Message From Chairperson

Dr. C.R. Shetty

Dr. C R Shetty is the chairperson of the Brindavan Group of Institutions and the Group Medical Director of NMC Healthcare. Along with her husband, Dr. B. R. Shetty, she has been a pioneer in establishing and developing the private healthcare sector in the UAE. Dr. C R Shetty has been instrumental in establishing Centers of Excellence in various units of NMC Healthcare. She has been actively involved in the conception, planning, design, execution, and management of different healthcare facilities, and driving critical healthcare initiatives. Under her leadership, NMC Specialty Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Al Ain have received accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI). Dr. C R Shetty supervises a diversified multi-cultural workforce within NMC Health comprising over 500 doctors and 3,000 medical staff. In her present role, Dr. C R Shetty chairs various committees including Governance, Infection Control, Patient Rights, Care of Patients, Quality, and Facility Management. Despite her wide-ranging responsibilities, Dr. C R Shetty remains rooted in the basic ethos of the healthcare profession of providing quality care with a human touch to all patients by continuing to remain a practicing Physician for over three decades.

“Dr. C. R. Shetty is a well-known personality in the medical field, particularly recognized for her work in healthcare management and her role with NMC Healthcare, based in the UAE, & is one of the largest private healthcare providers in the region. Dr. Shetty has been influential in expanding and shaping the organization’s growth and development”