B. J. Medical College (BJMC) is a public medical college situated in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

, Gujarat, India. It is affiliated to the Gujarat University and

Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Ahmedabad Civil Hospital is a public hospital located in Ahmedabad, India, with facilities for specialised diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative patient care. The hospital campus spans of land and houses the Gujarat Medical Council and Guj ...

History

Ahmedabad Medical School affiliated with

was established in 1871. The school had 14 students educating in hospital assistant training. Businessman

Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Byramjee Jeejeebhoy CSI (1822–1890) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist who founded several education institutions in Bombay. The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College and the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution in Charni Road, ...

donated in 1879 and the school was renamed after him, B. J. Medical School. In 1917, the school was affiliated with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Bombay. By 1946, the school obtained affiliation with the University of Bombay and achieved higher status for itself to become B. J. Medical College, providing Licentiate Certified Physician and Surgeon (LCPS) degree. In 1951, it became affiliated to the Gujarat University for undergraduate courses. The postgraduate courses were affiliated to the Gujarat University in 1956.

Institutions

*M & J Institute of Ophthalmology *The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute *TB Demonstration and Training Centre *U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology

Notable alumni

Tejas Patel Tejas M. Patel is a cardiologist from Ahmedabad, India and chairman and chief interventional cardiologist at Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad. Patel, a recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award, was honoured by the G ...

, cardiologist *

Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi Hargovind Laxmishanker "H. L." Trivedi (31 August 1932 – 2 October 2019) was an Indian nephrologist, immunologist, transplant surgeon and stem cell researcher. He was a pioneer of transplantation medicine in India and a founding director of ...

, nephrologist, immunologist and transplant surgeonikdrc-its
* A. K. Patel, politician and physician * Ketan Desai, urologist *

Janak Desai Dr. Janak D. Desai is an Indian urologist (M.S.; M.Ch; FRCS) best known for developing the technique of Ultra-Mini PCNL which involves kidney stone removal by a minimally invasive key-hole technique which reduces the blood loss, pain and hosp ...

, urologist *

Rajni Kanabar Rajni Kanabar (9 November 1940 – 25 June 2019) was an M.B.B.S. doctor and philanthropist belonging to the third generation of an Indian-origin family in Tanzania. He was the founder-chairman of Regency Medical Centre in Dar es Salaam, and th ...

, Tanzanian doctor and philanthropist * Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, surgeon and politician

References

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* {{authority control Medical colleges in Gujarat Universities and colleges in Ahmedabad Gujarat University