# Costly Heart Surgery: Devi Shetty and India's Economies of Scale

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Martin Elliott
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Business and management
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/costly-heart-surgery-devi-shetty-and-indias-economies-scale)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We're used to imagining that the western world is leading the way to the future of medicine. However, by overturning the dogma of western medicine, Devi Shetty has managed to transform heart surgery in India from an expensive and dangerous procedure to a world leading paragon. Professor Martin Elliott explains how this is done, and what if anything British Heart Surgeons have to learn from it.

## Lectures

1. [Costly Heart Surgery: Devi Shetty and India's Economies of Scale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/costly-heart-surgery-devi-shetty-and-indias-economies-scale/0bca40640271) (YouTube)