D r. Devi Prasad Shetty is an Indian cardiac surgeon and self-made billionaire who has revolutionized healthcare in India. He is the founder and chairman of Narayana Health (formerly Narayana Hrudayalaya), a chain of hospitals that has made high-quality heart surgery and other advanced medical procedures affordable for the masses. He was famously the personal physician to Mother Teresa.

Driven by the mission to make healthcare accessible to all, Dr. Shetty pioneered a low-cost, high-volume model for his hospitals. By focusing on operational efficiency, economies of scale, and process innovation—often compared to an assembly line—he has been able to dramatically reduce the cost of complex procedures like open-heart surgery to a fraction of the cost in the Western world, while maintaining high-quality outcomes. He has built Narayana Health into a major publicly traded hospital chain, and his innovative model has been studied globally as a solution for affordable healthcare.