Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals-Delhi

The largest integrated healthcare company in Asia!!!
With over 9000 beds in 44 hospitals, a string of nursing and hospital management colleges and dual lifelines of pharmacies and diagnostic clinics providing a safety net across Asia, Apollo Hospitals is a healthcare powerhouse you can trust with your life. At Apollo Hospitals we unite exceptional clinical success rates and superior technology with centuries-old traditions of Eastern care and warmth, as we truly believe the world is our extended family - something our 14 million patients from 55 countries can warmly affirm.

India's First Internationally Accredited Hospital....

• Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals accredited by Joint Commission International, USA
  Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi has recently been accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) USA as the first internationally accredited Hospital in India and South Asia. An accredited hospital assures the best practices in a safe environment and that the patient is in "safe" hands. JCI accreditation is the gold standard for US and European hospitals as it reflects provision of the highest levels of patient care and patient safety. We have always striven to provide high-end tertiary care with a human touch and will continue to improve our services to keep pace with growing patient needs.
• ISO 9002
• Superbrand

Benchmark In Computed Volume Imaging
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi brings sophisticated imaging technology to India with the introduction of the state-of-the art Toshiba Acquilon 64 row detector CT. These new modalities have revolutionized cross sectional imaging with exquisitely detailed multiplanar depiction of human anatomy.

Our Centres of Execellence

• Apollo Cancer Institute
• Apollo Cardic Centre 
• Apollo Neuroscience Centre
• Apollo Centre for Advanced Pediatrics
• Apollo Surgical Science Centre
• Gastroenterology
• Nephrology
• Orthopaedics
• Multi Organ Transplantation
• Bariatric Surgery/Minimal invasive surgery

Medical Milestones

• Employs over 4000 specialists and super-specialists and 3000 medical officers spanning 53 clinical departments in patient care.
• Achieved a 99.6% success rate in cardiac bypass surgeries, over 91% of these were beating heart surgeries.
• Conducted over 55,000 cardiac surgeries - one of only 10 hospitals in the world to achieve these volumes.
• First Indian hospital group to introduce new techniques in Coronary Angioplasty, Stereotactic
• Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery.
• Performed over 7,50,000 major surgeries and over 10,00,000 minor surgical procedures with exceptional clinical outcomes.
• Pioneered orthopaedic procedures like hip and knee replacements, the Illizarov procedure and the
• Birmingham hip re-surfacing technique.
• Pioneered the concept of preventive healthcare in India successfully completed over 700,000
• Preventive Health Checks.
• First hospital group to bring the 64 Slice CT-Angio scan system.
• First hospital group in South-East Asia to introduce the 16 Slice PET-CT Scan.
• First to perform liver, multi-organ and cord blood transplants in India.
• Equipped with the largest and most sophisticated sleep laboratory in the world.

Apollo Hospitals Group is the acknowledged leader in bringing super speciality world-class healthcare to India.

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Mission 
Our mission is to bring healthcare of international standards within the reach of every individual. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of excellence in education, research and healthcare for the benefil of humanity.

Vision 
Most essential institutions in society have developed in response to an overwhelming need...

Sixteen years ago, I lost a patient in India who couldn't make it to Texas for an open heart surgery. But now people have the opportunity in India to access the best that healthcare has to offer worldwide. Our state-of-the-art equipment, backed by the world's best professionals, equals those available globally. To that extent, Apollo's mission may have been accomplished.

Apollo Health Checks
Apollo Health Check Ups (For Appointment - 1090, 1091)
We all know "prevention is better than cure". This is where Apollo hospitals comes into the picture by recognizing the importance and need for preventive health care. We have launched pioneering health Cheq TM for your healthy future.

The APOLLO HEALTH CHECKS offered by the hospital is a comprehensive check up that screens each organ closely to detect even the smallest symptom that could be an indication of a major disease. In addition, the check also identifies the reason for minor ailments, which are constant irritants. It also serves as a personal medical record for future reference. Once the check is completed, if treatment is required it can begin without delay. Apollo's superspeciality departments cover all areas of medical science.

International Patient Facilities 
Medical Tourism in India has witnessed an enormous growth, and has opened a world of opportunities in infrastructure in the private and voluntary sector.

Leading the race in attracting medical tourists to India is Apollo Hospitals, the healthcare powerhouse of India. Traveling from all around the world, medical tourists seek essential healthcare services. Apollo Hospitals renders superlative services in the lines of International Patient Care, and has therefore carved a niche in the Health Tourism sector.

A Guide for Health Tourists
With over 7000 beds in 44 hospitals, dual lifelines of pharmacies and diagnostic clinics providing a safety net across Asia, Apollo Hospitals gears itself as just the right destination for medical tourism in India. We unite exceptional clinical success rates and superior technology to match the best in the West with centuries-old traditions of Eastern care and warmth. Choose us as your health tourism destination, and we can arrange an effortless stay for you. All you have to do is follow a few simple steps.

Medical tour plan
You can write, phone, or fax your medical requirement to us. Even the most trivial concerns are welcome. Our Health tour coordinator will get in touch with you with all the required details and travel advice. We also assist arrangements for your pick up at the airport and accommodation.

Bring Along the Following

• Your ‘fitness to fly’ certificate (if medically warranted)
• Copy/originals of all medical reports and medication details
• CD copies of any scans like MRI/CT/ECHO
• Any referral notes from your doctor 

Arrival
On arrival, you will be received at the airport by our representative, and taken to a hotel or hospital as per the admission plan.

At the hospital, you will be registered under our consultant who will be your primary doctor.

The Apollo Expertise
One of the most respected hospitals in the world, Apollo hospitals specializes in cutting-edge medical procedures. With the evident boom in Medical tourism, we have a lot of health tourists choosing us as their ultimate Health Tourism destination for medical services.

We have pioneered many revolutionary procedures and technologies in India, and a whole lot of health tourists come to us opting either for medical care or elective procedures. Some of the health procedures we render include

• Cardiac Surgeries
• Total Knee /Hip Surgery Replacements
• Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Procedure
• Liver, Multi-Organ, and Cord Blood Transplants
• Coronary Angioplasty
• Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery - laparoscopic
• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
• Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
   

We ensure that our patients get the best of our services. Our Health Tourism guests vouch for the medical procedures we render. Using the most sophisticated technology for diagnosis and therapy, we maintain international standards to keep our Health tourism visitors coming in.

Payment Methods
Payments need to be made as a deposit based on the room category. If you opt for our medical tour package, the net package amount should be paid at the time of admission.

We accept payments through Travelers Cheque, Credit Cards (Master, Visa or Amex), and foreign currency.

A receipt will be issued for all payments made, and at the time of discharge an itemized bill is presented.

We, at Apollo Hospitals believe the world is our extended family, and by providing patient care beyond compare, we dream of a healthy, happy planet for all.

