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Motto | Ne Quid Nimis (Let there be nothing in Excess) |
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Type | Government Institution |
Established | 19 July 1923 |
Principal | Dr. G. Butchi Raju |
Undergraduates | 250 per year (MBBS) |
Postgraduates | 212 per year + Super Specialty seats 23 per year |
Address | 17°42′15″N83°17′59″E / 17.70422°N 83.29976°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | YSRUHS |
Andhra Medical College is a public medical college in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, and affiliated to Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences. It is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh, the sixth oldest & one of the top medical colleges in India. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India. [1]
Andhra Medical College emblem was designed by Dr. F. J. Anderson, the first principal.
In the year 2020, Dr Sudhakar, principal, Andhra Medical College (AMC), had disclosed the modernisation plan for the hospital. [2] A plan is being designed to have vertical buildings which will accommodate all the departments of the college. A sum of ₹120 crores had been earmarked for this purpose. [2] It is proposed to demolish the Panagal building in the campus and a seven-storey building is planned to be constructed in its place. The building is proposed to accommodate all departments from anatomy to community medicine and even pre-clinical and para-clinical departments.
Name | Specialization | From | To |
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Lt. Col. F.J. Anderson | Professor of Surgery | 1923 | |
Lt. Col. F.C. Frazer | Professor of Surgery | 1927 | 1928 |
Dr. T. S. Tirumurti | Professor of Pathology | 1930 | 1930 |
Major J. W. Ebden | Professor of Surgery | 1933 | 1933 |
Major F.M. Collins | Professor of Surgery | 1937 | 1938 |
Major J.F. Shepherd | Professor of Surgery | 1939 | 1941 |
Major F.A.B. Shepherd | Professor of Surgery | 1941 | 1945 |
Dr. T. Bhaskara Menon | Professor of Pathology | 1945 | 1948 |
Dr. N. G. Pandalai | Professor of Bacteriology | 1948 | 1951 |
Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy | Professor of Surgery | 1951 | 1951 |
Dr. T. K. Raman | Professor of Medicine | 1951 | 1953 |
Dr. M. D. Anantachari | Professor of Medicine | 1953 | 1954 |
Dr. D. Govinda Reddy | Professor of Pathology | 1954 | 1956 |
Dr. S. Venkateswarlu | Professor of Radiology | 1956 | 1956 |
Dr. G. V. Satyanarayana Murty | Professor of Medicine | 1956 | 1959 |
Dr. K. Ramesh Pai | Professor of Surgery | 1960 | 1960 |
Dr. P. Narasimha Rao | Professor of ENT | 1960 | 1964 |
Dr. V. S. Raghunathan | Professor of Medicine | 1964 | 1966 |
Dr. P. Brahmayya Sastry | Professor of Physiology | 1964 | 1966 |
Dr. M. Y. Ansari | Professor of Pharmacology | 1965 | 1966 |
Dr. D. Raghavendra Rao | Professor of Thoracic Surgery | 1969 | 1971 |
Dr. R. Satyabhama Reddy | Professor of Gynecology | 1969 | 1974 |
Dr. B. Shanmukheswara Rao | Professor of Surgery | 1971 | 1973 |
Dr. L. Suryanarayana | Professor of Surgery | 1974 | 1975 |
Dr. K. Kameswari Devi | Professor of Gynecology | 1975 | 1976 |
Dr. K. Sanjeeva Rao | Professor of Anatomy | 1976 | 1981 |
Dr. C. Sita Devi | Professor of Biochemistry | 1981 | 1984 |
Dr. E. N. B. Sharma | Professor of Surgery | 1985 | 1986 |
Dr. V. S. Dhanraj | Professor of Anesthesia | 1986 | 1987 |
Dr. K. Veerebadhiah | Professor of Surgery | 1986 | 1987 |
Dr. G. Nirmala | Professor of Pharmacology | 1986 | 1998 |
Dr. C. Syamala | Professor of Paediatrics | 1992 | 1995 |
Dr. V. Pranava Murty | Professor of Medicine | 1994 | 2001 |
Dr. P. A. Jayakar | Professor of Bacteriology | 1995 | 1996 |
Dr. R. Venkata Ramana | Professor of Surgery | 1996 | 1997 |
Dr. K. Surya Rao | Professor of Medicine | 1997 | 1997 |
Dr. R. Ahikrishna | Professor of Ophthalmology | 1998 | 1999 |
Dr. K. Akkalanaidu | Professor of ENT | 1999 | 1999 |
Dr. A. Prakasa Rao | Professor of ENT | 1999 | 2000 |
Dr. K. Venugopala Rao | Professor of Pediatric Surgery | 2000 | 2001 |
Dr. Sasiprabha | Professor of Gynecology | 2001 | 2002 |
Dr. K. Raghavaprasad | Professor of SPM | 2002 | 2003 |
Dr. Ch. Gnaneswar | Professor of Medicine | 2002 | 2003 |
Dr. Ronanki Narayana Rao | Professor of Medicine | 2003 | 2006 |
Dr. C. V. Rao | Professor of Plastic Surgery | 2006 | 2008 |
Dr. G. Bhagya Rao | Professor of Psychiatry | 2008 | 2011 |
Dr. Vishnu Prasad | Professor of Neurosurgery | 2011 | 2011 |
Dr. Santha Rao | Professor of Surgery | 2012 | 2012 |
Dr. Kalpana Subrahmanyam (MD) | Professor of Biochemistry | 2012 | 2013 |
Dr. S. V. Kumar | Professor of Surgery | 2013 | 2016 |
Dr T. Radha | Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2016 | 2017 |
Dr. P. V. Sudhakar | Professor of Plastic Surgery | 2017 | 2022 |
Dr. G. Sambasiva Rao | Professor of Chest Diseases | 2022 | 2022 |
Dr. G. Butchi Raju | Professor of Neurology | Since 1 July 2022 | Till date |
Andhra Medical College Central library was established in 1930. By 1987, the library had a collection of 32,000 books and 107 journals.
Recently an independent library building complex was constructed in front of the Panagal building (main building/office) and near the house surgeons and postgraduates men's hostel.
These Teaching Hospitals are attached with the Andhra Medical College:
The Andhra Medical College provides separate hostels for men, women, house-surgeons and postgraduates.
Dr R Rednam Surya Prasada Rao professor of ophthalmology who trained many ophthalmologist is considered teacher per excellence As an honor Government Regional Eye Hospital was named after him.
Dr M Suryanarayana Murthy professor of Ophthalmology was considered as one of the greatest teachers which Andhra Medical College ever produced. His encyclopedic knowledge use to enthrall the students. He was called the "Walking Duke Elder" ho wrote 16 volumes on eye called the system of Ophthalmology.
Andhra Medical College Old Student's Association (AMCOSA) was formed by the efforts of Prof. P. Brahmayya Sastry and Dr. C. Vyaghreswarudu. The first AMCOSA day was celebrated on 28 January 1967, which was inaugurated by Lt.Col. Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy, who was the last Surgeon General of the combined Madras Province.
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