After losing parents to cancer, oncologist sets up hospital in Bengaluru with a larger purpose

BENGALURU (Photos NICA IDs--- doc88fcty0drcn58tg917wq --- doc88fctwwvuac1d6rj4wv7) For oncologist Radheshyam Naik, cancer is not just a disease he has spent nearly 35 years treating. It is also a deeply personal experience. Despite helping hundreds of patients battle the disease, the loss of both his parents to cancer remains an experience he cannot get over.

Those memories, perhaps, have shaped his belief that the fight against cancer must begin much earlier than the treatment stage. Determined to make a difference beyond clinical care, Dr. Naik ventured into a healthcare startup, setting up a small hospital in Bengaluru that gives equal importance to prevention, treatment, and support for patients and their families.

What makes his journey particularly interesting is that he took this entrepreneurial leap after crossing 60, investing much of his savings towards establishing the 40-bed Samprada Hospital in Phase 1 of J.P. Nagar. The son of a bank employee, with no business background or financial backing, Dr.