Save a Child's Heart (SACH)
SACH [Save a Child’s Heart] is a community service initiative from the Apollo Hospitals with the aim of providing quality pediatric cardiac care and financial support to children from underprivileged sections of society suffering from heart diseases.

This is a need-based initiative, which covers all aspects of congenital heart disease, a major socio-economic problem in India.

Save A Child’s Heart was established in the year 2002 April with an aim of providing quality care and financial access to children belonging to lower socio-economic groups and in this short span of time has performed 900 surgeries/ interventions with a success rate of 97% and screened over 30,000 children with heart diseases across India

Save A Child’s Heart enjoys access to the most accomplished and distinguished cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons from Apollo hospitals who tirelessly work on transforming the lives of afflicted children by performing complex surgeries on them. The expenditure for the surgeries are undertaken by the Apollo hospitals along with support from philanthropic organizations and individuals .

The treatments include open and closed heart surgeries interventions, diagnostic procedures and follow up care for children suffering from heart diseases. The entire team of SACH including the specialists, nursing and paramedical staff volunteer their services. This team, made up of the most eminent pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from the Apollo group is one of the first and only team in India that performs the most rare and difficult surgeries.

Many complicated cases involving premature babies and infants are referred here. Even complex surgery techniques like Permembranous VSD, Device Closure, uni-focalization in children with VSD, Pulmonary atresia - single stage correction, Arterial switch operation in children with TGA     [Transposition of Great Arteries] and Valvoplasties in newborn are done. It is heartening to note that among the children operated by the foundation 50% would have died if timely medical interventions were not provided.

Why Save A Child’s Heart?

Pediatric Cardiology has been a neglected speciality in the country despite a massive disease burden. Consanguinity, viral infections like mumps, measles and rubella, absolute lack of awareness, and high treatment costs are some of the important factors contributing to the high disease burden.

It is estimated that over 200,000 children are born with heart diseases every year and less than 5% of them get optimal care on time. Most of these children succumb to the disease without celebrating even their first birthday. 

Awards and Accolades
Over the years, Apollo has received many awards and accolades in recognition of its pioneering achievements in Indian healthcare.
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai & Hyderabad have won healthcare awards, 2008 instituted by the Express Healthcare Publications (The Indian Express Group).
The awards received include :

• Apollo Hospitals Chennai-Overall Best Hospital of the year
• Apollo Hospital Chennai - Operational Excellence
• Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai - Leveraging Global Opportunity
• Apollo Health City Hyderabad - Sustained Growth
• Apollo Health City Hyderabad- Patient Care
• Apollo Hospitals, Chennai rated 'Best Private Sector Hospital' in India by TheWeek magazine for 2003, 2004 and 2007.
• Apollo Hospitals recognised as a 'Superbrand of India' in the healthcare sector for 2003 and 2004
• Apollo Clinics awarded Franchisor of the Year for 2003 and 2004
• Asia-Pacific BioBusiness Leadership Award 2005 to Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder Chairman Apollo hospitals group.
• Modern Medicare Excellence Award 2006-07" award to Dr.Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo
• Hospitals Group, by ICICI Group, to honour outstanding achievements in the healthcare industry
• Save a Child's Heart (SACH) - runner-up in the 'Corporate Governance' category at Hospital
• Management Asia 2004, a major hospital expo in Bangkok, Thailand
• Avaya Global Connect award for the second successive year, in 2006, to Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad for customer responsiveness in the healthcare sector based on a nation wide polling exercise. 

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Our Specialties 

Anaesthesiology

Apollo Cancer Institute
The Apollo Cancer Institute, which is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, advanced by latest technology with the most competent and highly skilled health care professionals. The institute provides the treatment in the following major specialties:

• Medical Oncology
• Surgical Oncology
• Pediatric Oncology
• Radiation Oncology

The word "Cancer" is widely associated with impending death amongst a large number of people. This is understandable as Cancer is a killer disease. According to the W.H.O., globally one out of three women and one out of four men are likely to get cancer in their lifetime. With such a high probability rate, cancer can affect anyone, anytime and anywhere. However very few people know that cancer is curable in a large number of cases if detected early and a patient can lead a normal life. Although the prognosis of the disease is bad in an advanced stage, today the use of modern technology has brought the cure rate of cancer to almost 70-80%.

The Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi has recently started the Apollo Cancer Institute, which is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art facility. It brings in the latest technology with the most competent and highly skilled health care professionals. This institute has the unique advantage of not being a stand-alone cancer unit but also having the most modern backup from all super specialties and diagnostics.

Apollo Heart Centre 

Cardiothoracic Surgery
The department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery was established in January 1996. Since then over 2500 operations including complicated coronary artery bypass operations, surgery for all types of valvular heart disease and infant and neonatal heart surgery have been done. Apart from this all types of thoracic and extracranial cerebrovascular operations have also been conducted. The success rate of the surgeries performed, stands at 99%.

Cardiac Treatment Facilities

• CABG technique on the beating heart without the use of a heart lung machine coronary artery bypass, with mammary artery and redo bypass surgeries
• Valve repair/ replacement procedures
• Closed cardiac and thoracic operations
• PDA
• ASD
• VSD
• TOF
• Repair of adult coarctation,
• Redo Tetralogy
• Fontan type of operations
• DTGA
• Tricuspid atresia
• Coronary arteriovenouus fistula.
• Facilities Available
• 3 dedicated cardiac theatres, (computerized monitoring systems, centrifugal pumps, etc.)
• 23 bedded intensive care unit
• 50 specially trained nurses
• 4 experienced physiotherapists
• Future Programmes
• Heart transplant and heart lung transplant
• Homograft programme
• Newer methods of revascularization
• Total artificial heart and left ventricular assist devices
• Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery ICU

The twenty-three bedded CTVS ICU has a one to one nursing ratio, round the clock. It is equipped with:

• Bedside colour Doppler
• Echocardiography system
• Continuous Oxygen supply
• Infusion pumps
• Defibrillator
• Ventilators
• Invasive as well as non-invasive pressure monitoring systems
• Temporary Pace maker (transdermal as well as transvenous)
• Intra aortic balloon pump
• ABG (Blood Gas machine)
• Electrolytes analysis machine

Electrophysiology
Electrophysiological studies have been used for decades to evaluate cardiac arrhythmias and to have basic understanding of their mechanisms. Insight helped the electrophysiologists to treat various arrhythmias and obtain permanent cure. Supraventricular tachycardia with accessory pathway or dual AV nodal pathway can be treated with over 90% success. Atrial flutter can be cured by ablation of isthmus between IVC and tricuspid valve with relative freedom from systemic embolization.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has conducted two workshops with international luminaries who have demonstrated various technical details of electophysiological studies and Radio frequency ablations.

