Sanjeev Kanoria is a London-based liver transplant surgeon, and healthcare entrepreneur.[3] He is the owner and chairman of Advinia HealthCare[4] as well as the vice-chairman of the supervisory board of Austrian Anadi Bank.[5]
Sanjeev Kanoria | |
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| Born | 18 September 1963[1] |
| Education | La Martiniere Calcutta |
| Alma mater | R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, scientist, entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Sangita Kanoria |
Kanoria is also the principal designer and co-founder of a 350-bed super-specialty hospital in Navi Mumbai.[6][7] The facility combines science and spirituality, complementing technological advancements with its healing garden and meditation centre, under the auspices of the Yogoda Satsanga Society, a legacy of the renowned master Paramahansa Yogananda.[7]
He is the son of Hari Prasad and Champa Devi Kanoria.[8]
Medical career
editKanoria trained at King's College London and Royal Free Hospital, London. With over 15 years of experience in liver transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and is listed on the General Medical Council Specialist Register.[9] Kanoria holds a PhD from University College London for his research on reducing liver injury. He is the co-author of the chapter on liver disease in the 26th edition of the esteemed Bailey and Love surgery textbook. [10] After earning an MBA from London Business School and North Western University in 1997, Kanoria worked as a consultant in Healthcare, Strategy & Finance at McKinsey & Co until 1999.[11]
In January 2019, he co-authored a chapter, Dealing with Different Cultures: Overcoming Challenges of Service Design in a Multicultural World: Theory, Concepts, Practice, for the book "Service Design and Service Thinking in Healthcare and Hospital Management".[12]
Austrian Anadi Bank
editIn 2013, Kanoria acquired the domestic banking unit of Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria, founded in 1896.[13][14] The bank, renamed Austrian Anadi Bank, has corporate, retail and public finance divisions and assets totaling €2.9 billion.[15]
Advinia Health Care
editIn 1999, having left McKinsey, Kanoria co-founded Advinia Health Care with his wife, Sangita Kanoria, using equity from his London home to fund his PhD in liver transplant.[11] In February 2018, Advinia Health Care acquired 22 care homes and 2,700 beds from Bupa, becoming one of the top ten private care providers in the UK. Today, Advinia operates 38 care homes with 3,250 beds and is valued at over 250 million pounds.[16] In 2017, Advinia Healthcare became the first care provider in the UK to research the use of robots in care homes,[17] participating in the EU-Japan project CARESSES[18] led by University of Genova.[19] The 2 million euros EU-funded project, in partnership with University of Genova, Middlesex University, University of Bedfordshire, Örebro University, SoftBank, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nagoya University and Chubu University, ran from January 2017 [20] to January 2020. The Pepper robot,[21] owned by Softbank, was embedded with an Artificial Intelligence developed in the project, designed to interact with older people in a culturally competent way to address their needs.
Dr. Kanoria received the Healthcare Economist of the Year award in 2014 at the Pharma Leaders Power Brand Awards.[22]
Personal life
editSanjeev practises yoga and meditation regularly and is an avid skier and swimmer. He has written a number of poems on life and spirituality.
References
edit- ^ "Companies House". Companies House. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Chatterjee, Dev (21 December 2013). "Liver surgeon Kanoria turns banker in Europe". Business Standard India. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Surgeon cuts into banking". The Sunday Times. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Advinia releases Bupa acquisition details". Care Home Professional. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "British-Indian businessman Sanjeev Kanoria acquires Austrian bank for $90M". VC Circle. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ www.ETHealthworld.com. "The pandemic has served as a mirror to healthcare eco-systems : Dr. Sanjeev Kanoria, Founder, Navi Mumbai Hospital & Senior Liver Transplant Surgeon, London - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Suasth Hospital opens its OPD and other healthcare facilities for the Navi- Mumbai residents". Healthcare Radius.
- ^ "British Indian businessman Sanjeev Kanoria buys Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria for around $85.5 mn". Economic Times. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Company Overview of Austrian Anadi Bank AG". Bloomberg Company Overview. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Williams, Norman; O'Connell, P. Ronan (18 February 2013). Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery 26E. CRC Press. ISBN 9781444165029. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Company Announcements, Advanced Oncotherapy PLC, Directorate Change". Financial Times. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Dealing with Different Cultures: Overcoming Challenges of Service Design in a Multicultural World: Theory, Concepts, Practice". ResearchGate.
- ^ "Kanoria buys Hypo's domestic banking arm". ft.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Hypo Alpe Adria to sell Austria unit to investor Kanoria". Austrian Anadi Bank. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Annual Financial Statements and Management Report" (PDF). Austrian Anadi Bank. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Advinia releases Bupa acquisition details". Care Home Professional. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Talking robots could be used to combat loneliness and boost mental health in care homes". CNN. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "CARESSES Culture Aware Robots and Environmental Sensor Systems for Elderly Support". CARESSES. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "EU-funded robots to be tested by care group to aid UK staff". Care Home. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "'What about that human touch?' Elderly will be cared for by ROBOTS to solve staff shortage". The Daily Express. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "SoftBank announces emotional robots to staff its stores and watch your baby". The Verge. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Sanjeev Kanoria of Advina Healthcare awarded Healthcare Economist of the Year 2014 at Pharmaleaders Power Brand 2014 | Pharmaleaders TV". pharmaleaders.tv. Retrieved 22 August 2018.