Debashis Bhattacharya

About Debashis Bhattacharya

Healthcare does not suffer from a lack of innovation.It suffers from a lack of clear, responsible, and trustworthy communication.I work at the intersection of clinical science, patient safety, leadership, and healthcare communication, helping organisations translate complexity into clarity—especially in high-stakes environments.With 30+ years of experience across clinical practice, healthcare systems, global pharma leadership, and public health, I support healthcare and life sciences organisations to:Communicate responsibly with patients, clinicians, regulators, and the publicBuild trust in sensitive areas such as patient safety, AI in healthcare, rare diseases, and mental healthAlign leadership messaging with values, governance, and long-term impactMy approach is grounded in patient safety, ethics, regulatory rigor, and simplicity without oversimplification.I am a surgeon by training, with experience across India and the UK’s NHS, and senior leadership roles at Novo Nordisk, Abbott, Eli Lilly, and as Global Director of Human Risk Management at Reckitt. I have also trained clinicians with the Royal College of Surgeons of England and completed executive programmes at Harvard Business School and the University of Oxford.After 23 years in the UK, I returned to India to contribute to healthcare transformation and currently support initiatives across rehabilitation, neurodiversity, and community-led health programmes.If you are building or repositioning a healthcare organisation and want communication that inspires confidence rather than noise, I’m always open to meaningful conversations.

Experience

1. Medical Director and Advisor

   Healing Wings Foundation

   Dec 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Healing Wings Foundation (HWF) is a non-profit organization focused on helping patients with rare diseases in India. It has a unique non-profit alliance with Global Research Organisations on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs to accelerate research and development of therapies through education, advocacy, research, and grants. The organisation serves all stakeholders in the rare disease community, including patients, patient organizations, researchers, KOLs, and companies developing orphan drugs.It aims to focus on research and advanced technology solutions to reduce the cost of rare disease treatment by the way of screening, detection, diagnosis, and treatment and providing financial support to rare disease patients apart from creating infrastructure and capacity building to address rare disease patients treatment in India more specifically HWF would focus on technology solutions like Facial Identification of rare disease, repurposed orphan drugs and patient screening solutions. Healing Wings Foundation has a battery of advisors competent in healthcare, technology experts and socially responsible business leaders

Education

• University of Oxford

  Health Economics

  2013

• thePower

  ThePowerMBA, MBA, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Digital Transformation

• Harvard Business School

  Innovation in Healthcare

  2014

• University of Calcutta

  Master of Science (MS), Surgery

• University of Calcutta

  MBBS

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

  FRCS

Skills

• Innovation
• Strategic Planning
• Gastroenterology
• Cardiology
• Vascular Biology
• Market Access
• Health Economics
• Vascular
• Medical Devices
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Biotechnology
• Hospitals
• Metabolic Diseases
• Oncology
• Urology
• Informatics
• Medicine
• Medical Affairs
• Life Sciences
• Healthcare
• Neurology
• Medical Writing
• Vascular Surgery
• Management
• Thrombosis
• Pharmacovigilance
• Cancer
• Rheumatology
• Medical Education
• Endocrinology
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Diabetes
• Marketing Strategy
• Breast Cancer
• Regulatory Affairs
• Atherosclerosis
• Metabolism
• Cancer Research
• General Surgery