Молодежный инновационный вестникМолодежный инновационный вестник2415-7805Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Воронежский государственный медицинский университет имени Н.Н. Бурденко" Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации8738Devi Prasad Shetty - "Henry Ford" of cardiac surgeryKrutskikhEkaterina Yurievnaekaterinka.krutskikh@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-7223ManishaSinghmanishaeingh@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-2019-4831ChertokElena Dmitrievna<p>Ph.D.</p>elena.chertock@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-6033Voronezh State Medical University N.N. Burdenko2605202312S13213231404202314072023Copyright © 2023, Krutskikh E.Y., Manisha S., Chertok E.D.2023<p>Relevance: It is very important for today's generation of doctors to know how eminent personalities built their lives and careers. Devi Prasad Shetty's contribution to cardiac surgery in India as well as global science is immense. Dr Shetty is the founder of Narayana Health, which has a network of 21 hospitals and medical centres across the country. Through economies of scale, Dr Shetty has made heart surgery accessible to the common Indian.Objective: to uncover and showcase Devi Prasad Shetty's contribution to cardiac surgery in IndiaMethods: to explore Dr Shetty's professional contribution to cardiac surgery in IndiaResults: Dr Devi Shetty has been very instrumental in reducing the cost of heart surgery. He is the first cardiac surgeon in India to venture into the complex processes of neonatal open heart surgery. He performed the world's first open heart surgery to close a hole in the heart using a microchip camera. He used an artificial heart for the first time in India and performed India's first surgery using stomach blood vessels to bypass blocked arteries of the heart. He also performed the first dynamic cardiomyoplasty surgery in Asia. He is also responsible for introducing the concept of conveyor belt heart surgery, which aims to reduce the cost of surgery and achieve zero mortality. Conclusion:Dr Shetty is a renowned cardiac surgeon in India and founder of Narayana Health, which has a network of 21 hospitals and medical centres across the country. Through economies of scale, Dr Shetty has made heart surgery affordable for the common Indian</p>Профессия врача, выдающиеся личности, история медицины1.Narayan P. et al. Uptake and impact of vaccination against COVID-19 among healthcare workers-evidence from a multicentre study //American Journal of Infection Control. – 2022. – Т. 50. – №. 3. – С. 361-363.