Venticular tacharrhythmias are the commonest cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD). It has been seen that more than 50 % patients are unable to reach hospital alive after myocardial infarction (heart attack) due to fatal ventricular tachycardias. Many patients with poor heart functioning (Ejection fraction < 40 % ) are at high risk of SCD. The patients are investigated by EP study and if required then provided with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) as a life saving device. Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has a tie up with passaic General Hospital, New Jersey and able to provide these expensive devices at much lower cost for Indian patients.

We have capabilities for multisite pacing for the patients of heart failure and Dilated Cardiomypathy. Recently a bilateral pacing was performed for intermittent Atrial Fibrillation.

Interventional Cadiology
The Cardiology Department is manned by senior Cardiologists trained in India and abroad. Coronary stenting is routine and performed by most of the invasive cardiologists. Patients with high risk and multi vessel involvement are also undertaken. Primary angioplasty, an approach of opening blocked coronary artery during acute myocardial infarction, in place of thrombolysis is practised in suitable cases. The cardiologists have performed over 15000 angiographies and nearly 3000 coronary angioplasties since the establishment of the department in January '96. Non-coronary intervention deals with variety of cardiovascular abnormalities. Subclavean, iliac, femoral and carotid artery balloon angioplasty and stenting are being performed. Vascular dissection and aneurysm repair are also conducted with covered stents.

Cardiac Treatment Facility

• Non Surgical closure of Heart Defects
• Patients with a hole in their heart, whether Atrial septal defect, small ventricular septal defect or

Patent ductus Arteriosus can be closed effectively by Button or Amplatzer's device or Coils. A young boy of four years having Patent ductus Atreriosus was taken for non surgical repair. Patent ductus was 4mm in diameter and was closed by coils by a modified arterial and venous approach. The abnormal communication was sealed off by placing three coils. The patient was discharged with no complications within three days. His progress is satisfactory after three years of this procedure.

Non-invasive Cardiology
The Department of Non-Invasive Cardiology is one of the busiest departments of the hospital and has state-of-the-art facilities. An average of 1400-1500 echoes are done monthly with a daily average of 50 echoes and total of 700-900 TMTs per month with an average of 25-30/ day. On a peak day there are as many as 50 TMTs & 75-80 echoes. The echoes include stress echoes, dobutamine stress echoes, vascular dopplers, transoesophageal echoes, intraoperative TEE and foetal echoes. The department constitutes of 2 divisions:
1. Catering to the indoor patients
2. Outpatient Officies of Doctors.

TThe Non-Invasive Cardiac Laboratory is run by Dr. P.K. Ghosh & Dr. K.K. Kapoor the two senior consultants, Cardiologists who are whole time dedicated to the work in the Non-Invasive Cardiac Laboratory. Besides them the staff includes Registrars & Jr.Consultants practicing non-invasive cardiology and technicians & stenos.

The indoor facility provides for echoes done in the echo room. Echoes are also done on an emergency basis round the clock indoors.

The out door department remains extemly busy with 25-30 echoes and a similar number of TMTs done daily and on a peak day these number could be 50 and 50 respectively. It may be pointed out that about 30-40% of the echoes are Vascular Dopplers and between 8-10 Stress & Dobutamine stress echoes are done daily. The policy is not to give appointments which makes the patient come back to the hospital again, but to do the echoes as they come. The waiting time is not more than half an hour and the department also gives typed reports within 15 minutes to half an hour of the procedure.

The department follows an active involvment in hands on training in echocardiography. These doctors come from all over India to learn and then subsequently go back and practice what they have learned.

Apollo Neurosciences Centre

Neurology
Neurologists treat disoders of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Some common symptoms of neurologic disorders are:

• Head ache
• Speech &swallowing disorders
• Fits
• walking or balancing difficulty
• Dizziness
• Visual disturbances
• Loss of conciousness
• Tingling or numbness
• Weekness & paralusis
• Bladder control
• Sleep disturbances

The department of Neurology is one of the finest in the country. Manned by half a dozen highly qualified full-time senior consultants, and backed by a state of the art clinical neurophysiology lab (EMG, NCV, EEG, Evoked Potentials), neuroradiology including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), digital subtraction angiography (DSA), extracranial and intracranial vascular Doppler, single photon emmission computed tomography (SPECT) and interventional neuroradiology, along with Asia's largest sleep lab (polysomnography) and excellent neuropathological backup, the department is equipped to manage any neurological disorder. World class critical care units(CCU) are geared to deal rapidly with 'brain attack' and other neurological emergencies round the clock. A physiotherapy and rehabilitation department offers exceptional neurorehabilitation to help stricken patients overcome their disabilities.

Clinical Neurophysiologic Services (Electrodiagnosis)

• Electromyography (NCV/EMG)
• Evoked potentials (EP)
• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Sleep studies (polysomnography)

Electrodiagnostic studies can be helpful in evaluating weakness, numbness, pain and symptoms such as fatigue, cramps and abnormal sensation. Electrodiagnostic evaluation is an extension of the neurologist's physical examination and is performed by our clinical neuropysiologist who is a neurologist with special training in clinical neurophysiology. The time required to complete the study generally takes approximately 60 to 120 minutes. The two main procedures used to study nerves and muscles are needle electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity studies (NCV).

EMG
During an EMG, the neurologist analyses the electric activity in muscles by inserting a fine needle electrode into selected muscles. Needle insertion may cause mild temporary discomfort. The needle is not used for injection and no shocks are given. The physician can determine whether the muscle is working normally by seeing the electric activity on a screen and listening over a loudspeaker. The needles are discarded after use or sterilised to prevent the transmission of AIDS, hepatitis and other infections.

NCV
To perform nerve conduction studies, the physician tapes small metal electrodes on the skin and applies a brief electric stimulus to one portion of a nerve. Nerve stimulation will cause a tingling sensation. The physician can then evaluate the electric response of the nerve or muscle to which the nerve is attached and determine if the nerve impulse is a) conducted normally, b) at a slow speed or c) not transmitted at all, suggesting damage to the nerve.

Evoked Potentials
Electrodiagnosis may also include a number of other tests, such as evoked potentials. These studies use different stimuli, such as auditory clicks, a changing visual pattern such as a checkerboard, or small electric stimuli applied to specific nerves. The recordings are made over the surface of the head and the spine to evaluate whether the sensory impulses are conducting normally through the nerves, spinal cord or brain.

Special Precautions
The patient does not need to do anything special to prepare for this test, except to keep the skin free of any lotions or emollients on the day of the examination. Be sure to inform the physician, however, if you are taking blood-thinning medication such as Coumadin, have hemophilia or a cardiac pacemaker. Patients with myasthenia gravis should ask their physician whether or not to take anticholinesterase medications on the day of the test.

