11 Young Global Leaders from India

7. Ashwin Naik

Seeing the critical non-availability of proper healthcare facilities and poor infrastructure, Dr. Ashwin Naik launched Vaatsalya Healthcare, a network of secondary care hospitals in Tier II and Tier III towns in India. His noble objective is to address the healthcare needs of the deprived lot in India and his financially viable unique model with a significant social impact has been globally lauded. His initiative saw a phenomenal support and growth and now with eight hospitals in Karnataka and three in Andhra Pradesh, this is the largest hospital network of its kind, totaling to more than 750 beds. Ashwin earned his MBBS from Karnatak Medical College and a postgraduate degree from University of Houston, Texas. Vaatsalya is considered to be one of the hottest startups in India and its efforts to bring in the most advanced medical services to the small Indian towns have created a niche for itself in the market. He plans to build a network of 50 hospitals in the next 4 years and cover Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra, providing service to about 2 million middle and low income customers per year.