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Veterinary Holdings International

Specialist veterinary medicine, run by the clinicians accountable for it.

Thirteen businesses across six cities in two countries. Clinicians are salaried. No referral commission is paid or taken anywhere in the group.

The record

The company, in figures

2019Established
13Businesses

Specialty medicine, referral hospitals, primary care, nursing, diagnostics and the academy.

6Cities, two countries

Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Gurugram in India. Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

13Specialty Councils

One chair per discipline, clinically accountable for every case in it, at every site.

0Referral commissions

None paid, none taken, in either direction.

Footprint

Six cities, two countries

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Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Gurugram in India; Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The group is organised so a case can move between cities without a fee changing hands.

The group

Thirteen businesses, one clinical standard

01Specialty Vet HospitalsMulti-specialty referral
02The Eye VetOphthalmology
03The Cancer VetOncology
04The Exotics VetExotic companion animals
05The Dermatology VetDermatology
06IIVSThe academy
07The Family VetPrimary care
08The Emergency VetEmergency and critical care
09The Behaviour VetBehavioural medicine
10The Veterinary Nursing CompanyNursing
11The Radiology VetRadiology
12The Pathology VetPathology
13The Hospice VetEnd of life care

Multi-specialty referral

Specialty Vet Hospitals

Fourteen clinical departments, with surgical theatres, intensive care, imaging and in-house pathology under one roof.

Fourteen clinical departments. Specialist medicine, surgery, emergency care and diagnostics.

01Ophthalmology
02Oncology
03Dermatology
04Exotic companion animals
05Emergency and critical care
06Internal medicine
07Soft tissue surgery
08Orthopaedics
09Neurology
10Cardiology
11Dentistry
12Diagnostic imaging
13Pathology
14Behaviour

Dr. Makarand Chousalkar

Founder and Chief Medical Officer

Founded Top Dog, Mumbai. Multi-specialty hospital medicine.

Two surgeons in full scrub operating on a draped patient with instruments laid out

Ophthalmology

The Eye Vet

Specialist eye care for companion animals.

01Cataract and phacoemulsification surgery
02Cornea
03Glaucoma
04Referral diagnostics

Dr. Kasturi Bhadsavle

Ophthalmology

Co-founder of The Eye Vet. DIBVO. Chair of the Ophthalmology Specialty Council.

Two gowned surgeons working at an ophthalmic operating microscope, one passing an instrument

Oncology

The Cancer Vet

Medical oncology for pets, with chemotherapy day care.

01Diagnosis and staging
02Treatment planning
03Chemotherapy day care
04Radiotherapy, delivered on a linear accelerator
05Referral back to the treating practice

Dr. Noopur Desai

Oncology

Co-founder of The Cancer Vet. The only US board-certified veterinary radiation oncologist practising in India. Chair of the Oncology Specialty Council.

Two clinicians in gowns, caps, masks and nitrile gloves treating a cat during chemotherapy

Exotic companion animals

The Exotics Vet

Birds, small mammals and reptiles, seen by clinicians who specialise in them.

01Birds
02Small mammals
03Reptiles
04Species-specific anaesthesia and handling

Dr. Shiwani Tandel

Exotics and wildlife

Co-founder of The Exotics Vet. Chair of the Exotics Specialty Council.

A studio group portrait of the clinical team in branded aubergine scrubs

Dermatology

The Dermatology Vet

Specialist skin, ear and allergy medicine for companion animals.

01Allergy and atopic disease
02Ear disease
03Autoimmune and infectious skin disease

The academy

IIVS

The International Institute of Veterinary Specialization — the group’s academy, wholly owned, running fourteen disciplines.

01PG certificate
02Fellowship
03Rotating internship
04Residency
05Specialist

Primary care

The Family Vet

Neighbourhood primary care, with the specialist bench behind it.

01Neighbourhood primary care
02Preventive medicine and vaccination
03Referral into the specialty bench
04One clinical record across the network
A veterinarian auscultating a golden retriever on the consulting table while the dog’s owners look on

Emergency and critical care

The Emergency Vet

Triage, intensive care and surgical stabilisation.

01Triage and stabilisation
02Intensive care
03Surgical stabilisation
04Imaging on the floor

Dr. Hamsini Yagneshwar

Emergency and critical care

Co-founder of The Emergency Vet.

A veterinary nurse adjusting an intravenous line for a dog lying under a theatre light beside a patient monitor

Behavioural medicine

The Behaviour Vet

Behavioural medicine for aggression, anxiety, noise phobia and separation disorders.

