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.
History
Ahmedabad Medical School affiliated with
Ahmedabad Civil Hospital 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 surgeon
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*A. K. Patel
Amritlal Kalidas Patel (born 1 July 1931) is an Indian politician and physician. He is a former union minister of state in Government of India. He served as Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government f ...
, 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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Medical colleges in Gujarat
Universities and colleges in Ahmedabad
Gujarat University