King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College is a

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and

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, located in

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. It was founded in 1926; it is affiliated with

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(MUHS). The medical college (school) provides training to about 2,000 students at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and super-specialty medical courses-level; in undergraduate and postgraduate physical and occupational therapy courses; Masters and Ph.D. courses in various allied specialties. A nursing school is also maintained by this institution. With about 390 staff physicians and 550 resident doctors, the 2,250 bedded hospital treats about 1.8 million out-patients and 85,000 in-patients annually. It provides both basic care and advanced treatment facilities in all fields of medicine and surgery. Funded mainly by the

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, this institution renders virtually free of cost service to the underprivileged sections of the society. During the

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pandemic, on 3 May 2020,

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choppers showered flower petals on King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, J. J. Hospital, and Kasturba Gandhi Hospital to pay tribute to healthcare workers fighting for the safety of the people of Mumbai.

Rankings

The college was ranked 12th among medical colleges in India in 2020 by

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Notable alumni

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(1910–1942), Indian humanitarian physician, served in China during the

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Keshavrao Krishnarao Datey Keshavrao Krishnarao Datey (7 August 1912 – 22 April 1983) was a pioneer of Indian cardiology. He was a director of the department of cardiology at KEM Hospital, Mumbai. He was also a founder director of the All India Heart Foundation, a ...

(1912–1983), cardiologist, Padma Bhushan (1969), Fellow Royal College of Physicians *

Tehemton Erach Udwadia Tehemton Erach Udwadia (15 July 1934 – 7 January 2023) was an Indian surgeon and gastroenterologist, considered by many as the father of laparoscopic surgery in India. He was a general surgeon at two Mumbai hospitals, Breach Candy Hospital a ...

(born 1934), gastroenterologist, Dr. B. C. Roy Award (2000),

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(2006),

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(2006) *

Sharad Panday Sharad Panday (22 October 1934 – 8 November 2004) was an Indian heart surgeon. He was on the team of surgeons who performed the first-ever heart transplant in India at the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical ...

(1934–2004), Indian cardiothoracic surgeon, part of the team that performed the first heart transplant in India *

Sharad Vaidya Sharad Vaidya (7 March 1936 – 19 October 2000) was an Indian surgeon who specialized in cancer surgery. He established the Goa Cancer Society and founded the Gosalia Memorial Cancer Hospital and the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradicatio ...

(born 1936), cancer surgeon, established Goa Cancer Society, Gosalia Memorial Cancer Hospital, Goa, and NOTE

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. He was instrumental in legislation to reduce tobacco use in India. *

Nilima Arun Kshirsagar Nilima Arun Kshirsagar (born 1949) is an Indian clinical pharmacologist who developed and patented liposomal amphotericin B and its drug delivery system in 1993. She is the former dean of King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunde ...

(born 1949),

clinical pharmacologist Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between ...

, former dean of KEM, Known for pharmacovigilance, drug development, tropical diseases, drug resistance, and medical education. Nathaniel T., Dr. B. C. Roy Award Kwit memorial Award *

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(born 1980), Member of Parliament for Shirur *

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, neurosurgeon, researcher and academic

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