01Aggression
02Anxiety
03Noise phobia
04Separation-related disorders
05Online consultation with in-person intensives

Dr. Daniela Zurr

Behavioural medicine

Co-founder of The Behaviour Vet.

A clinician at a desk conducting a video consultation, an owner holding a cat visible on the screen

Nursing

The Veterinary Nursing Company

Recruits, trains and deploys veterinary nurses and technicians.

01Recruitment
02Clinical training and simulation
03Managed deployment across the network
04A route to senior and specialist nursing
A veterinary nurse in scrubs attending to a retriever on a stainless treatment table

Radiology

The Radiology Vet

Specialist interpretation of radiographs, ultrasound, CT and MRI.

01Radiographs
02Ultrasound
03CT
04MRI
A veterinarian holding a radiograph up to the window light, a small dog waiting on the table behind

Pathology

The Pathology Vet

Histopathology, cytology and clinical pathology, reported to one standard.

01Histopathology
02Cytology
03Clinical pathology
04Second-opinion review
A bench microscope and reagent bottles in the foreground of a clinic laboratory, a clinician with a dog beyond

End of life care

The Hospice Vet

Quality of life assessment, palliative and hospice care.

01Quality of life assessment
02In-home palliative care
03Hospice care
04Aftercare and grief support
A clinician crouching outdoors beside an older dog, one hand resting on its head

Who built it

Every specialty was founded by the clinician who runs it

Dr. Kasturi Bhadsavle

Ophthalmology

Co-founder of The Eye Vet. DIBVO. Chair of the Ophthalmology Specialty Council.

Dr. Noopur Desai

Oncology

Co-founder of The Cancer Vet. The only US board-certified veterinary radiation oncologist practising in India. Chair of the Oncology Specialty Council.

Dr. Shiwani Tandel

Exotics and wildlife

Co-founder of The Exotics Vet. Chair of the Exotics Specialty Council.

Dr. Hamsini Yagneshwar

Emergency and critical care

Co-founder of The Emergency Vet.

Dr. Daniela Zurr

Behavioural medicine

Co-founder of The Behaviour Vet.

Dr. Makarand Chousalkar

Founder and Chief Medical Officer

Founded Top Dog, Mumbai. Multi-specialty hospital medicine.

The group is led by two Co-Chief Executives. Clinical leadership sits with the specialists who practise, and every specialty business was founded by the clinician who still runs it.

The management track

Who runs the company alongside them

Sanket Baralay

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Co-founder of VHI. Responsible for partnerships and the group’s direction.

Sheroy Wadia

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Co-Chief Executive Officer, responsible for strategy and implementation.

Neha Jain

Chief Operating Officer

Leads operations across the group, working alongside its clinical leadership.

Gazal Malaiya

Chief People Officer

People and organisation across the group.

Ravi Jolly

Chief Real Estate and Procurement Officer

Leads real estate and procurement across the group.

Sujit Deshpande

Chief Growth Officer

Leads growth across the group, working with its clinical and management teams.

Every level of the company is co-led by a clinician and an administrator, as peers. Neither track reports to the other, and where a decision affects patient safety the clinical partner decides.

Infrastructure

Equipment most of the market cannot reach

Radiotherapy delivered on a linear accelerator. Surgical theatres, intensive care, ultrasound, endoscopy and in-house pathology.

Referral depth is a capital question as much as a clinical one. The group operates the equipment a single practice cannot justify, and makes it reachable from every clinic in the network without a referral fee changing hands.

A clinician in navy scrubs holds a small wrapped animal in front of a large ring-shaped Accuray Radixact radiotherapy machine
The Accuray Radixact suite, The Cancer Vet

How we govern

Two tracks. Neither reports to the other.

01The dyadEvery level is co-led by a clinician and an administrator, as peers. Where a decision affects patient safety, the clinical partner decides.
02Salaried practiceClinicians are salaried and never paid on production. No referral commission is paid or taken anywhere in the group, in either direction.
03Clinical controlMedical protocols and pathways are set by clinicians. Medical Director appointments are made by peer selection.

The structure is written down rather than assumed. It is the part of the company that does not move when commercial pressure arrives.

The founding principle

Patient safety, then quality, then finance.

The tie-break order, group-wide, in that sequence. It is the rule that settles the arguments nobody enjoys having.