Patient Questions
This document is not a substitute for an informed discussion between a patient and his or her physician about the examination. If you have questions, they will be answered at the time of your examination. Copyright 1995 by the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. All rights reserved.

EEG
EEG is the single most important laboratory test in the evaluation of patients with seizures and related disorders. It is a painless procedure, during which the brain's electrical activity detected by electrodes pasted to the scalp is amplified and recorded. The test lasts for approximately one hour. Patients are advised to keep their hair free of any oil and grease and not to be fasting before the test. They should also continue taking any medicines prescribed to them. At Apollo Hospitals, advanced computerised Digital EEGs offer off-line data analysis for greater diagnostic yield.
 
Neurophysiology
The department of Neurology is one of the finest in the country. Manned by half a dozen highly qualified full-time senior consultants, and backed by a state of the art clinical neurophysiology lab (EMG, NCV, EEG, Evoked Potentials), neuroradiology including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), digital subtraction angiography (DSA), extracranial and intracranial vascular Doppler, single photon emmission computed tomography (SPECT) and interventional neuroradiology, along with Asia's largest sleep lab (polysomnography) and excellent neuropathological backup, the department is equipped to manage any neurological disorder. World class critical care units(CCU) are geared to deal rapidly with 'brain attack' and other neurological emergencies round the clock. A physiotherapy and rehabilitation department offers exceptional neurorehabilitation to help stricken patients overcome their disabilities.

Neurosurgery
"The tools used by the surgeons must be adapted to the task and where the human brain is concerned they cannot be too refined."
by Lars Leksell

History
Neurosurgery has undergone a sea change since the days of Harvey Cushing. The development of bipolar cautery, the use of the surgical microscope, the availability of the ultrasonic surgical aspirator have all contributed to decreasing morbidity and mortality. Advances in neuroanaesthesia, neurosurgical intensive care and neuro-imaging technology have played a significant role. We are now in the age of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. The goal and the aims of treatment have shifted. It is no longer enough to save life but preserving of all functions, cosmesis and reducing pain, shorter hospital stay, avoiding discomfort are equally important. To fulfill these aims of excellence in neurological health care, the Apollo Institute of Neurosciences has been set up as a part of Dr. Reddy's vision of World Class Health Care facilities in India.

The Apollo Institute of Neurosciences is equipped with facilities at par with the best in the world. The most modern technology and equipment is provided to cover the entire range of neurological diseases. About 1000 major neurosurgical operations are being carried out every year. Transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumor, spinal fusions for congenital and traumatic (CT scan & MRI for locating the target for functional neurosurgery) and intra-operative monitoring for different kinds of surgery are all being done on a routine basis.

The highlights of the facilities available are :

Dedicated Neurosurgical and Neuro Anaesthesia Team
The department consists of five full time, one part time and several visiting Senior Consultant Neurosurgeons, each with their own associate consultants. There are four dedicated neuroanaesthesiologists to run the anaesthesia services. Two operating theatres with nursing staff and eleven bedded dedicated neurosurgical intensive care unit. Intra-operative electro physiological monitoring for spinal surgery, functional surgery and posterior fossa surgery is being carried out by an expert specially trained for intra-operative monitoring.

Diagnostics
The Diagnostics department is fully complete with facilities for Computerised Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Angiography. All routine X-rays and ultrasound investigations are carried out here. The department of Radiology consists of thirteen Senior consultants, Associate consultants, Junior Consultants, Registrars and Sonologists.

Operating Rooms
The two neurosurgical theatres are ultra modern and equipped for all types of neurosurgical operations. Both theatres have a laminar air flow system and are equipped with the latest ceiling mounted microscope with in-built still photography and video recording facilities. One of them also is capable with the optical tracking system (OTS). OTS allows the monitoring of the progress of surgery in real time. Residual tumors, haemorrhage etc. can all be visulised.

The Intensive Care Unit
The modern eleven bedded facility is equipped with the latest Modular invasive monitoring system (HP) and advanced life support equipment capable of managing complicated neurosurgical and neurological patients effectively. The nursing ratio is one to one. All associated specialists like respiratory physicians, nephrologists and endocrinologists are available round the clock.

Specialised Equipments

Dedicated X-Knife
An exclusive department in the hospital houses this machine which is the first dedicated X-Knife outside the United States. X-knife has the added advantage of being used for fractioned treatment (stereotactic Radiotherapy-SRT) for benign and malignant tumors not suitable for SRS.

Computer Assisted Neurosurgery
The Apollo Hospital has now taken the first step in this part of the world with the availability of this new technology. This was the first centre in North East Asia to have this equipment. Surgeons at the Apollo Institute of Neurosciences are now using an operating computer with an accuracy of 1mm in which images of the patient's brain can be directly transferred from the MRI or CT Scan to the Operating Theatres at the Operating Table. The surgeon can join the probe to different parts of the brain and retrieve the images previously taken. This is of great help not only in locating difficult tumors, but also in avoiding critical structures and ensuring completeness of excision. Surgery for abnormal movements, epilepsy and small deep malformation is being done.

Frame Based Stereotaxy
The Radionics CRW System in this hospital is complete with full range of accessories to include the ability to carry out Frame Based Stereotactic Surgery including Craniotomies. Equipment is also available to generate RF lesions and has been used successfully for functional neurosurgery procedures like pallidotomy and thalamotomy for treatment of movement disorders and parkinsons disease. Image guided Frameless stereotaxy allows safe surgery in eloquent areas. This Apollo Institute of Neurosciences is one of the first hospital to have this kind of complete technology in this part of the world.

Interventional Neuro Radiology
A separate Department and a separate machine is available for this crucial area. The development of such a centre was a priority with this hospital. This machine has biplane rotational angio facilities and is being utilized for embolization of arteriovenous malformation, treatment of giant aneurysms by proximal occlusion and endovascular packing using GDC system. Thrombolysis by injection of Urokinase directly into thrombus in the specific artery in the treatment of brain attack is being done. Angioplasty and stenting is being done to prevent stroke. Vascular lesions such as dural AV malformations, carotid-cavernous fistula hemangiomas of the head and neck, vascular tumors are all being treated. More than 150 therapeutic procedures and more than 300 diagnostic procedures are being done annually.

Microsurgical Instrumentation
Two complete sets of Microsurgical Instruments are available for all surgeons to carry out full range of microsurgery for cranial as well as spinal surgery.

Neuroendoscopy
Equipment for minimally invasive endoscopic removal of certain tumors (eg. intraventricular and pituitary tumors), third ventriculostomy in the treatment of hydrocephalus, drainage of brain abscesses and cysts is used routinely.

Spinal Instrumentation
A complete range of spinal instrumentation is available for stablising the spine using metal implants. These are used in cases of spinal instability from spinal injuries, Tuberculosis & tumors. This allows early ambulation, facilitates rehabilitation and early discharge from hospital.

