Mandvi Singh, Managing Editor

India’s healthcare story in 2025 reads like a nation inhaling deeply before a long, confident stride. A hospital sector nearing $100 billion hums toward $194 billion by 2032, while changing diets and city lives push digestive dis­orders to the foreground, touching nearly one in three adults. Gastroenterology answers with speed and science, endosco­py devices expand at 6.9% CAGR, AI sharpens vision, and minimally invasive practice promises laparoscopic dominance across most GI surgeries.

The Union Budget’s Rs 99,858 crore outlay aims to add three million beds and multiply special­ist training, stitching prevention to practice. Yet inflation bites and rural gaps remain, making integrated, tech-driven care the only honest antidote as India needs 1.54 million more doctors.

Karnataka turns the national thesis into regional theatre. Mobile GI units, robotic suites and a Rs 4,432 crore skills push under the 2025-32 policy seed advanced talent. Forums on youth IBD and endoscopic frontiers spark collaboration, shifting hospitals from rescue rooms to wellness engines powered by biologics. Bridging metros and tier-two towns, the state sketches a future where digestive care is not a privilege, but a promise delivered at every doorstep with intent. In this edition, siliconindia presents the ‘Top 10 Prominent Gastroenterologists from Karnataka - 2025’, celebrating the medical visionaries who are redefining digestive healthcare through clinical excellence, advanced procedures, and compassionate patient care.

Read on to discover their inspiring journeys and share your thoughts with us!