Clinical standards

Thirteen disciplines, thirteen chairs

A council chair sets the medical standard for a discipline and is clinically accountable for every case in it, at every site.

A council chair sets the medical standard for a discipline and is clinically accountable for every case in it, at every site. The standard does not vary by city, by building, or by who is on shift.

01Ophthalmology
02Oncology
03Exotics
04Emergency and Critical Care
05Internal Medicine
06Behaviour
07Dermatology
08Orthopaedics
09Dentistry
10Cardiology
11Neurology
12Radiology
13Pathology

The academy

IIVS — the International Institute of Veterinary Specialization

Wholly owned by the group. Fourteen disciplines, on a ladder that runs from a PG certificate to specialist.

01PG certificate
02Fellowship
03Rotating internship
04Residency
05Specialist

Teaching is delivered digitally, with clinical rotations through the network. Faculty come from the group's own bench. India has plenty of veterinarians and very few specialists; the academy exists to change that ratio rather than to compete for it.

23 August 2026 · Mumbai

Two group businesses will operate departments at Small Animal Hospital, Mumbai

The Eye Vet and The Cancer Vet have entered into agreements to establish and operate full ophthalmology and oncology departments at the Tata Trusts hospital.

From 28 September 2026, both departments provide the complete range of specialist services on site, including surgery and chemotherapy, under the hospital's overall oversight. They are led by the clinicians who founded the businesses, both internationally board-certified.

Clinicians and hospital staff gathered for the signing, two people holding open the signed agreement between them
The signing, Small Animal Hospital, Mumbai

Partner your practice

You keep the practice you built

01Operational controlYou run the practice. The schedule, the rota, the front desk. None of it moves to a head office.
02Clinical controlThe standard of care is yours, and so is the formulary. In your building, on your case, you are the doctor.
03Your teamYour people stay your people, with a training ladder no single practice can build alone.
04The name on the doorThe practice keeps its name and its character.

Four commitments, no exceptions

What we will never do

01Never pay or take a referral commissionNot in any direction, anywhere in the group.
02Never pay clinicians on productionNobody here earns more by treating more.
03Never take over the medicineWe resource your standard. We do not overrule it.
04Never compete with you for your patientA patient you send in is yours. The referral comes back to you.

Process

How a conversation goes

01A first conversation, in confidenceYou tell us what you built. We tell you whether a partnership fits.
02You look at usVisit the clinics. Talk to the clinicians who run businesses inside the group.
03We look at the practiceAt a pace you set, by a method agreed with you first.
04A written outlineWhat stays yours, what we bring, and how decisions get made. Your advisers read it first.
05Working togetherIntegration starts with whatever helps you first.

How we work

What is different about practising here

01Salaried, never on productionThere is no financial reason to over-treat.
02No referral commissionNone paid or taken, in either direction.
03Clinical and administrative leads as peersNeither reports to the other.
04One tie-break orderPatient safety, then quality, then finance.

Teaching counts as part of the job rather than as something done after it. Every specialty is led by the clinician who founded it, and Specialty Council chairs are accountable for the standard in their discipline at every site.

The bench

Who you would practise alongside

Dr. Kasturi Bhadsavle

Ophthalmology

Co-founder of The Eye Vet. DIBVO. Chair of the Ophthalmology Specialty Council.

Dr. Noopur Desai

Oncology

Co-founder of The Cancer Vet. The only US board-certified veterinary radiation oncologist practising in India. Chair of the Oncology Specialty Council.

Dr. Shiwani Tandel

Exotics and wildlife

Co-founder of The Exotics Vet. Chair of the Exotics Specialty Council.

Dr. Hamsini Yagneshwar

Emergency and critical care

Co-founder of The Emergency Vet.

Dr. Daniela Zurr

Behavioural medicine

Co-founder of The Behaviour Vet.

Dr. Makarand Chousalkar

Founder and Chief Medical Officer

Founded Top Dog, Mumbai. Multi-specialty hospital medicine.

Process

How we hire

01A conversationYou talk to the people you would work with, including the clinical leads.
02Pressure-test the scopeWe put the scope in front of you and ask you to argue with it.
03See the workSite visits. The clinics and the hospital floors, not a deck.
04A written offerScope, reporting line, how you will be measured, and the terms. In writing.

Talk to us

Three addresses, read by the people who would answer you

hello@vhi.vet partnerships@vhi.vet careers@vhi.vet

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