Dr. Kousar Shah brings over 25 years of exceptional leadership with strategic & operational excellence, currently being Group Chief Executive Officer at Sharda Healthcare, overseeing a comprehensive portfolio including hospitals, medical colleges, pharmacy chain, and home care services, etc.
Prior to this, Dr. Shah served as Executive Vice President & Zonal Head at Max Healthcare, and in the past has held key leadership positions at Fortis Healthcare, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospitals, Artemis Health Institute, etc.
He has led many business transformations and turnarounds through strategic process improvements, strategic expansions, medical programs, cost optimisations, and accreditation efforts that have elevated clinical and financial performances across his associations with various groups.
Known for his lazer sharp skills & risk taking capabilities that aid in driving business growth, operational efficiency, and patient-centred care, he has led many business transformations and turn arounds. Dr. Shah’s leadership emphasises operational rigour and quality outcomes, having successfully managed large size hospitals, creating multidisciplinary, robust, productive and close knit teams.
He has been pivotal in many distinctive initiatives in the healthcare industry (like he holds the distinction of planning & executing the international accreditation, American Accreditation Commission International, known as AACI, for the first time in India in a large set up), spearheading digitisation initiatives to enhance hospital operations. His well known experiences also include innovative ways to run the academic initiatives, underscoring his commitment to healthcare leadership development and workforce development.
He has also authored two bestsellers books till now: Unlocked, and Mad Mind is Awake