Leadership Team
Dr. Shafiq A M
Co-Founder, Director & CEO
Dr. Shafiq A M is the Co-Founder & Director of Specialist Health Systems Private Limited, and the CEO of Trilife Hospital. He served as a Senior Consultant in Trauma & Spine Surgeries with over 2 Decades of expertise before taking over his duties as CEO. Dr. Shafiq has been instrumental in defining the expansion and ethos of Trilife Hospital with its unique, patient-centric approach. His visionary thinking has propelled Trilife Hospital into becoming one of India's leading healthcare providers.
Dr. Shafiq graduated from RMMCH Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, went on to complete an MS in Orthopaedics from Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, and an M.CH in Orthopaedics at Seychelles.
Dr. Prashanth R
Co-Founder & Director
Dr. Prashanth R is the Co-Founder& Director of Specialist Health Systems Private Limited. He is also the Senior Orthopaedic Consultant and Joint Replacement Surgeon at Trilife Hospital. He has over 2 Decades of extensive surgical experience. He is a pioneer in Robotic-Assisted Knee Replacement surgeries with over 6000 successful Robotic surgeries to his credit, which is one of the highest in Karnataka.
Professionally, Dr. Prashanth graduated from JSS Medical College, Mysore. He also did his DNB in Orthopaedic Surgery from Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore. Further, he pursued his Dip.Ortho (SICOT). Later, he completed his advanced fellowship in joint replacement surgery from Germany.
S V Ramachandra Gowda
Co-Founder & Director
S V Ramachandra Gowda, commonly referred to as Seekal Ramachandra Gowda, is the Co-Founder & Director of Specialist Health Systems Private Limited. He has spearheaded the expansion of Trilife Hospital’s infrastructure and development. A civil engineer by profession, he holds a Doctor of Architecture (D. Arch.) degree from England, and has been involved in countless infrastructure projects across India including prominent healthcare brands and also the Terminal 1 of Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru). He is defined by his passion for giving back to the community, and is driven by his commitment to using his expertise for the betterment of the society.
He undertook the development of a massive rain water harvesting system at Seekal, the land in the area being nonarable, and implemented a system that harvests around 15 crore litres of water annually. This has resulted in the lands becoming arable, not only in his own farm, but also those of neighbouring farms. He is also one of the most prominent sericulturists in the State of Karnataka.
After achieving significant success in the field of infrastructure development, he decided to diversify into different industry verticals including agriculture and healthcare. He is now a large exporter of high quality fruits and vegetables grown on the farm in Seekal. Going forward, he plans to develop projects in the fields of high-tech agriculture and agro-based industries that will contribute towards