Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital

Topiwala National Medical College is one of the foremost medical and dental colleges in India. It is attached to the B.Y.L. Nair Charitable hospital, a 1,300-bed tertiary care center established in 1921.

The Institute is currently headed by Dr. Sanjay Oak, a pediatric surgeon, and employs a number of medical, paramedical and support staff. It is run by the local municipal body (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation).

History

It holds a special place in the history of the city as being the first hospital to be made and run by Indians under the British empire. The other two big hospitals in the city at the time, KEM and Sir JJ hospital, were both managed by the British.

It has graduation courses in medicine,dental,physiotherapy,occupational therapy & (audiology, speech therapy).it was named as National Medical college and was inaugarated by Mahatma Gandhi & Sarogini Naidu.Alexander Fleming , who discovered Penicillin has also visited the medical college.It has postgraduation corses in various disciplines .It has superspeciality courses in disciplines like cardiology ,nephrology , neonatology, gastroenterology,cardiosurgery,neurosurgery,neurology.

External links

* [http://www.nair.edu Topiwala National Medical College website]