Apollo Hospitals, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated healthcare provider, has announced the appointment of Dr Madhu Sasidhar as President and CEO of its hospital division.
In this role, Dr Madhu will oversee Apollo’s hospital business and will focus on continuing to deliver the world’s best clinical outcomes, coupled with enhancing Apollo’s hallmark patient care and experience.

Apollo Hospitals has unveiled the latest edition of its flagship annual report, “Health of Nation”. The report sheds light on the concerning rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in India, including cancer, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health issues, all of which significantly impact the nation’s overall health. Particularly alarming is the escalating incidence of cancer in India compared to global rates, making India the “cancer capital of the world”.

Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC) has successfully treated a rare skull base tumor in a 30-year-old athlete from Bahrain. Led by Dr. Joy Varghese, Senior Consultant – Neurosurgeon & Neuro-Interventional Surgeon, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai and Dr. Venkat Karthikeyan, Senior Consultant – ENT Skull Base Surgeon, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, the team carried out the complex surgery which spanned over 26 hours, highlighting the center’s unwavering commitment to delivering world-class healthcare solutions.

National, 25th April, 2024: Apollo Hospitals Group announced its seventh consecutive accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI) for its Flagship Hospital, Apollo Greams Road. This prestigious recognition reaffirms Apollo’s steadfast dedication to excellence in healthcare delivery, patient safety, and quality outcomes.

Taking care delivery to the next level in Central India, Apollo Hospitals, Indore introduces CORI Surgery System – the next generation advanced robotic platform designed to treat joint arthroplasty procedures. This achievement highlights Apollo’s commitment to advance medical technology and deliver exceptional patient care, a first in Central India.

Renowned for its commitment to excellence in healthcare, Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai (ACC), has achieved a ground-breaking surgical milestone by successfully performing South Asia’s first-ever robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. The surgeons were able to remove the entire breast while preserving the nipple through tiny hidden incisions, enabling aesthetic outcomes for the patient.

In a major medical breakthrough, surgical oncologists at Apollo Cancer Centre (ACC) have successfully performed India’s first Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for a peritoneal surface cancer. This minimally invasive, robotic-assisted approach marks a paradigm shift in treating Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), an aggressive appendix cancer, offering patients with a new standard of care, enabling faster recovery and improved quality of life.

In a medical feat akin to landing on the moon’s unexplored terrain, a team of neurosurgeons at Apollo Cancer Centres (ACCs), Chennai, India, were able to achieve what was once thought impossible – aaccessing and removing a deeply seated insular brain tumor through a transformative and a novel eyebrow keyhole approach. This unprecedented technique, being the world’s first, marks an important advancement in the field of Neuro Oncology. It provides not only another alternative to remove these deep seated brain tumors but it also demonstrates clinical excellence, efficiency and safety.

Apollo Cancer Centres (ACC), in association with Accuray, a global provider of radiation therapy devices, has launched the Indian Sub-Continent’s first robotic and stereotactic therapy education centre, Robotic & Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program. This initiative will be established at ACC in Chennai and Bangalore, and will provide advanced radiosurgery educational training to radiation oncologists, physicists, radiation therapists, and technologists from hospitals, cancer centres and other institutions.

In a trailblazing move for pediatric healthcare, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Trichy has successfully performed its first Paediatric living donor liver transplant. This milestone underscores the hospital’s ability to conduct complex procedures in Tier II cities, offering new hope for young patients with severe liver conditions.