• IVF specialist
  • Laparoscopic surgeon
  • Social worker

Dr. DanetiSridhar

A doctor by profession. A social worker by choice.

Trained at AIIMS and JIPMER, he came home to Srikakulam in 2002. He brought the district its first IVF and laparoscopy services, built a 300-bed hospital, and through his charitable trust has served its people for more than 20 years.

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Portrait of Dr. Daneti Sridhar, smiling, seated in a black chair
MD, AIIMS New DelhiSenior residency, JIPMER
Free medical camps for 20+ yearsIn rural areas and every constituency of Srikakulam district.
TrainingMD, AIIMS New DelhiSenior residency, JIPMER. MBBS gold medalist, Andhra Medical College.
PracticeSrikakulam, since 2002First IVF specialist and laparoscopic surgeon in the district.
Current roleManaging DirectorMedicover Hospitals, Srikakulam.
ServiceChairmanDaneti Sridhar Charitable Trust.

Twenty years of service, in pictures.

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About

Two roles, one purpose

His work as a surgeon and his work in the community grew from the same place: a decision to build care in the district he comes from.

The doctor

Bringing specialist care home

From a high-risk pregnancy centre in 2002 to a 300-bed hospital, he has made treatments available in Srikakulam that families once travelled to the cities for.

  • 1stIVF specialist in the district
  • 1stLaparoscopic surgeon in the district
  • 300Hospital beds
  • 1,500+People employed
His medical career
The social worker

Care that does not wait for a bill

Through the Daneti Sridhar Charitable Trust he funds free treatment, disaster relief, education and community work across the district.

  • 30Villages supplied after Cyclone Titli
  • 250Students given Sikkolu Excellence Awards
  • 120Students given free HPV vaccination
  • 2,500Sarees every Sankranti in his village
His social work

The doctor

Training and medical career

A summary for colleagues: where he trained, what he built, and the roles he holds today.

Education

  • MBBSAndhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. Gold medalist.
  • MDAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
  • Senior residencyJIPMER, Puducherry.

Career

  • 2002Founds Dr. Sridhar Hospital for Mother & Child, a high-risk pregnancy centre with an ICU.
  • 2002 onwardIntroduces IVF and laparoscopic surgery to Srikakulam district, the first to do so.
  • 2011Opens a 150-bed super-speciality hospital.
  • TodayThe hospital has 300 beds and employs more than 1,500 people.
  • By 2021Managing Director, Medicover Hospitals, Srikakulam.

Teaching and the profession

  • Vice-Chairman and Professor, GEMS Medical College, Ragolu
  • Director, Sri Shivani College of Engineering, Srikakulam
  • Organised a CME on preventing maternal deaths for district doctors, with the Indian Medical Association, Srikakulam
  • Organised a workshop on preventing and managing postpartum haemorrhage, with GEMS
  • Monthly health-awareness meetings with rural medical practitioners
Dr. Sridhar Hospital for Women and Child, Srikakulam.
  1. RajapuramVillage school, ZPHS, Kaviti mandal
  2. Nagarjuna SagarIntermediate, APRJC, 1989 to 1991
  3. VisakhapatnamMBBS, gold medalist
  4. New DelhiMD, AIIMS
  5. PuducherrySenior residency, JIPMER
  6. SrikakulamHome. In practice since 2002

At least one welfare programme, somewhere in the district, every week.

The working rule of the Daneti Sridhar Charitable Trust.

For more than 20 years the trust has funded free treatment, relief after cyclones and floods, scholarships and school buildings, clean water and community events across Srikakulam.

The social worker

Five areas of service

Choose an area to see what the trust has done, with the figures behind it.

Above, a free medical camp in a Srikakulam village. Right, students at the hospital for free HPV vaccination and tests.

Free healthcare

Free treatment for those least able to pay, and camps that take care to the villages.

  • Free careFor students of all government schools and colleges, ex-army families, elderly women without family support, and pregnant women from tribal areas
  • 20+ yearsOf free medical camps in rural areas and in every constituency of the district
  • 120 studentsGiven free HPV vaccination, thyroid and blood tests worth ₹8 lakh
  • ₹10,000 a monthOf injections for a patient on dialysis
  • For lifeSupport promised to two orphaned children with a genetic disorder
  • Many campsBlood donation, anaemia and thyroid screening in schools, and cancer awareness for women in rural areas
  • ₹1,11,116 a monthTo the Dr. Y.S.R. Arogyasri Care Trust through 2019-20, and an Arogyasri park for poor patients at the government hospital (RIMS)

Recognition

Awards and honours

  • Times Health Excellence Award, Andhra PradeshFor excellence in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. The Times Group.
  • APJ Abdul Kalam Excellence AwardMegacity Navakala Vedika, at the Kalam 90th Jayanti celebration.
  • Paul Harris FellowRotary Club of Srikakulam Central, for the highest donation in the district.
  • Governor's Appreciation AwardFor blood donation camps, with Red Cross Day honours in several years.
  • National Sports Day awardDistrict Sports Authority, Srikakulam, for outstanding service.
Receiving the Times Health Excellence Award, 2021.

Photos

From the field

366 photographs from the trust's record, grouped by event. Search or filter, then open an event to browse its photos.

    The belief behind his work

    మానవ సేవే మాధవ సేవ: Service to humanity is service to God.

    The motto of the Daneti Sridhar Charitable Trust.

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    Where to find him

    Dr. Sridhar practises in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.

    Medicover Hospitals

    Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh

    Dr. Sridhar Hospital for Women & Child

    Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh

    Daneti Sridhar Charitable Trust

    Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh