Type | Private |
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Established | 2003 |
Endowment | ₹14.01 billion (US$160 million) |
Dean | Dr. R.R. Wavare |
Director | Dr Vinod Bhandari |
Academic staff | 710 |
Location | , , India 22°47′49″N75°50′42″E / 22.797°N 75.845°E |
Website | www |
The Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) is a private medical college located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. [1] The institute also features Mohak Hitech Speciality Hospital within the campus, [2] the hospital performed youngest bariatric surgery in India. [3] The institute is a part of Bhandari Group of Hospitals and Institutions. [4] [5]
The institute was established by Dr Vinod Bhandari in 2003. It is named after the Indian yogi and philosopher Sri Aurobindo.
SAIMS also has the largest campus among medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh. The institute was recognised as the International Center of Excellence for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), USA in the year 2012. [6]
The institute became the first Indian centre of excellence solely devoted to training and research & development in the realm of minimally invasive surgery in November 2023, when it entered into a joint venture with IRCAD. IRCAD India is headed by its President Dr. Mohit Bhandari. The agreement helps the availability of expensive medical instruments to patients in India and nurture the next generation of surgeons through artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR). [7] [8]
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