Apollo Centre for Advanced Pediatrics 

ACAP offers state-of-the art tertiary care in various pediatric specialities. The center has an outstanding team of pediatric specialties covering all major fields in Pediatrics. To provide comprehensive management of problems of neonates and children, excellent support is available from experts in rehabilitation and physiotherapy, dietetics and nutrition, child guidance, etc. The center has well equipped Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units comparable to the best in the world. ACAP also offers facilities for transport of critically ill babies and children.

ACAP has the back up of 50 speciality departments at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals such as cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, immunology, transfusion medicine, etc.

At ACAP, the emphasis is on team work because only a holisitic approach ensures optimum care.

Child Psychology 
Psychological and behavioral counseling services addrsss emotional, behavioral and scholastic problems of children. Delayed developmental milestones, learning difficulties, poor concentration, conduct disorders, interpersonal relationship problems, copying with stress are handled by experienced staff in a supportive environment.

Neonatology 
Neonatology is the specialised care of the sick and the new born including premature and tiny babies. The advent of newer therapeutic modalities, artificial life-support techniques and infection control mechanism has tremendously decreased mortality in newborn. Apollo's pride one of the most advanced neonatal units in the world, ushers in a new era in neonatal medicine. The Neonatal ICU at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals is 20 bedded equipped with all the latest facilities for the newborn.

Mobile ventilation, a comprehensive network available only at Apollo has improved survival. These advances, backed by conventional neonate management technology (incubators, computerized monitoring including blood pressure, oxygen levels in the blood, blood gas analysis etc.) would be of no use unless a skilled, dedicated professional team utilizes them. The ICU team is highly qualified with experience abroad and is capable of dealing with complicated surgical cases.

It is important with every baby to be managed professionally in the first month of life and specially the first hour. Improved investigation back ups even before birth (foetal echo and ultrasound of the head) well-baby clinics and parent support networks have come a long way in changing the face of neonatology medicine.

Neonatal Surgery 
The department is supported by neonatal transport service, very well equipped neonatal intensive care, endoscopic equipments and well developed pediatric subspecialties. The unit has extensive experience in dealing with all kinds of major congenital anomalies and consistently produced excellent results.

Pediatric Gastroenterology 
The gastroenterology and hepatology unit serves as a referral centre for the whole country. Referrals have been also received from 15 foreign countries. Services offered include work-up for complex neonatal cholestasis including search of metabolic conditions, work-up and follow up of children with chronic liver disease of varied etiology, management of portal hypertension, interferon theraphy for patients with hepatitis B and C, diagnosis and management of chronic diarrhoea of varied etiology, dignosis and management of unusual gastrointestinal disorders and work up and management of the rcurrent abdominal pain, troublesome gastroesophageal reflux, intractable constipation.

Pediatric Urology 
Pediatric urology is a recently launched specialty of the department. We are regularly performing endourological procedures like ablation of posterior urethral valves, endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteric reflux, endoscopic treatment of ureterocoeles, treatment for obstructive uropathy and laparoscopic surgery for impalpable testis and kidney disorders. The division has performed over 100 endoscopic and open procedures without any morbidity in the last one year. There is free and easy access to urodynamics, lithotripter, endoscopic theatre supported by well trained staff.

Pediatric Hematology 
An integral part of ACAP is the pediatric hematology and oncology service. There are comprehensive treatment facilities for the full range of pediatric hematology and oncological disorders. There is a dedicated thalasemia unit for patients with thalasemia major and day care ward.

Pediatric Surgery 
Pediatric Orthopaedics 
This fast-growing super-speciality encompasses all the orthopaedic disorders, both traumatic and non-traumatic (congenital, developmental, infective, neuro-muscular, idiopathic and others), afflicting a growing skeleton, including neonates, childrenn and young adults.

Patients are thoroughly assessed by a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and subsequently assigned appropriate treatment (surgical or non surgical), in conjuction with the desired inputs of other pediatric personnel.

Adolescent Medicine 
Addresses teenage concerns involving physical and physiological needs and various ailments. Services provided include psychological testing and counseling, assessment and management of behavioral, sexual and various other problems including enuresis, obesity and feeding fads.

Psychological and Behavior Counseling: Psychological and behavioral counseling services address emotional, behavioral and scholastic problems of childre. Delayed developmental milestone, learning difficulties, poor concentration, conduct disorders, interpersonal relationship problems, copying with stress are handled by experienced staff in a supportive environment.

Expertise is available for correction of major congenital malformations in the neonate. Highly specialised facilities exist for the management of emergencies and complex surgical problems in infants and children. Pediatric bronchoscopy, cystoscopy, laproscopy and thoracoscopy, both diagnostic and therapeutic are also available.

The department has a well developed pediatric surgery service with good supportive staff, an excellent pediatric intensive care facility all endoscopic facility including lapaproscopic and thoracosocopic facility. More than 100 lapaproscopic surgeries have been performed in infants and children without any morbidity. We have facility for pneumatic reduction of intuss inception.

The parents accompany the children to the theatre until they are asleep. The children have hardly any postoperative pain as they stay on morphine infusion and they recover from surgery in an area with staffing from our department round the clock. Major gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary reconstructive surgery is being regularly performed witrh good outcomes.

Pediatric Day Care Surgery 
The hospital has a separate day care facility for children to have surgery and return home the same day. More than 100 cases have been done without a single child having to stay beyond the stipulated time or return with any morbidity. One day stay the allow child to recover from surgery at home. All the day care surgery is available as a fixed price package.

Palliative Medicine
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Psychology
Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Respiratory & Sleep Medicine
Rheumatology
Transfusion Medicine
Urology & Andrology
The Neurorehabilitation Unit

Laboratory Science

• Biochemistry
• Clinical Pathology
• Histopathology
• Hematology
• Microbiology
• Immunology & Molecular Biology 

Diet Counseling for....

• Obesity
• Cardiac Dieseas
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Liver Diesases
• Malnutrition
• Children and Adolesents Diseases
• Allergies
• Inborn Metabolic Disorders

Dietetics 
Healthy Eating
A nutritionally balanced diet in terms of calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, electrolytes and vitamins is essential for general well being. It enhances the immunity of the person by providing daily requirement of nutrients to the body. Therefore healthy eating habits go a long way in ensuring a healthy life.

Dietetics at Apollo
We help the patients to understand the need for therapeutic diet which is prescribed by the doctors based on their clinical conditions. These diets are further modified in accordance to the progress of the patients.

A large team of dedicated and committed dieticians ensure individual attention.

Scientific Approach to Diet
Combination of palatability with proper balance of nutrients in food is essential for healthy life.
Moderation rather than elimination or addition is the guiding principle.
Malnutrition (over or under Nutrition) predisposes the body to many risk factors.
 
