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Richard L. Nicholas - Executive Vice President, Patient Care Ashok M. Bhawnani - Head of India Operations Rajul Dalal, MD - Chief Medical Officer, India Operations Carlos Zavala - Head of Mexico Operations
Management Profiles Sandip is the President of Global HealthNet, Inc (GHN) since 2003. He has led initiatives in healthcare, general management, finance and business development for 25 years. His initial career in the Indian Administrative Service included roles as a city, local and state administrator. His responsibilities encompassed medical emergencies, disaster management, healthcare funding and general management. Sandip headed the Shimla Municipal Corporation with 1,100 employees that provided the city with public health, sanitation and other civic amenities. Later, he funded state programs like healthcare and handled compensation issues of medical practitioners in the public sector. He came to the
He then founded Global HealthNet in 2003 and has been keenly plugged into the evolving medical tourism space. He has addressed corporate healthcare needs through global options, and also helped some leading US based "retail" medical tourism companies to get established, grow and/or to secure outside funding. Sandip has an MS in Physics from the
Richard L. Nicholas - Executive Vice President, Patient Care Richard began his career as Vice-President of
Denta-Chek, one of the first dental HMOs. A pioneer in prepaid dental
plans, he was a contributing editor of the ADA's publication titled “On
Capitation Dentistry”.
Ashok M. Bhawnani, Head of
India Operations
Ashok brings to GHN’s Indian network his 30 years of
experience and success in business operations, people management, customer
care and sound financial practices.
He has a deep understanding of the Indian commercial, bureaucratic
and business environment as well as the hospitality/travel industry, all
of which play a big part in medical tourism.
Ashok
began his career in finance and business development at the Sun-n-Sand,
one of Mumbai’s first 5 star hotels.
In a few years with escalating responsibilities he transformed the
outlook of its management and laid the foundation for its spectacular
growth from a single hotel to a chain of hotels, restaurants and fitness
centers spanning several cities.
To set
up his own business, he then established Hide-n–Chic, an up-market leather
furniture designer and manufacturer that rapidly grew into a renowned
brand in the furniture industry, with top architects and interior
designers of India among its clientele. Simultaneously, from 1982 till
1987 through family business commitments, he became actively involved
in managing various companies dealing in textiles, steel and
dyestuff intermediaries, of the Piramal Group, a leading Indian
business conglomerate.
In 1987
he sold the now thriving Hide-n-Chic operations, and launched Omnitex
Industries (India) ltd.
Omnitex, of which he is majority owner, Chairman and Managing
Director, has grown into an established yarn-manufacturing unit. It has 175 employees, $12M of
annual revenues, sustained profitability and stable operations that have
now enabled him to devote his energies to GHN.
Ashok is a Commerce graduate of Calcutta University, and
a Chartered Accountant (i.e., CPA, with Articleship under Price
Waterhouse, Peat & Co., now Price Waterhouse
Coopers).
Dr. Rajul R. Dalal, MD - Chief
Medical Officer, India Operations Rajul with his extensive knowledge and networks in relation
to India’s elite health delivery system, heads GHN’s professional dealings
with India’s top hospitals and doctors. An experienced surgeon himself and
healthcare manager with 20 years standing, he also oversees GHN’s quality
control, medical and patient care aspects. Rajul began his career in 1983 as an ophthalmic surgeon
specializing in vitreoretinal surgery. His private practice in his own
clinic and various hospitals in Bombay continues till date. During this
tenure, besides clinical work he participated in various national and
international conferences for academic advancement, and assumed leadership
roles. Ophthalmology being a
machine intensive line, he became deeply involved in selecting and
negotiating with manufacturers on behalf of private clinics and large
hospitals. In 1996 he was appointed Deputy Medical Director in Bombay
City Eye Institute- one of the leading private eye hospitals of
Mumbai. During his tenure of
7 years, he set up efficient management systems for medical doctors in the
institute. He was also instrumental in upgrading the quality systems
culminating in the institute getting the ISO 9000/2000 quality standard,
and setting up of satellite centers for the institute.
Since mid-2003, Rajul heads “Eye Associates”, a group of 50
eye surgeons, and negotiates on their behalf with TPAs and health
insurance companies. Rajul has a Masters in ophthalmic surgery (MD/MS) from Nair
Hospital, Mumbai, fellowship in Retinal surgery from Retina Foundation,
Ahmedabad, and advanced surgical training from Mass Eye and Ear
Infirmary, Boston, MA.
Carlos Zavala - Head of Mexico Operations Carlos began his professional career as the Director of Administration at Grupo Zendo, S.C., one of México’s few integrated multi-specialty groups and outpatient surgical centers. There, he negotiated contracts for Grupo Zendo to provide service to various commercial organizations including self-insured companies, U.S. and Mexican health insurers and managed care organizations. He was also the founding administrator of Instituto de Radioterapia de Baja California, the region’s only cobalt-based radiology facility and a service provider to government, private and commercial payers.
In 1998, Carlos became the Vice President of Operations for Médicos México, S.A. de C.V., the Mexican operating unit of U.S.-based TransBorder Resources de Mexico, inc. In this capacity, he headed the development of what soon became one of the largest and most sophisticated provider networks and benefits administration firms serving the cross-border, multi-national and Mexican domestic markets. From offices located in Tijuana, Monterrey, Guadalajara and México City, Carlos introduced managed care to thousands of network providers and facilities in the 18-state region north of, and including, México City. Under his direction, the company conducted on-site studies and evaluations of local provider and facility resources and healthcare costs, developing one of the largest codified databases of regional healthcare cost data in México. Carlos helped to develop and manage a network of dozens of state and local physician medical coordinators who performed utilization review and large case management functions that included negotiating fee arrangements for high-end procedures.
Carlos has advised México- and U.S.-based managed care organizations in their product development efforts. In 2001, he was engaged by a large border regional hospital to head the acquisition of state-of-the-art medical equipment aimed at advancing the facilities heart disease treatment capabilities. The facility, which is world-renowned for its more than 40 years of pioneering work in alternative treatments for cancer, is now host to surgical teams from throughout México that utilize its resources to perform both routine and complex heart procedures. Most recently, Carlos completed the development of a novel cross-border medical discount card program on behalf of a client that intends to distribute the program to U.S. and Mexican residents who wish to obtain their healthcare services in either the U.S. or México. Carlos is currently also Consultant / Director of Business Development to Grupo Empresarial Angeles (GEA) Hospital in Tijuana Carlos studied at México’s prestigious Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey where he earned a bachelor’s degree and at La Escuela del Pacifico where he took graduate courses in quality and healthcare services.
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