Sponsored
by the Madras Medical Mission, the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in
Chennai has gained a reputation for being one of the most advanced centers
in the world.
The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Madras Medical Mission is a
major specialized medical center that provides the latest medical facilities
in the fields of cardiology and cardiac surgery in India. Located in the
urban locale of Madras (Chennai), South India, this institution is
accessible to the tourist attractions of Madras, Mysore, Bangalore,
Pondicherry, and Kerala.
Facilities
This esteemed institute has hundreds of beds for inpatients, excellent
surgical units and laboratories, cryopreservation lab for homograft valve
preservation, heart laser unit. It also provides the most sophisticated
instruments in investigative techniques, which include electrocardiography,
chest radiography, echocardiography, color-flow Doppler, nuclear cardiology,
cardiac catheterization, angiography and MRI. It is a brand new building
with outstanding medical library and extensive computer facilities. The
clinical material is voluminous, challenging and diverse for most basic
research pertaining to cardiology.
On-going Research Projects / Publications
Considering its reputation in Asia, this institute has been recognized by
the Indian Government for postdoctoral training in cardiology and
cardiothorasic surgery for National Board Examination. The Royal College of
Surgeons (Edinburgh), UK provided accreditation to this institution for its
FRCS higher and basic examinations, while its extraordinary faculty trains
graduate students in cardiac surgery, cardiac medicine, pathology and
microbiology for Ph.D. degree from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University of Chennai,
M.Phil/Ph.D. in cardiac sciences for BITS, Pilani. Moreover, this
institution has research and clinical links with centers in USA, Britain,
Australia, and New Zealand. In USA, MMM has a working relationship with
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center (California), Heart Institute (Oregon), and Heart
Institute for Children (Illinois).
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