Diet CliniqTM (Outpatient Officies of Doctors)
At the Diet Cliniq we help you understand the nature of the disease and the dietary influence on its management. We prepare simple and easy diet plans for a healthy life style.

Enteral Feed
Individualised feeds consisting of natural foods in liquid form are prepared inhouse. These feeds are delivered both orally and as tube feeds. They are formulated considering the specific nutritional & metabolic needs of the patients.

ENT 

This is a speciality dealing with ear, nose and throat diseases, which includes most of the head and neck ailments. It is located on the Ist floor of outpatient officiers of the doctor's "B" Wing at the Gate No.-2. The department also has a sophisticated audiology and speech therapy centre with the state of art diagnostic and therapeutic equipments.

The department is dedicated to expanding the frontiers of diagnosis , treatment and research of disorders of the ear , nose and sinuses , throat and the anterior skull base.

Excellence is demonstrated daily through center's sophisticated use of flexible and rigid endoscopes, newly developed video camera system and fine binocular microscopes. with the help of world class equipment available in our out patient department several procedures like endoscopic cauterization in epistaxis patient and biopsies of certain nose and throat lesions could be performed . More cases of foreign bodies in this region can be removed with ease.

Clinical objectives are attained through close collaboration with the specialities of neurology, neurosurgery, pulmonology, radiology, anaesthesia, internal medicine, allergy, radiotherapy, oncology, and immunology. We also share our thoughts and have case discussions in the regular seminar forum held in our hospital.
Surgeries :
Routine surgeries of EAR, Nose & Throat, Head & Neck. Apart from the routine surgeries, we have special expertise in the following:

• Reconstructive middle ear surgery.
• Surgery of the facial nerve.
• Congenital ear anomalies.
• Microlaryngeal surgery.
• Surgery for snoring and sleep apnoea.
• Thyroplasty.
• Septoplasty and septorhinoplasty.
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
• Head and neck cancer surgeries. 
•  Revision ear surgeries.
• Laser surgeries for several head and neck lesions.
• Phonosurgery

We are proud to have a state of art Audiology & speech Therapy centre located in the sound treated environment .Following diagnostic and therapeutic procedure are undertaken :

• Hearing Assessment suiting to all age groups (from one day after birth onwards) is performed with great accuracy.
• Pure tone Audiometry.
• Speech Audiometry.
• Free field Audiometry Conditioned Response audiometry.
• Behaviour Response audiometry.
• Acoustic Immitance Studies including Tympanogram, Stapedial reflex,Reflex decay,Eustachain tube function test (ETF! & ETF2).
• Special Tests of Hearing : SISI, Tine Decay Threshold , STAT, DLI, DLF, ABLB, MLB, MLD, MCL, UCL
• Loudness Scaling.
• Electrophysiological evaluation of hearing through Brain Stem Evoked Response Audiometry, for threshold of Hearing Estimation & Otoneurological diagnosis.
• Hearing aid Trial and Fitting.
• Tests for pseudohypacusis.

Assessment Evaluation and Treatment of Voice Speech and Language Disorders:

• Voice disorders : Puberphonia, Androphonia,Hoarseness/Harshness/ Breathiness of voice, Hyponasality/Hypernasality of voice, spastic Dysphonia, Aphonia, Prophylaxis for professional voice users, Laryngectomee rehabilitation.
• Fluency disorders: Stuttering/Stammering, cluttering.
• Articulation disorders.
• Cleft palate speech rehabilitation.
• Neurogenic speech and language disorders like aphasias,apraxias and dysarthrias.
• Therapy for swallowing disorders (dysphagias).
• Delay in speech and language development due to hearing loss, mental retardation, autism.
• Development and childhood aphasias.
• Maintainence speech therapy in degenerative disorders.

Emergency And Trauma Centre 
Apollo Hospitals, Delhi has state-of-the art accident and emergency unit with facilities of International Standards.Accident and emergency wing is open 24 hours, 365 days a year providing the following services.

Pre-Hospital Care
This department has facilities for providing ambulance which are fully air conditioned and are equipped with monitors and ventilators. The treatment of acutely ill or injured patients is done by trained doctors and emergency nurse practitioners. All ambulances have mobile phone communication system with the Emergency Department of the hospital and the details of patients condition are passed on the qualified team waiting in Emergency. we also arrange the air ambulance service, well equipped resuscitative equipments for quick evacuation of the critically ill patients.

Hospital care
Accident and Emergency department of Hospital has

• A Triage Room - when large number of patients arrive at same time, patients with medical priorities are treated first.
• 6 Beddded Resuscitation Room - Patients with life threating problems are stabilised in this area by team of specialist docotrs. Resuscitation room is fully equipped with modern monitors, defibrillators and ventilators
• 14 Bed High-dependency ward - This is the transit area to treat the patients till they are stabilised enough to be shifted to assigned ward , ICU of go home.
• Back-up Support - The emergency wing is backed up by 24 hr Blood Bank, Biochemistry labs,
• Diagnostics imaging facilities and exclusive emergency Opeartion Theatre.
• Over 50 Specialities - Consultants over 50 specialities are available round the clock to treat all type of emergencies from head to toe. This is the unique feacture of Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.

Education and Research

• The Department of Emergency Medicine is conducting one year course in Fellowship in Emergency Medicine , which is recognised by Royal College of General Practitioner (UK).
• Basic life support training is given regularly to nurses and paramedical staff working in corporate offices and industries.
• Advance life support and advance training in trauma management is given to Doctors and ambulance staff.

Endocrinology 
Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals offers comprehensive services in diagnosis, treatment and management of all hormonal disorders.

Specialized clinics like obesity, bone health & thyroid are designed to provide comprehensive and state of art management.

The department offers a broad range of services for diabetes, thyroid disorders, growth abnormalities in children, infertility in males and females, osteoporosis, pituitary disorders, obesity management, hormone replacement therapy and various other hormonal disorders.

The department is backed up by DEXA Scan for bone mineral density, nuclear image for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disorders, Radio Immuno Assays (RIA) and hormone profiles.

Continuing Medical Education programmes are frequently conducted within the departments for physicians and patients.

Fetal Medicine
Fetal Viability Scan 6-10 weeks
This is an ultrasound examination that is usually carried out vaginally. It aims to determine the number of fetuses present and whether the pregnancy is progressing normally inside the uterus. This scan is useful for women who are experiencing pain or bleeding in the pregnancy and those who have had previous miscarriages.

First Trimester Screening
We are only unit in north India who are accredited to perform the First Trimester Down’s Syndrome Screening according to the standards laid down by the Fetal Medicine Foundation UK. This screening involves an ultrasound assessment of the fetus including the nuchal translucency, and the new markers such as tricuspid regurgitation, ductus venosies, nasal bone and facial angle assessment.

