Head, Department of Pediatrics and Chief, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Unit, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh. This is a 300 bedded facility providing highly specialized care to children. Apart from MD Pediatrics, we run 9 postdoctoral DM Programmes and 4 Fellowships in various super specialties of Pediatrics - the largest number of academic programmes in any department in India. Of these, 4 DM Programmes and the 4 Fellowships were initiated after I took over Chair of the department in October 2016.
Chandigarh the ‘City Beautiful’ has one of the best educational facilities in the country. Besides the Panjab University and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, it has an Engineering College, College of Arts, College of Architecture, a number of Government and Private Degree Colleges and other prestigious and important research institutions. However city lacked a Medical College for graduate i.e. MBBS and postgraduate studies for the students belonging to Chandigarh.
The ‘Escola Medico Cirurgica da Goa’ was established in 1842 during the Portuguese rule and renamed as Goa Medical College in 1963. It is the oldest medical college in Asia. The college is under the Goa University since 1986 before which it was under the Bombay University.
Dr. John Berry White, MRCS, a British Surgeon of the East India Company, was the pioneer to start Health Education and health care in Assam. He established a medical school known as 'Berry White Medical School' at Dibrugarh, Assam in 1898-99. In course of time this medical school was upgraded and on 3rd Nov., 1947 the Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh was established and it stands as the first medical college in Assam.
Viswabharathi Medical College is located on the High way road that connects the Kurnool city to Kodumur. It is established at penchikalapadu 20 km a way form kurnool bus station. It is 22 Km for away from Kurnool railway station.The Shamshabad Airport is 160 Km away from the college.
We at KIMS believe in the power of nature and that the very nature hasinfinite expertisejust like our experienced team of professionals who work round the clock, beyond duty and bring you the best of healthcare within your reach. The colour orange signifies “HOPE“
KIMS hospital brings to you, advanced medicine combined with the wisdom of ages in healing to cure with love. It is a colour which represents warmth and light to inspire us to dedicate more of ourselves, so that we can deliver the best to our patients.
Katuri Medical College is a vision brought to its present day structure by Sri Katuri Subbarao – the Pillar, Effort and Reality of this institution.
When Andhra State was formed in October 1953, the Government of Andhra decided to start a medical college in the Rayalaseema region of the state. In Government Order Ms. No. 1835, Health, dated 29 November 1955, the government of Andhra passed orders to establish a medical college, the third one in the state at Kurnool. As the building was not ready for the college the government decided to admit 50 students intended for Kurnool Medical College at Kurnool City in July 1956.