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Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

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Management
Public/Government
Established In
1923
Courses Offered
M.D. M.S. P.G.D D.M. M.Ch.
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Andhra Medical College (AMC) came into being on 19th July 1923. The college is affiliated to the Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, AP and it is recognized by the Medical Council of India. It offers MBBS, PG and Super Speciality courses. The college is attached to government teaching hospitals in Visakhapatnam, they are King George Hospital (KGH), Government Chest Hospital, Government ENT, Regional Eye Hospital and Government Hospital for Mental Care. The students of AMC attend their classes at the departments of the teaching hospitals as per their education requirements.

Location:

Andhra Medical College (AMC), is situated at Medical College Road Opp Collector Office Maharanipeta King George Hospital Campus, Andhra Pradesh. Vishakapatnam Junction is about 3 km and the Maddilapalem Bus Depot is about 4 km from the campus. Visakhapatnam International Airport is about 13 km from the airport.

Departments

  • Department of Anaesthesiology
  • Department of Anatomy: established in 1923. The first Professor was Capt. F. J. Anderson. It has a Museum. There are two artificial human skeletons donated by Dr. R. Krishna Rao. Dr. S. Swaminathan Prize and Dr. Anderson Medal are awarded to meritorious students annually.
  • Department of Biochemistry: started in 1925 as part of the Physiology department. Dr. V. K. Narayana Menon was the first professor. Rao Bahadur Dr. V. K. Narayana Menon Medal, Dr. Venkateswarulu Prize, Dr. M. V. V. Krishna Mohan Memorial Prize and Dr C. Sita Devi University Medal awarded annually to meritorious students.
  • Department of Cardiology: started in 1971 as a 25-bedded ward with Intensive Care Unit. As a result of public contributions and Costal Andhra Heart Foundation, a separate building was constructed exclusively for the Department of Cardiology in 1981. The Department was upgraded to 36-beds and 18-bedded Intensive Cardiac Care Unit. An Intermediate Coronary Care Unit was opened in the year 2001.
  • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery: started in 1956 with Dr. B. Sundara Rama Murthy as the first professor. An open heart surgery Unit was recently inaugurated on the second floor of the Cardiology Block with financial assistance from the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and the Coastal Heart Foundation.
  • Department of Dental Surgery
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Department of Endocrinology
  • Department of Forensic Medicine
  • Department of Gastroenterology
  • Department of General Surgery
  • Department of Medicine: set up at the King George Hospital and upgraded in 1923. The acute medical care unit runs 24 hours. Dr. W. C. Gray was the first professor and head. Jeypore Sri Vikram Deo Varma Medal, Vemuri Sivaji Rao Medal and Dr. P. Kutumbaiah prizes are awarded annually.
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of Nephrology: established by T. Ravi Raju, who has been instrumental in developing the Kidney transplantation facility in the hospital.
  • Department of Neurology
  • Department of Neurosurgery: started in 1956. It is the first neurosurgical unit of the united Andhra Pradesh.[4] Dr. S. Balaparameswara Rao was its first professor and head of the department. An exclusive unit of ‘Head Injury and Intensive Care’ was started in 1991. Superspeciality course (M.Ch.) was started in 1986.
  • Department of Nuclear Medicine
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • Department of Orthopaedics: set up in 1964 with Dr. C. Vyaghreswarudu as the head of department. An artificial limb center was set up in 1983.
  • Department of Otorhinolaryngology
  • Department of Paediatric Surgery
  • Department of Paediatrics
  • Department of Pathology: started in 1923. Dr. T. S. Tirumurti was its first professor. Postgraduate courses were started in 1946. It was upgraded in 1953. The Cytology wing was started in 1996. Dr. T. Bhaskara Menon Memorial prize and Dr. Tatachari medal is annually awarded to meritorious students.
  • Department of Pharmacology
  • Department of Physiology
  • Department of Plastic Surgery
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Radiology
  • Department of Radiotherapy
  • Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Department of Community Medicine: The Department of Hygiene and Bacteriology was established in 1925. Dr. C. Rama Murty was its first professor. It was renamed as Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in 1955 and now called Department of Community Medicine. The Department gives out Silver Jubilee Celebration Committee Prize and Endowment Medal, Dr. Sonti Dakshinamurthy Prize and Dr. Vallabha Sastry Prize every year.
  • Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases
  • Department of Urology
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