Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is Chairman & Executive Director in Narayana Health. He is a cardiac surgeon with around 34 years of experience. After completing his MBBS from the University of Mysore in 1978, he registered with the Karnataka Medical Council in 1979. Thereafter, in 1982, he received a master’s degree in surgery from the University of Mysore. In 2009, he was granted a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Dr. Shetty is a professor at Rajiv Gandhi University of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, India and University of Minnesota Medical School, USA. He is the recipient of a number of awards and honours most noteworthy being 'Padma Shri' and 'Padma Bhushan' Award in 2003 and 2012 respectively, conferred by the Government of India and the 'Rajyotsava Award' in 2002 conferred by the Government of Karnataka. He was also conferred with the 'Dr. B C Roy National Award' by the Dr. B C Roy National Award Fund under the category of 'Eminent Medical Person' in 2003, 'Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Start-up 2003' by Ernst & Young, India, and 'Sir M. Visveswaraya Memorial Award' conferred by the Government of Karnataka in 2003. The Rotary Bangalore Midtown conferred him with the 'Citizen Extraordinaire' award in 2004.
He is an active member of the European Association for Cardio- Thoracic Surgery since 1996 and a life member of the Indian Medical Association. He was also a member of the Finance Committee of the 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. He was a member of the governing body of the Medical Council of India between 2010 and 2011.