Andhra Medical College is a public medical college in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, and affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. It is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh, the sixth oldest & one of the top medical colleges in India. It is recognised by the National Medical Commission.
Emblem Andhra Medical College emblem was designed by F. J. Anderson, the first principal.
Renovation
In the year 2020, Sudhakar, the then principal of AMC, had disclosed the modernisation plan for the hospital. A plan is being designed to have vertical buildings which will accommodate all the departments of the college. A sum of ₹120 crores had been earmarked for this purpose. It is proposed to demolish the Panagal building in the campus and a seven-storey building is planned to be constructed in its place. The building is proposed to accommodate all departments from anatomy to community medicine and even pre-clinical and para-clinical departments.
Departments Department of Nephrology, established by T. Ravi Raju, who has been instrumental in developing the Kidney transplantation facility in the hospital. and department of Neurosurgery was started in 1956. It is the first neurosurgical unit of the united Andhra Pradesh.
Hostels The Andhra Medical College provides separate hostels for men, women, house-surgeons and postgraduates.https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/Jun/25/amc-to-get-50-more-seats-hostel-a-worrying-factor-1995054.html
Notable people
T. Prabhakar — first vice-Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Hilda Mary Lazarus — principal of AMC and superintendent of KGH M. G. Kini — professor of orthopaedicshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3977387/ B. V. Satyanarayana (1927–2005) — professor of dermatology V. Ramalingaswami (1921–2001) — Eminent Nutritional Scientisthttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1122163/ and recipient of Padma Bhushan P. Brahmayya Sastry — professor of physiologyhttps://fellows.ias.ac.in/profile/v/FL1978006 P. Kutumbaiah — professor of medicine I. Bhooshana Rao — forensic pathologist and academic Kakarla Subba Rao — professor of radiology and director, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences L. Suryanarayana — professor of surgery, principal of AMC and vice-Chancellor, NTR University of Health Sciences P. Siva Reddy (1920–2005) — professor of ophthalmology and director of Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital Ponduri Venkata Ramana Rao (1917–2005) — professor of microbiology and director of Institute of Preventive Medicine Sripada Pinakapani — general physician, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and recipient of Padma Bhushanhttps://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/veteran-carnatic-musician-sripada-pinakapani-passes-away-113031100626_1.html Sonti Dakshina Murthy (1899–1975) — professor of social and preventive medicine A. Ranganadha Rao — the first urologist of Andhra Pradesh Raman Viswanathan — chest physician and Padma Bhushan awardee Seshagiri Mallampati — anaesthetisthttps://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/doctors/dr-seshagiri-rao-mallampati-pioneer-of-mallampati-score-passes-away-at-85-165168, best known for proposing the eponymous Mallampati score
References
External links
Official website Andhra Medical College Old Students Association