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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