Hospitals

Chennai, May 2025 — Kauvery Hospital, Alwarpet, a leading multi-specialty healthcare provider in Chennai, has launched Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a major development in the field of cancer care. With this launch, Kauvery becomes one of the few hospitals in India offering this advanced form of immunotherapy for select blood cancers. CAR-T therapy is a type …

Chennai, May 15, 2025: SIMS Hospital, a renowned multispeciality hospital in the city, has made history by successfully performing, a beating heart four vessel bypass surgery (CABG) and pacemaker implantation in a single procedure on a 92-year-old patient with coronary blockages, showcasing that even nonagenarians can benefit from the procedure …

Chennai, 12 May 2025: Prof. Dr. Amar Agarwal, Chairman of Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital, received the Film Festival award for his pioneering work on Pinhole eye surgery (Pupilloplasty) from Dr. Jason Jones, Chief Judge at ASCRS in Los Angeles, USA. Prof. Dr. Amar introduced Pinhole Pupilloplasty, a technique that reduces the size of the iris and creates a pinhole pupil, helping …

Chennai, May 8, 2025: In a landmark surgical achievement, a multidisciplinary transplant team at MGM Healthcare successfully performed a complex renal re-transplant on a 12-year-old child from Lucknow, born with a rare vascular condition—classified as a V4 venous anomaly—that involved the absence of major abdominal veins and vein networks from birth.  …

Chennai, 8th May, 2025:  In a major breakthrough, researchers from the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) in Chennai, India, and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA have jointly announced the discovery of a new subtype of MODY diabetes, potentially transforming how certain forms of the disease are diagnosed and treated worldwide. The …

Chennai, 4 May 2025: Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital, a leader in eye care in the country with a growing global presence, organised Reticon 2025, a premier scientific meeting dedicated to advancements in retina care, with the theme of “Advancements in Retina”, bringing together over 1500 vitreoretinal specialists, postgraduates, and general ophthalmologists …

30th April 2025, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Apollo Diagnostics today unveiled its Digi-Smart Central Reference Laboratory (CRL), in Chennai, a fully automated facility designed to dramatically accelerate diagnostic timelines with error free operations to enhance patient care. This pioneering initiative leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver a 60% reduction in Laboratory sample Turnaround Time (TAT), …

Chennai, April 2025: The Eye Research Centre, received a generous amount of Rs.12,48,236/- from GEM Holiday Resorts Limited (Gem Group of Companies, Chennai) to expand their community outreach program including sight-restoration. The donation will strengthen the Eye Research Centre’s ongoing efforts to ensure affordable and accessible eye care for individuals from the …

Chennai , 23rd April , 2025: Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals launched Chennai’s first O-ARM with Navigation system for advanced brain , spine and orthopaedic surgeries. Gracing the occasion, Dr. Narayanan V, Chairman of ISRO, inaugurated the O-ARM Surgical System at Kauvery Hospital. The O-Arm …

Chennai, April 22nd, 2025: MGM Healthcare successfully performed a complex heart surgery on a 6-year-old boy who was suffering from severe Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) obstruction, a critical condition that severely blocked blood flow from his heart to the rest of his body in a dextrocardia heart. The medical team opted …