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Dr. B S Ajaikumar

Leading Oncologist
Founder and executive chairman of HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd.
  • Doctorpreneur

  • Thought Leader

  • Philanthropist

We need a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care where clinical physicists are made an integral part of the critical decision-making process of cancer diagnosis and therapeutic choices. While we move up the value chain of cancer care, it is equally crucial that we enrich our repository of knowledge through a purpose-driven information exchange within the scientific community.
Dr. B. S. Ajaikumar

Life journey

Innovation in Cancer care. Value based healthcare model

Dr. Ajaikumar is a Leading doctorpreneur and Executive Chairman of HCG Cancer Centres. A distinguished radiation and medical oncologist, he is a visionary cancer care crusader working tirelessly to help patients win over cancer. HCG is a sterling validation of his unflinching belief that cancer can be treated only one way: the right way, the very first time, to help patients achieve longer and better lives.

Signature

Dr. Ajaikumar: Unique Value Proposition

  • Rare breed of Non-conformism and Radical Activism
  • Focused on simplifying concepts, tools and techniques
  • Entrepreneurship rooted in disruptive innovation
  • Ability backed by Agility
  • Philanthropy integral to entrepreneurial vision, mission, and values
  • Class and Mass Connect

The metamorphosis from Ajai

It was just another day at school for 12-year-old Ajai. The academic pressure was high, and the conscientious 7th grader had his work cut out for him. A minor indiscretion by a classmate broke the concentration..

Genesis

His phenomenal achievement in 10th grade set the stage for his exception grit

Born in August 22, 1951 to Mr and Mrs Sadashivaiah, Ajai grew up in Bangalore as part of a large and loving family. His father Mr Sadashivaiah, was the principal of the Government Law College..

Formative years

Ajai wanted to contribute to the betterment of the country by working at the grassroots in India.

Ajai fondly reminisces about how he secured admission at St. John’s Medical College. He had completed his Pre-University Course (PUC) in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

Fighting for the underdog

Today, Ajai is revered across the world for his medical and humanitarian work; yet, he looks back in time at the path traverse with child-like enthusiasm.

Today, Dr. Ajai stands tall as the Executive Chairman and CEO of Health Care Global (HCG). He is a legend in India..

From East to West

He’s an avid trekker, runs regularly, and manages to spend quality time

One wonders how a busy specialist like Dr Ajaikumar finds time to have so many interesting hobbies and still manages to stay so positive and cheerful despite his busy schedule. He’s an avid trekker, runs regularly..

Life and Leisure

Mrs. Bhagya Ajaikumar tells us about her spouse and soulmate

Ajai’s most endearing quality has been his ability to empower others on his way up. He is an unselfish and encouraging person whose life has been a motivation to many. A fine orator, his rousing..

An Enduring Partnership

Thought Leadership

A repository of heartfelt thoughts, ideas, perspectives, and propositions to steer actionable conversations across diverse fields, thereby helping the community at large to move up the value chain of excellence and fulfilment.

Books

latest books & update

Excellence Has No Borders

Dr. B S Ajaikumar's book 'Excellence has no borders’ is a film ahead of a book, the awe-inspiring story of a true maverick in motion who set up a thriving cancer care chain against all odds. The stream-of-consciousness narrative probes deep into the fundamental questions of life but maintains a solution-centric approach not found in many mainstream accounts. The book covers Dr. Ajai's student days at school and college, his tryst with medicine, his emigration to US, residency training, fellowship, and practice, and his homecoming to set up cancer care centres in India - covering all milestones not in sequential fashion, but by virtue of a highly cinematic back-and-forth narrative. The stream-of-consciousness narrative probes deep into the fundamental questions of life but maintains a solution-centric approach not found in many mainstream accounts. The book covers Dr. Ajai's student days at school and college, his tryst with medicine, his emigration to US, residency training, fellowship, and practice, and his homecoming to set up cancer care centres in India - covering all milestones not in sequential fashion, but by virtue of a highly cinematic back-and-forth narrative. The book starts with a couple of nerve-wrecking events — one a near-bankruptcy owing to the dot com bust and two, a SOS call from India informing the protagonist about his son's wheelchair accident and ICU emergency.

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Tumor Board

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Our Tuesday tumour board conversations bring together multidisciplinary clinics across the entire HCG value chain of 26 centers to reimagine the future of cancer care and cure across the globe. This is a grand confluence of the brightest minds powering the whole gamut of our services, from cancer prevention to rehabilitation, including over 220 oncologists and 440 physicians across specific subspecialities including Head & Neck, Neurosurgery, Breast, Cardiothoracic, Hepatobiliary, Gastrointestinal, Gynaecologic, Orthopaedic, and Robotic surgery, besides other super-specialization areas including imaging and genomics.

Podcasts

Voice notes on topics close to my heart and mind

Antardhwani So Far And The Way Ahead

Dr BS Ajaikumar speaks about how Antardhwani has given a call for change and tried to touch the cons

The Story Of Antardhwani

Dr BS Ajaikumar tells the story of Antardhwani. How he had always been reflecting on what holds back

The Oncologist Who Empowers Rural Women

Listen to Dr BS Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman of HCG Cancer Centres and the vision behind Antardhwan
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Healthcare Global Enterprises | The Doctor Entrepreneurs

Right from its inception, HCG has been unflinchingly focused on oncology, covering the entire gamut of services from cancer prevention to rehabilitation. It has over 220 oncologists and 440 physicians working across subspecialties including Head & Neck, Neurosurgery, Breast, Cardiothoracic, Hepatobiliary, Gastrointestinal, Gynaecologic, Orthopaedic, and Robotic surgery, besides imaging and genomics.

HCG’s hub-and-spoke model spells its competitive edge. It consists of hubs providing all three treatment specialties - medical, radiation, and surgical oncology - and a Bangalore-based Center of Excellence providing specialized services like robotic radiosurgery, molecular imaging, nuclear medicine, and subspecialties in oncology. Spokes on the other hand are located in small cities and towns typically serving as chemotherapy centers providing basic therapy and follow-ups. HCG specializes in understanding the essence and progression of cancer and how it can affect every patient differently. At the core of this understanding are three aspects: our unique approach to treatment, intelligent technology adoption, and clinical excellence.

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Social Impact

Being a social entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr. Ajaikumar has incepted several NGOs providing financial aid for needy cancer patients, empowering women through microfinance, sponsoring the education of deprived children. His independent non-partisan think tank is committed to bring about a sustainable change through initiatives focused on health, education, livelihood, and governance.

IHDUA a non-profit organisation

In 1988 I started an organization called International Human Development and Upliftment Academy (IHDUA) to see how we could improve the economic condition of women.

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Antardhwani – The Inner Voice

Antardhwani (The Inner Voice) is an independent non-partisan think tank. It is an action-oriented group of like-minded people, which will identify, focus and work on eliminating the real obstacles to inclusive growth of the society.

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Bharath Hospital & Institute of Oncology

Bharath Hospital & Institute of Oncology, a comprehensive cancer care centre, was established in the year 1989, as a unit of Sada Sharada Tumor & Research Institute, Mysore.

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Inviga is an Indian Healthcare-focused Private Equity Fund

One-of-its-kind Indian Thematic Fund focused on Healthcare, Pharma and Life sciences. A "Doctor-Driven" Private Equity Fund which enables a unique "inside-out" vantage point into the Healthcare

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