Prathap Chandra Reddy (born 5 February 1933) is an Indian entrepreneur and cardiologist who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India, the Apollo Hospitals. India Today ranked him 48th in its 2017 list of India's 50 most powerful people.
As per Forbes list of IndiaâÂÂs 100 richest tycoons, dated 9 October 2024, Prathap Reddy is ranked 94th with a net worth of $ 3.52 Billion.
Reddy received his medical degree from Stanley Medical College in Chennai. He later trained as a cardiologist in the United Kingdom and the United States.
He completed his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and went on to head several research programs at the Missouri State Chest Hospital in the United States, where he worked for several years before returning to India.
Reddy was married at an early age to Sucharita Reddy. The couple are the parents of four girls:
All of Reddy's daughters are serving as directors in the Apollo Hospitals.