Satish Kannan is a pioneer in the online healthcare industry. With a singular focus to bring a paradigm shift in the healthcare industry, he has, in a relatively short period of time, ushered his organization to a leadership position. He is well on his way to achieving his goal of making high-quality healthcare accessible to everyone across the nation. Satish Kannan or SK as he is popularly known is an alumnus of IIT Madras - B.Tech & M.Tech in Electrical engineering. After completing his education, SK started his career with Philips Healthcare, being involved with Research and Development on specialized devices, used by cardiologists for conducting surgeries.
Post that SK began his entrepreneurial journey in the healthcare sector to make high- quality healthcare accessible to over a billion people in India. Currently, he is leading the helm of affairs as Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at MediBuddy, India’s largest & most trusted digital healthcare platform. Prior to this, SK was the Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of DocsApp (a 24x7 online doctor consultation platform) that merged with MediBuddy in June 2020.
SK’s achievements have been acknowledged by Forbes - he has been featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 list, 2017 (Asia) and Forbes 30 under 30 list, 2018 (India), for his contribution to the Indian health-care sector. Recently, he won the title of “Young Achiever of the Year” at National Awards for Marketing Excellence 2020. In his free time, the former IITian loves to read books, travel, and practice yoga.
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