The Team
Meet our team of experts
Dr. Nagarajan Muthialu
Chairman and Founding Director
Dr. Nagarajan Muthialu is a surgeon with the Cardiothoracic team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He has special interests in cardiac, thoracic and tracheal diseases of children including transplantation. Dr. Nagarajan is an active member of Child Heart Surgery and runs a campaign to save lives of children.
Anuradha Kambi
Founding Director
Anuradha Kambi is a management consultant with 16+ years of experience in banking & financial services and artificial intelligence. She has been part of many philanthropic and non-profit organizations and has spearheaded several successful campaigns.
Dr. Kiran Viswanath
Founding Director
Dr Kiran Viswanath works as a Psychiatrist with National Health Service United Kingdom. His first exposure to Charitable activity was a fund rising event for Alzheimer society. Through Smiling Heart Foundation, Dr. Kiran seeks a huge opportunity to make a difference to the needful children who are born with congenital heart defects.
Prathiba Chandershekar
Board Member
Prathiba is a consultant neonatologist at Lister Hospital, Stevenage. While she works full time in a NHS trust, her motivation to help everyone around and make all very happy is well known. She is very cheerful and ever smiling, constantly striving to support sick children around - with charity being fundamental to these. She comes with large experience of supporting children and will help the charity further to become a very successful endeavour.
Dr. Pooja Shetty
Board Member
Ikigai is a Japanese concept of finding true purpose in life. Being inspired by my father, who is a philanthropist and a hardworking doctor himself, I developed an interest in medicine at a very young age. With growing years, I developed a passion towards congenital cardiothoracic surgery, which continues to develop with every passing year and the challenges faced. I am currently working as a clinical fellow at GOSH, London in the department of cardiothoracic surgery after training at other centres in Canada and UK. I did most of my basic training from Bangalore, India. Training at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher medical sciences, which works on the principle of 'Free Healthcare and Education to all' further motivated me to aspire to be a better humanitarian. Healthcare in developing countries such as India, is unfortunately not accessible to all due to various challenges leading to death of many children, who are otherwise treatable. I am grateful to be a part of this mission which has given me an opportunity to help those in need. 'I alone cannot change the world. But, I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples' - Mother Teresa.
Dr. Arun Beeman
Board Member
Dr. Beeman is a very enthusiastic cardiothoracic surgeon from India, who is currently working at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children. He is a keen philanthropist, supporting various social causes even while he was a practising surgeon in India. He has been one of the instrumental person behind some of the charity driven activities, especially with "Child Heart Surgery' - being the driving force behind various missions across the country.