Anomaly Scan 18-23 weeks
This is a detailed scan during which each part of the fetal anatomy is examined. Special attention is paid to the brain, face, spine, heart, stomach, bowel, kidneys and limbs.

If any abnormalities are detected the significance of the findings will be discussed and the couple will be given the opportunity to have further counseling with a Senior Fetal Medicine Consultant

Cervical Screening 22-24 weeks
This is a transvaginal scan done to assess the women risk of going into preterm labour and delivery at less than 33 weeks by measuring the cervical length.

The uterine artery Dopplers are also checked to assess the woman’s risk of developing Pre-eclampsia or intra-uterine growth restriction.

Fetal Echocardiography
A detailed examination of the fetal heart and connecting vessels is carried out usually at 20 weeks by a consultant cardiologist. It is especially recommended for people with a family history of heart abnormalities or where increased nuchal translucency has been found at the 12 week scan. It is also an important ultrasound scan when other abnormalities have been found in the fetus.

Fetal Well Being Scans 24-42 weeks
Some obstetricians advise that an ultrasound scan to assess fetal well being is offered to all women at about 30-32 week of pregnancy. Others reserve such scans for those women who have had previous complications of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia, growth retardation, diabetics, stillbirth and for those women who develop an abnormality during the course of their current pregnancy.

Invasive Procedures
Chorionic villous sampling
CVS is a medical procedure performed after 11 weeks of gestation in which tiny pieces of the chorionic villi,the early placenta (a tissue on the outside of the fetal gestational sac) is obtained for chromosome analysis.

Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is a medical procedure in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is with- drawn from the amniotic sac surrounding the fetus. The amniotic fluid is then processed to separate the fetal cells for further genetic testing.

Fetal blood sampling
Fetal blood sampling as part of diagnosing, treating, and monitoring fetal problems at various times during pregnancy. A fetal blood sample may be taken to: diagnose genetic or chromo-some abnormalities check for and treat severe fetal anemia or other blood problems such as Rh disease check for fetal infection give certain medications to the fetus.

There are several ways blood can be obtained from the fetus. After cleansing the mother’s abdomen with antiseptic, a long, thin needle is inserted into the mother’s uterus guided by ultrasound. Blood may be taken from the following sources: blood vessels of the umbilical cord (also called cordocentesis, or percutaneous umbilical blood sampling, or PUBS) a fetal blood vessel, usually in the liver or heart.

Fetal blood transfusions are performed using a similar technique in cases of fetal anaemia.

Ancillary Services
The Fetal Medicine Unit is supported by excellent genetic services which helps in faster clinical decision making.The Apollo Fetal Medicine Unit continues to deliver medical excellence with a human touch.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology 
The mission of our department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology is the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive tract and liver through the integration of novel models of healthcare delivery with innovative programs in clinical and basic research.

Our patients are cared for by teams of physicians with broad expertise in all forms of gastroenterological and hepatobiliary diseases. Superspecialities of exceptional endoscopic skills are available for all state of the art diagnostic and therapeutic procedures who have backgrounds from major Indian and overseas institutions. Innovation and implementation of recent development is the aim and to provide best to the patient. ICU with best of the facilities care provides the world class emergency and intensive service which often determines the final outcome in seriously ill patients. Integration and co-operation of other department provides a total care absolutely essential for today's medical excellence.

The only centre in the country which provides liver transplant services. Heptologists and transplant surgeons work as a team and have established India's first liver centre.

Clinical Services

• Upper GI Endoscopy Colorectal Neoplasia
• Colonoscopy
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography)
• Sclerotherapy and band ligation of varices
• Oesophageal dilations
• Ballon treatment for Achalasia cardia.
• Prosthesis olacement
• Extraction of stone from CBD.
• Stenting of CBD and pancreatic ducts
• Per-cutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
• Colorectal Nepoplasia
• Liver Transplant Clinic

Surgical Gastroenterology & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Rapid advances in endoscopic equipment and technique, radiology and development of minimally invasive surgery has made it possible to treat majority of the gastro-intestinal disorders with minimal disruption of normal anatomy and physiology.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has one of the of the most comphrensive facilities for the treatment of disorders of digestive system. The unit has top professionals who are second to none in expertise and human values.

Major operations for benign and malignant conditions of Oesophagus, Stomach, Intestines, livers and pancreas are carried out routinely. Minimally invasive surgeries like Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Splenectomy, Intestinal Resections, Surgery for Hiatus Hernia are frequently done.

Holistic Medicine & Acupuncture 
The ever pioneering sprit and the futuristic vision of the Apollo Hospitals Group scored yet another 'first' with the addition of its 51st speciality- Holistic Medicine at Indraprastha Apollo Hopitals, New Delhi.

Holistic Medicine integrates the knowledge of modern scientific with the wisdom of traditional system of health to complement the best in contemporary health care.

It address the individual as whole: body - Mind - soul and not just a particular ailment.

Patients are treated scientifically by synergistic blend of non-drug natural therapies including Acupuncture ( traditonal, moxibustion, reflexology, sujok, cupping, ultrasonic, LASER), Nature-cure ( yoga, pranayama, relaxation, medition, panchakarma, hypnosis, reiki, pranic healing, magnetotherapy, aromatherapy, etc.) and Nutrition.

Holistic Medicine adds an additional dimension to augment the existing modalities at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, enhancing the cure rate, satisfaction levels and quality of life.

Holistic Medicine enables the discovery of hidden potential - an infinite inherent healing power of the individual - as it allow for the attainment of a state of perfect balance by harmonizing the life force energy through an optimum application of various therapies.

It is also useful in the management of wide range of critical or even conventionally incurable aliment.

Nature-Cure
Nature-cure , as enunicated by Ayurveda is based on the principle that health is a state of dynamic balance of the human individual with the five elements, viz Prithvi (erath), Apa (water), Tejas (fire), Vayu (air), and akasha(space). This harmony can be achived by a disciplined lifestyle, diet modification, message, sun bath, stem, aerobics, yoga and accpuncture. etc.

Panchakarma
The practice of snehna (massage with herbal oils) and swadhana (steam bath) restore a balance of the external (5 elements) and internal (emotional) factors in the body, thus promoting inherent healing.

Yoga
Yoga as a way of life helps to attain mental and emotional well being, as well as vigour and physical fitness. Regular practices of Pranayama, Meditation and Asanas combats stress and restores wholesome harmony.

Pranayama
Pranayama is the artof breathing. Breath is the vehicle of vital life force, the 'prana' that connects the human microcosm with and healing.

