By this point, you all know that India is a country known for affordable healthcare and some of the best doctors and nurses in the world, right? Well, every single year, India produces a huge number of doctors and that too for many different important departments. But out of all these hundreds and thousands of doctors in the country, there are a few that are doing much better than the others and making India proud on the global stage. Yes, that’s precisely why we’re here with this list of the top 10 most famous doctors in India, so let’s just get to it, shall we?
1. Dr. Naresh Trehan
Well, first of all, you must have heard of Dr. Naresh Trehan if you have ever done research on who are the best heart surgeons in the country. Though, keep in mind, no ordinary heart surgeon; he is “the” heart surgeon! The Medanta-The Medicity figure does not require an introduction to any Indian. He has performed a couple of thousand surgeries in the thousand and one lives of patients changed. Not just this, oh, and he is that famed surgeon for all the Indian Presidents as well.
2. Dr. Devi Shetty
Can you even imagine that people refer to him as “Henry Ford of Heart Surgery”? For those who don’t know why he holds this title right here in India, well, just know that he provides revolutionary heart care that allows surgery to be open to all and not just to the rich, thus having the option of surgery available to everyone. Not just that though, he’s also the founder of Narayana Health, which has ever brought life-saving procedures within reach and at affordable rates for millions, you know? Though, a little bit of an interesting fact here: Dr. Shetty performed heart surgery for over 100,000 patients! Now that’s a heart of gold, isn’t it?
3. Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Just tell us, what do you get when you mix a brilliant oncologist, an award-winning author, and a researcher? You get Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee!! His Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies, isn’t just read’s masterpiece: it uses language to break cancer down in ways that even the general public can understand. Sure enough, in our opinion, whether he is grappling with basic research involving cancer cells or trying to simplify tough medical concepts, every bit of it has education and inspiration thrown in it.
4. Dr. Sudhansu Bhattacharyya
You might have heard the saying that not all heroes wear capes but some actually hold scalpels, like Dr. Sudhansu Bhattacharyya, do you know what we mean? Well, as per his breakthrough work in heart surgeries, he is well known for the LIMA-RIMA technique, the most advanced method applicable in heart surgeries, you know, and sure enough, he has performed this surgery for more than 5000 times by now. Therefore, we say that he is based in Mumbai for those seeking a brilliant doctor to redefine possibilities in heart care.
5. Dr. Mohamed Rela
Alright, so let’s be clear from the start, it is actually none other than Dr. Mohamed Rela who has the Guinness World Record of saving just a 5-day-old baby performing a liver transplant, which most doctors used to think was kinda impossible. He did it though! All these accolades can be summed up in the fact that he is one of the undoubted supermasters around the globe in award-winning performances in liver surgeries with over 3000 successful surgeries, so no wonder we had to include him on this list.
6. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
Next on the list, you see, by all standards, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan is one of the elite ranks of global health professionals, but how do we know that? Well, as the former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization, she all but has set her career against the scourge of tuberculosis and infectious diseases. Like, from Chennai, she is that power at work to redefine global health policy and assist developing nations in the fight against public health challenges. In other words, she is the one person to have on standby in the event of a health crisis.
7. Dr. Randeep Guleria
If you were in touch with the news during the COVID-19 pandemic, then you would know Dr. Randeep Guleria, that’s for sure. Sure enough, during that tough time, this cool-calming pulmonologist became a household name while guiding India to one of its greatest health challenges, you know? Like, the former Director of AIIMS Delhi, he pioneered India’s first pulmonary medicine center. From respiratory care to public health strategy, Dr. Guleria knows just how to breathe life into solutions.
8. Dr. K. M. Cherian
Do you want to know the doctor who did the first-ever coronary artery bypass surgery in India? Sure enough, it would be the great Dr. K. M. Cherian. A pioneer in cardiac care, he is also famous for his contributions to pediatric heart surgeries, just so you know. Founder of the Madras Medical Mission, he doesn’t just save lives but trains future generations of cardiothoracic specialists right here in India.
9. Dr. Vikram Patel
Like, you’d all agree that mental health is just important, but it is vital. And Dr. Vikram Patel is literally on the frontlines of making access to mental health care a reality, particularly in very low-resource settings. Right now though, the co-founder of Sangath, an NGO focusing on mental health and child development, Dr. Patel has drawn international attention to issues largely not mentioned at all.
10. Dr. Gagandeep Kang
Last on the list, Dr. Gagandeep Kang is what you call a ‘vaccine rockstar.’ Her research on the rotavirus vaccine has saved innumerable lives by decreasing infant mortality from diarrhea in India. Currently, Dr. Kang is into developing vaccines for emerging diseases; all of her work makes the world a safer place, one breakthrough at a time.
Conclusion
Sure enough, there are many more famous doctors in the country right now, but these are by far the best in their fields and the most famous ones in India as of 2025. Hope we introduced them very well, and now you precisely know what are the factors that made them this much popular in India.