Basic Information
| Name | Devi Prasad Shetty |
| Category | Healthcare |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma Mater | Guy’s Hospital London – Cardiothoracic Unit, (1983–1989) West Midlands Cardio-Thoracic Rotation Program (Trained in Cardiac Surgery) Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, (1982) St. Aloysius Mangalore |
| Specialisation | Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Institutions | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Guy’s Hospital United Kingdom, B.M. Birla Hospital Kolkata, Manipal Hospital Bangalore |
| Birthday | 8 May 1953 |
| Birth Place | Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka |
| Age | 65 years |
| Spouse | Shakuntala |
Awards and Honors
| Name(Year) | Awarding organisation |
| Padma Bhushan award for Medicine in 2012 | Government of India |
| Karnataka Ratna award in 2001[ | Government of Karnataka |
| Entrepreneur of the Year at ET awards in 2012 | Economics Times |
| Business Process Award 2011 | The Economist Innovation Awards |
| Honorary Degree | University of Minnesota in 2011 |
| Honorary Degree | Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2014 |
| Schwab Foundation’s award in 2005 | Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship |
| Padma Shri award for Medicine in 2004 | Government of India |
| Dr. B C Roy award in 2003 | Medical Council of India |
| Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award in 2003 | |
| Ernst & Young – Entrepreneur Of The Year – Life Sciences in 2012 | Ernst & Young |
| Ernst & Young – Entrepreneur of the Year – Start-up in 2003 | Ernst & Young |
| Rajyotsava award in 2002 | Karnataka Government |
| Indian of the year in public sector 2012 | CNN-IBN |
