By Hemant SharmaIt is not a hidden fact at all that India’s doctors usually are among the best ones in the entire world, right? And on top of that, we have so many of them, you know, to fulfill the healthcare service demand of the country as well as a decent percentage of the global demand. Over the years though, we have seen some really impressive doctors in India, who haven’t just worked great in India, but they have done something that only a few doctors have achieved on a global level. If that made you intrigued enough, just keep on reading this post of the top 10 most famous and reputed doctors in India as of 2025, and you’ll surprise yourself even more. Here we go then.
1. Dr. Devi Shetty
Dr. Devi Shetty is a cardiologist who believes that everyone should get the best in terms of healthcare, you know, not just the rich. He started a hospital group called Narayana Health that performs heart surgeries at very low costs. Over the course of his career, he has performed over 15,000 heart surgeries! The hospitals run by him are known for making surgeries cheaper than in other countries. On top of that, he’s always trying to get health insurance improved so that more people can get better medical care.
2. Dr. Naresh Trehan
Dr. Naresh Trehan is a famous heart surgeon in India and the founder of Medanta Hospital, The Medicity, a large hospital that treats all diseases and problems. He has been practicing as a surgeon for many years and has successfully operated on thousands of people. These people include famous politicians and celebrities He’s especially known for heart surgeries that are less invasive, which means there are quick recovery times for patients. He’s won many big awards like the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri and has changed the landscape of hospitals and medical care in India in a big way.
3. Dr. Prathap C. Reddy
Dr. Prathap C. Reddy is the founder of Apollo Hospitals, one of the largest hospital chains in India. Before him, people went to foreign lands to cure serious ailments. He wanted to make sure that anyone in India could get world-class hospital care without leaving the country. Thanks to his leadership, Apollo was able to offer robotic surgeries and telemedicine right here in India. He teams up with the government to make healthcare better for all Indians.
4. Dr. Abhay Bang
Dr. Abhay Bang does not care about cities but about the healthcare of villages in India. He, with his wife Dr Rani Bang, set up SEARCH- an organization that caters to the medical needs of rural people, you know? Like, he created a simple but super powerful program which is called ‘Home-Based Newborn Care’ or HBNC. It helps train village women to look after newborn babies. Sure enough, thousands of babies’ lives have been saved because of this! His work has been recognized by the WHO for being so effective and inexpensive.
5. Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee is a cancer doctor and an amazing writer, he is both. His work The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer bagged a Pulitzer Prize and is among the most important works ever written on cancer. He works on making new treatments that are more precise and with fewer side effects. He works a lot in the U.S., but his research has helped doctors in India and elsewhere improve cancer treatments.
6. Dr. Rahul Bhargava
Dr. Rahul Bhargava is a bone marrow transplant expert who uses a focus in severe blood disorders. Like, he has performed more than 1500 transplants since 2010! His intention is to get more people treated, which is why he started 10 affordable centers across India. He also helps out the government so that even people who can’t afford private hospitals can get these transplants. He’s currently working to remove thalassemia and anemia from India, which are prevalent blood disorders.
7. Dr. H. S. Chhabra
For those who don’t know, well, Dr H. S. Chhabra is an expert spine surgeon right here in India. He is well known for employing laser and endoscopic techniques which enable patients to recover very fast, within a day! He created spinal devices that help make spine surgeries safer and more effective and are being used worldwide. Along with all this, he also trains other doctors to do these advanced techniques so more patients can get high-quality treatment for spine diseases in the country.
8. Dr. Mohamed Rela
Dr. Mohamed Rela is one of the world’s best liver transplant doctors, that’s for sure. Like, he has performed liver transplant surgery on over 3,000 patients and performed a liver transplant on a five-day-old baby, which is a world record in itself. Like, he brought a new type of liver transplant to India that allows family members to donate a bit of their own liver. Because of him, in India, liver transplants became very popular and saved many lives.
9. Dr. Gaurav Kharya
Alright, 2nd last on the list, just know for now that Dr. Gaurav Kharya is a specialist who treats children with serious disorders related to blood and the immune system. Dr. Gaurav Kharya runs the team that handles children’s blood disorders at Artemis. Are you aware of the fact that he was the first one to perform a unique bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease in India and has done over 600 such transplants? He has treated super rare and complicated cases, including one with a four-month-old baby.
10. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
Alright, last on the list, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan is a physician, scientist, and global health leader. How and why? Well, she played a big role in shaping global health policies as a Chief Scientist at the WHO from 2019 to 2022. She has good knowledge of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases and has worked on treatment approaches that saved millions of lives all around the globe.
Conclusion
We can talk about this on and on since there are so many famous doctors in India, but by far, if we go with the popular opinion, these are THE famous doctors in India as of 2025. Alright, for whatever reason, you wanted to know about these doctors, we hope that our today’s post helped you out in some way.