Sundaram Medical Foundation is the brainchild of Dr. Rangarajan, the Founder, Managing
Trustee and a member of the TVS Family, a leading business group in Tamil Nadu. He was the
son of late Mr. T.S. Santhanam, Chairman of Sundaram Finance.
Dr. Rangarajan began his career as a Chartered Accountant and took up MBA from the
University of Berkley, USA. At the age of 30, his career took a turn when he realised he
prioritised involvement and satisfaction in helping people in a constructive way.
Thus Sundaram Medical Foundation was born!
Dr. Rangarajan’s vision was to establish “a hospital, providing quality health care, which
is cost-effective and community-centered, in an environment which is clean, caring and
responsive to the needs of the patient”. His vision resulted in the creation of everything
SMF is today, which serves as a ‘Role Model’ of health care delivery system in India.