "Govt will persuade farmers against growing tobacco: Khader". Deccan Herald. 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  15. "Tobacco farmers agree to switch to alternative crops, but set conditions". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  16. "HCG Cancer Hospital | Best Cancer Hospitals India | IndiCure". www.indicure.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  17. "Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011. Revolutionizing cancer-care". Ernst and Young India.
  18. Bureau, Our. "Recognising and inspiring enterprise". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  19. DelhiJuly 1, Indo-Asian News Service New; July 1, 2008UPDATED; Ist, 2008 22:31. "President confers B.C. Roy Award on eminent doctors". India Today. Retrieved 2019-01-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. Govindarajan, Vijay; Ramamurti, Ravi (2013-11-01). "Delivering World-Class Health Care, Affordably". Harvard Business Review (November 2013). ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  21. Herzlinger, Regina E.; Ghorawat, Amit; Krishnan, Meera; Saggi, Naiyya. "Hub and Spoke, HealthCare Global, and Additional Focused Factory Models for Cancer Care". hbr.org. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  22. "International Human Development & Upliftment Academy". guidestarindia.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  23. "HCG Foundation". HCG Foundation.
  24. "Seethalakshmi S and Rahul Nandan, chief mission officers at Antardhwani". onthinktanks.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  25. "HCG, WHO, Antardhwani mull over the growth of tobacco". www.biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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