Dr. Palin Khundongbam

Chairman cum Managing Director

Dr Palin, a specialist in General and Plastic surgery is the Managing Director cum Chairman of SHRI. A passionate entrepreneur, Dr. Palin constantly keeps himself abreast with the latest discoveries and innovations. His perseverance and hard work is what is behind the growth of SHRI as a hospital par excellence. He is constantly upgrading the hospital with the latest equipment and technology thus making medical facilities easily accessible to the common man. Dr. Palin is also a member of various organizations like the Indian Medical Association, Association of Surgeons of India, and the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. He has won many accolades in his long stint in the medical profession and has in his capacity as a doctor reached out to the masses through free surgeries and other medical facilities for the poor.

He is the moving spirit behind Shija and path finder who conceived the idea of Shija. From a mono-practice clinic in 1985 at Paona Bazar, Imphal to the first ever ISO certified 200 bedded hospital in the state with 24 specialties including super-specialty.

He has envisioned his organization to be a premium & leading brand in healthcare services in the South East Asia, recognised by the customers for holistic approach, personal touch, and technological advancement by 2025.

He has successfully re-implanted 7 amputated finger and forearm for the first time in north eastern India .Dr Kh Palin and his team have set a record in Guinness World Record in April 2004 for successful excision of largest neck tumour (40 % of total body weight) in the world.

He is included in the top 50 pathfinder doctor entrepreneurs of India by Express Healthcare Management, a publication of Indian Express Group Jan 2009 for his ability to grow his organisation in turbulent environment like in Manipur.

He is awarded “NETV People’s Choice Award 2005” for his contribution in the field of healthcare business in the region.

Included in 22 participants of AOTS training at Yokohama, Japan March 2009 for new business development.

Awarded North East Excellence Award for entrepreneur for large enterprises for 2009 by Indian Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER), Government of India. Honourable Minister DONER Mr. B. K. Handique visited Shija there after and appreciated the work done in the field of healthcare in Manipur.

Included in 25 most influential icons of North Eastern India by Eclectic North East Magazine in 2012.

Adjudged as the Best State President of IMA by National President at National IMA Conference 2012 at Kanyakumari.

Included as one of the 25 Healthcare Influencers of India, by Healthcare Executive magazine, a monthly publication by Hosmac.

Awarded as The Indian Healthcare Ambassador of the year at The Six Sigma Healthcare Awards held at The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon on 26th December 2015.

As president 2008-09 of Rotary Club of Imphal he initiated ‘Rotary Heart to Heart Project’ to help poor children with congenital heart diseases undergo corrective operation outside the state as such facility is not yet available in Manipur. 90 such children have been operated so far free of cost to them and the project will be an ongoing one.

As president of IMA and Rotary Club of Imphal he worked intensive awareness programs on environment, tree plantation, old age management, life style related diseases etc.

In his contribution towards the neighbouring country, he initiated the venture of Mission Myanmar in May 2013 with a firm belief to bring the two nations together. Three successful missions were conducted wherein 134 cleft lip and palate, 179 cataract blindness and 32 key hole surgeries were performed for free.