Molahalli Shantharam Shetty FRCS, (born 14 April 1942) is an orthopaedic surgeon and Pro Chancellor of Nitte University.

He is the founder and Chairman of the Tejasvini Hospital and Shantharam Shetty Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SSIOT), Mangalore.

[1] Shetty is a recipient of the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award for meritorious service in the field of medicine.

[8] 1984: Member of senate and academic council of Mangalore University (1984-1986) 1985: President of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association; AO Fellow in West Germany 1987: Ranawat Fellowship, USA 1990: President of Canara Orthopaedic Association (1990-2003) 1991: Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2006: Nominated Indian AO Trustee, Switzerland [9] 2009: President of the Indian Orthopaedic Association [9][10] 2009: Vice-Chancellor of Nitte University[9] 2011: FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, London[9] 2012: Pro-Chancellor of Nitte University Shetty has been an active part of the Lions Club in Mangalore, serving in the past as District Governor, and has set up the Lions Tejasvini Dialysis Centre[11] and free medical camps in his native town of Molahalli.

[3] Shetty has previously been Chairman of the Indian Red Cross branch, Chairman of the World Bunts’ Foundation Trust, involved in the Rotary Club (winning the Vocational Service Award in 2000), and President of the South Canara Branch of the Indian Medical Association, within which he won the award for Meritorious Service in 1999.