# P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre

The P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre is a multi-specialty, tertiary-care hospital in Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1951 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja, in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital, the main teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Boston.
The hospital is owned and operated by the London-based Hinduja Group, through Hinduja Healthcare Limited, which also operates Hinduja Healthcare Surgical at Khar, Mumbai. Its chief executive officer is Gautam Khanna.
Hinduja Hospital is ranked the 6th-best hospital in India, 3rd-best among the private hospitals in India, best in Western India, best multi-speciality hospital in metros, and the cleanest hospital in Mumbai.
It has strategic partnerships with King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Geneva University Hospitals, Stanford University, Henry Ford Health Systems to advance training, education and research.

## Academics

* Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in 26 specialties and super-specialties, accredited by the National Board of Examinations.
* BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Nursing, awarded by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
* MSc and PhD in Applied Biology awarded by the University of Mumbai.
* Allied Health Science courses in 10 disciplines, affiliated to the Health Sector Skill Council.
* Fellowship program for Young Neurosurgeons, Fellowship In Chronic Pain Medicine.
* Post Graduate Diploma in Emergency Medical Services in association with Lifesupporters Institute of Health Sciences. Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Research (PGDACR) and Post-Graduate Diploma In Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Data Management (PGDPVDM) in association with Institute of Clinical Research India.

## Charity

Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, is a not-for-profit institution, with at least 20% of its total capacity reserved for people from the economically weaker section. It has committed 10% of its total beds for subsidised / concessional treatments, and 10% beds for completely free treatments.

## Specialities

Hinduja National Hospital is a major referral centre in India for the 55 specialities:
| Adult Immunisation Clinic | Allergy | Anesthesiology |
| Bone Marrow Transplantation | Breast Cancer |
| Cancer Chemotherapy | Cancer Radiation Therapy | Cancer Surgery |
| Cancer Urology | Cardiology |
| Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery | Clinical Genetics | Clinical Haematology |
| Collagen Lung Clinic | Dental |
| Dental Implant Clinic | Dermatology | Diabetic Foot Surgery |
| Endocrinology | ENT |
| Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology Surgery | General Medicine |
| General Surgery | Gynaecology |
| Imaging | Infectious Diseases | Interventional Radiology |
| IVF and Infertility | Lab Medicine |
| Minimal Access Surgery | Nephrology | Neurology |
| Neurosurgery | Nuclear Medicine |
| Ophthalmology | Orthopaedics | Pain Management |
| Palliative Care Service | Pediatric Nephrology |
| Pediatric Neurology | Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation | Pediatrics |
| Pediatric Surgery | Physiotherapy |
| Plastic Surgery | Psychiatry | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Rheumatology | Robotic Surgery |
| Tobacco Cessation Clinic | Travel Medicine Clinic | Urology |
| Vascular Surgery | Vulva Clinic |

## Expansion

It has plans to expand its nationwide capacity to 5,000 beds, besides setting up radiology and pathology diagnostic centres, emergency ambulance services and pharmacy retail outlets across India.
It has forayed in to drug manufacturing and healthcare-related speciality chemicals manufacturing. It is also working with the Biomedical Engineering and Technology (incubation) Centre (BETiC) of IIT Bombay to co-develop and commercialise biomedical devices.

## Notable doctors

* B. K. Misra - Neurosurgeon
* Farhad Kapadia - Critical care medicine
* Gustad Daver - Cardio-thoracic, vascular and transplant surgeon
* Indira Hinduja - Gynaecologist
* Luis Jose De Souza - Surgical oncologist
* Milind Vasant Kirtane - Otorhinolaryngologist
* Rasik Shah - Paediatric surgeon & Urologist
* Sanjay Agarwala - Orthopaedic surgeon
* Sultan Pradhan - Surgical oncologist
* Suresh Advani - Medical oncologist
* Tehemton Erach Udwadia - Gastroenterologist
* Zarir Udwadia - Pulmonologist