All Amrita Campuses to Remain Closed until further notice
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 09:00
Owing to the government order due to the outbreak of coronavirus, all campuses of the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham will be shut down until further notice
Amrita Doctors Win Prizes at Safe and Sustainable Hospitals (SASH 2020) Conference
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 12:12
Dr. Vidya Jha, Assistant Medical Administrator and Consultant/Asst. Professor, Cytogenetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was awarded second prize for poster presentation on “Utilization Review and Sustaining Process Efficiency in MRI – Connecting the dots, the DMAIC Approach” at Safe and Sustainable Hospitals (SASH 2020) held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi during February 21 - 23, 2020.
Trivandrum Medical College Distinguished Alumnus Award to Amrita Doctor
Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 14:30
Dr. S. Sudhindran, Clinical Professor and Chief Transplant Surgeon, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Solid Organ Transplantation, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, has been awarded “The Distinguished Alumnus Award” by Trivandrum Medical College.
Comprehensive Women's Healthcare Centre Inaugurated at Amrita Hospital
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 13:55
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, inaugurated a specialized clinic for a one-stop-solution for all breast-related medical ailments on February 4, 2020.
Amrita Students Win Prizes at 7th National Conference SILEX 2019
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 09:49
B. Sc. and M. Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology students of Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, won prizes at various competitions held in connection with SILEX 2019, 7th National Conference, conducted by the Students Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists (SAMT). The event was held at MIMS Calicut, from December 13-14, 2019.
Prof. T. K. Raman Memorial Oration Award for Amrita Faculty
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 16:20
Dr. Gopalakrishna Pillai M. (Professor and Head of the Department of General Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi), received the Prof. T. K. Raman Memorial Oration Award for presenting “Immune Mediated Disorders” at the 44th Annual Conference of Association of Physicians of India, Kerala Chapter, held at Quilon, from January 18-19, 2020.
2nd Amrita International Public Health Conference Held
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 11:53
The Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi, organized the 2nd Amrita International Public Health Conference 2019 (AMRITACON 2019), in collaboration with Harvard Global Health Institute, on November 25-26, 2019.
Amrita Doctors Successfully Remove Gun Pellet from 33 YO's Brain by Robotic Neurosurgery
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 10:07
A 33-year-old male patient was brought to Amrita Hospital by his relatives with a gunshot injury on October 30, 2019.
Delegation Led by Director General, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Visits Amrita
Friday, December 27, 2019 - 12:44
A ten-member delegation from Dubai Health Authority (DHA) headed by Hon’ble Mr. H. E. Humaid Alqutami (Director General of DHA), Dr. Younis Mohammed Amin Kazim (CEO) and others visited Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences on December 1, 2019.
Amrita Doctor Trained in Advanced Cardiovascular MRI at Red Cross Hospital, Lisbon
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 09:42
Dr. Hisham Ahamed, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Project Lead at the Amrita Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, underwent Advanced Cardiovascular MRI Training, with a focus on the imaging of cardiomyopathies, ischemic heart disease, cardio-oncology and heart failure and transplantation over the period of two weeks at the prestigious cardiac imaging program at the Heart Center, Red Cross Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal, during November 1-15, 2019.
Faculty Member Attends 11th Annual Conference of Science and Non-Duality, California
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 11:37
Dr. Sivakumar V., faculty member and coordinator in Research/Genomics, Department of Health System Research, Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, attended the 11th Annual Conference of Science and Non-Duality (SAND19 US) from October 23-27, 2019, held at San Jose, California, USA. The highlight of this year’s program was the talk and panel discussion by Swami Sarvapriyananda, of the Vedanta Society of New York and currently at the Harvard School of Divinity.
From Neglect to Equity – Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity Management and Rehabilitation – an Indian Experience
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 10:59
Among neglected tropical diseases, lymphatic filariasis remains dominant due to its disabling and disfiguring manifestations. One of the disturbing features of this disease is that the majority of the diseased are in their advanced old age and are the poorest of the poor.
