Dr. Shaila Raveendran was born in the picturesque south Indian hill station of Ooty and spent her formative years growing up in Hyderabad, India.

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She is the founder of Speedy Recovery International Health Care Services LLP, an organization that assists international patients in accessing advanced medical treatment and specialized surgeries within India. With 35 years of experience in the hospital industry, she is a seasoned healthcare professional.

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She possesses a deep understanding of complex health situations, effectively facilitates healthcare delivery, and fosters enduring relationships built upon the core human values of love, empathy, care, and compassion.

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She holds the distinction of being the first Indian to specialize in Surgical Eye Banking & Grief Counselling. She received training and certification at the esteemed Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical Centre in Baltimore, USA, and was subsequently re-certified by the International Federation of Eye Banks in the USA, Czech Republic, Egypt, and India.

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In the late 1980s, she pioneered "a grief counselling program," becoming the first Indian to do so, and worked extensively in super-specialty hospitals.

 

She held significant roles in paramedical care and patient care management.

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With over three decades of experience in the healthcare industry, she has traveled extensively across the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia, gaining a wide-ranging perspective on and people and global cultures.