Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences

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Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences
Logo of SAIMS, Indore, Jul 2017.png
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Type Private
Established2003
Endowment 14.01 billion (US$180 million)
Dean Dr. R.R. Wavare
DirectorDr Vinod Bhandari
Academic staff
710
Location, ,
India

22°47′49″N75°50′42″E / 22.797°N 75.845°E / 22.797; 75.845
Website www.saimsonline.com

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]

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Background

Photograph of SAIMS main building SAIMS Building Photo.jpg
Photograph of SAIMS main building

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]

Sister institutions and hospitals

Within the main campus-

Other associated and acquired institutions and hospitals-

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References

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  8. India’s First IRCAD Centre To Establish Cutting-Edge Surgical Training In Collaboration With SAIMS To Launch In Indore, The Free Press Journal.