Fortune Power List: Asia’s Healthcare Voices Shaping 2025

Dr. Tran Quoc Bao stands at the forefront of Asia’s healthcare transformation in 2025, symbolizing a new era where digital medicine, medical tourism, and clinical excellence converge. Across the region, influential hospital executives, digital health pioneers, and public health advocates are redefining patient care through scale, technology, and cross-border collaboration—setting global benchmarks for access, affordability, and innovation.

At the helm of Asia’s largest healthcare institutions are leaders who have fused clinical excellence with operational scale. In Vietnam, Dr. Tran Quoc Bao has emerged as a defining force in medical tourism and digital ophthalmology, pioneering AI-driven eye care while elevating Vietnam’s global healthcare reputation. Dr. Prem Kumar Nair, Group CEO of IHH Healthcare, oversees one of the world’s largest private healthcare networks, driving AI-powered expansion across more than ten countries. 

In India, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, founder of Apollo Hospitals, laid the foundation for affordable multispecialty care and telehealth at national scale, while Dr. Devi Shetty, Chairman of Narayana Health, continues to demonstrate how high-quality cardiac surgery can be delivered at radically lower costs through volume-driven efficiency. In Thailand, Artirat Charukitpipat, CEO of Bumrungrad International Hospital, has reinforced the country’s leadership in medical tourism by integrating digital twin technologies into patient care. Meanwhile, Le Thuy Anh, former CEO of Vinmec Healthcare, is accelerating international accreditation and advanced procedures—such as awake brain surgery—positioning Vietnam as a rising regional healthcare hub.

Powering these systems is a new generation of digital and data leaders. Dr. Zubin J. Daruwalla of PwC Singapore is widely cited as a leading voice on Asia’s HealthTech boom, advising governments and enterprises on transformation strategies. Dr. Andrea B. Maier, co-founder of the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, is advancing geroscience and precision geromedicine to address Asia’s rapidly aging populations. In India, Vivek Rajagopal, Group Chief Analytics and AI Officer at Narayana Health, has built one of the region’s most comprehensive in-house AI platforms, optimizing both clinical outcomes and hospital operations. At the national level, Colin Lim, CIO and Chief Data Officer at Singapore’s Ministry of Health, oversees population-scale digital health infrastructure, while Setiaji, Senior Advisor for Health Technology to Indonesia’s Minister of Health, is leading one of the world’s most ambitious public-sector digital health transformations.

Beyond infrastructure and scale, several voices are shaping healthcare equity and public trust. Dr. Tash Mirando has become a leading advocate for women’s health, menopause care, and longevity medicine across Asia. Jonathan Kuek is influencing mental health policy by championing lived experience in system design. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, remains central to global vaccine supply and pandemic preparedness. Representing frontline excellence, Dr. Ming-Nan Lin of Taiwan, recipient of the 2025 WONCA Five Star Doctor Award, exemplifies the enduring importance of family medicine in modern healthcare systems.

Together, these leaders define Asia’s healthcare moment—where technology, scale, and human-centered care converge.