A medical graduate (M.D.) from the B. J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospitals, University of Pune, Maharashtra, Dr. Dhembare is a serial entrepreneur and has diversified in healthcare business in different verticals (clinical research, pharmaceuticals and medical diagnostics). He has extensive experience of more than 20 years in general management, corporate finance and strategic planning in healthcare industry.
His entrepreneurial journey started in 2007 when he set up Synapse Labs, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) that has been successfully inspected by global drug regulatory agencies which includes MHRA-UK, BfArM-Germany and ANSM-France.
He went ahead to set up Fidelity Diagnostics Private Limited in 2010, which is a chain of diagnostic centers providing high tech medical imaging and diagnostics services (CT, MRI, USG, Doppler etc.) to enable early detection and treatment of various diseases and disorders. In 2014, Fidelity Diagnostics has become India’s first chain of medical imaging centers accredited by NABH (National Accreditation of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers).
He also mentors a successful healthcare start up LIVEHEALTH as a board member which got “Best Healthcare Start-Up Award, 2016” in Apollo-THIT and e-Health national healthcare conferences, next round of funding from Nexus Venture Partners and have more than 1500 laboratories as clients in India, South East Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America including some of the big names in the industry like Reliance and Quest diagnostics in India, SDL in Saudi Arabia, BP healthcare in Malaysia, to name a few. Live health manages more than a million patient records on its platform every month.
Dr. Dhembare is also the promoter of Fidelity Life Sciences, a growing pharmaceutical manufacturer with world class manufacturing facilities and a complete portfolio of products in cardiology and diabetology. He has strong understanding of healthcare and pharmaceutical business and he has a vision to expand global presence of Fidelity group.
Before starting my entrepreneurial journey in 2007, he worked in pharmaceutical industry for 6-7 years in medical affairs and clinical research division where he was responsible for building clinical development programs for new chemical entities and both plain and complex generics for US and European markets.
He has various publications to his credit in national and international medical & scientific journals.