Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital

Description

In 1835 Sir Robert Grant the then Governor of Bombay visualized a systematic and scientific institution in Bombay for imparting comprehensive health care and medical training The foundation stone of Grant Medical College was laid on 30th March 1843 and it was opened on 1st Nov 1845 admitting the first batch of eight studentsSir Jamshetjee Jejeebhoy came forward with a munificent donation of rupees one lakh for establishment of a hospital as clinical medicine cannot be learnt in the class rooms but by the actual treatment of the patients who are admitted to the hospital attached to the medical college The foundation stone of Sir J J Hospital was laid on 3rd Jan 1843 and the inauguration took place on 15th May 1845 Later many philanthropists gave handsome donation to develop various departments which formed Sir J J Group of Hospital as it stands today Over last 166 years Grant Medical College has produced a galaxy of eminent doctors and medical teachers made its place on the world map Grant Medical College Sir JJGroup of Hospital has an impressive historical background This institute formed the working ground for eminent personalities in medical history such as V M Haffkine who discovered vaccine for plague Dr Bhende who discovered Bombay Blood group Dr K D Manohar who discovered Fasciolopsis buski infection Dr Jivraj Mehta the founderdean of Seth GS Medical College Mumbai and many others Contributions of eminent personalities

Christopher and Caval worked on Malaria in Grant Medical College

Dr Bhende discovered Bombay blood group in Grant Medical College

DrVRKhanolkar Doyen of Pathology initiated work on cancer pathology GMC

Dr KDManohar discovered Fascioloposis buski infection in GMC

LdBodies of Donovanosis named after Donovanc was discovered in GMC

In 1896 VMHaffkine worked perfected and inoculated the plague vaccine in FD Petit laboratory presently the pharmacology lecture hall Here was the foundation of Haffkine Institute laid

In 1902 Robert Koch worked on Vibrio cholerae in rooms behind coroners court

In 1907 Van Dyke Carter discovered the pathology of Spiro meters in Relapsing fever our OPD pathology lab is named after him

Dr Rahavendra Rao first Indian Professor of Pathology worked on Tropical diseases and leprosy

DrGadgil the Dean and Professor of Pathology identified the first focus of Human Endemic schistosomiasis in JJHospital

World famous surgeon DrVNShirodkar a GM cities has numerous surgeries named after him and are still followed all over the world

DrShantilal JMehta father of modern Sir JJGroup of Hospital was 1st Indian Gold Medalist FRCS and a founder of Jaslok Hospital

The founder Dean of Seth GS medical college and KEM Hospital was a GMCite DrJivraj Mehta

Reita Faria Miss world 1966 Aditi Govitrikar Mrs world 2001 are GMCites

All the first 3 Indian expeditions to Mount Everest were manned by doctors from GMC Dr Nanavati 1st expeditor Dr Rasik B