Meditation
Meditation is the state of heightened awareness whereby we get connected to our inner conscious. Its practice makes our mind deeply relaxed necessary to overcome stress and fatigue, and restore homeostasis
" Samah Bhutva Samatvm Yogah"
-equilibrium is yoga
- Bhagvad Gita

Acupuncture 
The practice of acupuncture has been developed from traditional Chinese Medicine. In this, the dynamic life force 'Chi' views the human organism as one macrocomic unit of the macrocosmic whole, inter-linked through strategic points along the acupuncture meridians on human surface. The 'Chi' is regulated to restore harmony in Yin-Yang energy, to achieve homoeostasis. This activates the individual's intrinsic natural healing to restore health.

The traditional acupuncture require insertion of hair-fine sterile needles at acupuncture points. While the use of needles is absolutely safe and almost pain free, several non-invasive modalities to complement/ substitute needles are also frequently used.

The modern revival of acupuncture is due to its recognition by the World Health Orgnisation (WHO), the National Institute of Health (NIH) & food and Drug Administration (FDA) in USA and National Health Service (NHS) in UK. It is also free from side effect and cure most of the diseases in well experienced hands.

Reflexology or acupressure is an ancient oriental method that restores health and well being by correcting the disturbed flow of vital 'life force' through the human body.

Pranic Healing and Reiki are also holistic techniques that heal the body and mind simultaneously, wherein healing is achieved by removing diseased energies from the patient's invisible bioplasmic energy body and replacing it with fresh vital energy called the 'parna' or the 'ki'.

Modern day living involves tremendous mental stress leading to various psychosomatic ailments. The best way to combat this is to get an opportunity to relax and rejuvenate through Holistic healthcare.
Holistic Medicine aims at achieving wholesome physical, mental, emotional and spirtual well being of each individual in pursuance of the Apollo mission - "Medical Excellence with Human Touch"

Apollo Institute of Holistic Medicine offer following special programmes for the management of :

• Pain
• Palliative Care (Cancer Etc.)
• Stress (Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue Etc.)
• Hypertension, C.A.D.
• Psychosomatic Disoders
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Asthma - Allergy
• Degenerative Diseasses (Arthritis, Spondylitis, Dics Diseases, Etc.)
• Addictions
• Metabolic & Hormonal Disorders (Obesity, Diabetes, Etc.)
• Positive Health And Well Being
• Corporate Health Care

Holistic Medicine is not a panacea for all problems. It does not always replace medical or surgical procedures but it complements all specialities of medicine to improve the final outcome of any sickness.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment that uses the administration of 100 percent oxygen at a controlled pressure (greater than sea level) for a prescribed amount of time-usually 60 to 90 minutes. It helps the body heal itself by making oxygen available to body tissues, or organs, which are not receiving an adequate supply because of illness or trauma.

How does HBOT work and why is it effective?
The air we normally breathe contains about 21% oxygen, which is carried throughout our bodies by red blood cells in blood. During HBOT, the 100% oxygen we breathe, combined with higher pressure, delivers up to 15 times the oxygen content to all body fluids, including plasma, cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, lymph, and intracellular fluids. This allows oxygen levels to increase even in areas with blocked or compromised blood supply as a result of injury or illness, as well as in areas of tissue damage.

Increasing tissue oxygen levels produces several important long term therapeutic benefits including enhanced growth of new blood vessels; increased ability of white blood cells to destroy bacteria and remove toxins; increased growth of fibroblasts (cells involved in wound healing); and enhanced metabolic activity of previously marginally functioning cells including brain neurons.

Administration of HBOT
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is given in a special chamber which is pressurized with compressed air. At a certain controlled pressure patients breathe 100% oxygen through a mask, hood or endotrachial tube. 4-6 patients can be treated at the same time. A staff nurse is present at all the times with patients inside the chamber while the treatment is monitored from a Control Panel outside the chamber.

Indications of HBOT

UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED
These indications are supported with peer reviewed proof of efficacy

Wounds 

• Problem, non-healing wounds and ulcers (diabetic, venous etc)
• Infective wounds - gas gangrene, refractory osteomyelitis, necrotising soft tissue infections
• Acute traumatic ischemias, crush injuries, compartment syndromes
• Compromised skin grafts and flaps
• Thermal burns

Oncology   

• Late radiation induced tissue damage and complications 
• For preparation of surgery or implant procedures in previously irradiated fields

Primary Line of Treatment   

• Air or gas embolism
• Decompression Sickness
• Carbon Monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation

Other Indications

• Acute Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Intracranial Abscess
• Bell's Palsy

Role of HBOT in these indications is being studied in international trials

• HBOT in neurological illnesses - cerebral palsy, stroke, head injury
• HBOT as a radiosensitiser in Glioblastoma mutiforme and re-irradiation of sqamous      cell Carcinoma.

Beneficial effects of HBO
Following are some of the reasons that HBO is gaining acceptance rapidly the world over:§ Safe therapy with very few and minor side effects     

• Addition of HBO obviates the need for frequent surgical procedures, promotes healing and early mobilization of the patient. 
• Reduces length of hospitalization and thereby overall treatment and rehabilitation costs. 
• Only treatment available in some indications. 
• Emerging role in indications which have lifetime disabilities

Internal Medicine 
The department of Internal Medicine consists of eleven senior consultants, who have trained and worked at leading medical Institute in India & abroad. The department provides broad range of services for diagnosis and treatment of multiple adult medical problems. It includes the following:

Critical care-Management of chronic diseases involving multi-system is done by senior consultant of department of medicine, where co-ordinations between different specialist & holistic care of patient is very much desired.

• It has exclusive section called MHC department, which is set up with maxim "Prevention is better than cure"
• It deals with various types of preventive health checks seven days a week including public holiday.

Infectious diseases is major problem in our part of world. It includes Malaria, Typhoid fever, Tuberculosis, HIV, Dengue fever etc. Most of these diseases present with fever & general symptoms, which are investigated in depth & treated. Sometimes times these diseases present as Septicaemia & shock.

Management of drug overdoses & poisoning. We have very modern and world class standard intensive care unit with step down intensive care wards. Intensive care units have all modern facilities with very efficient nursing care of two to one patient & nurse ratio. It is run by postgraduates senior medical registrars & intensive care senior consultants having vast experience in India and abroad.

Environmental diseases which include diseases due to Industrial chemical exposure, drowning, electrical injuries, radiation injuries, snake bite, lizard bite, dog bite, insect or scorpion bite are treated in department on Internal medicine.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy unit is managed by one of our senior consultants. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a form of medical treatment in which patient breath 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure. Patient is entirely enclosed in pressure chamber & breaths 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than one atmospheric absolute (ATA). These treatment chambers can deliver oxygen concentrations to tissue at levels higher than ant existing oxygen delivery methods. ATA is the unit of pressure and one ATA is equal to 760 mm of mercury of pressure at sea level.

Pre-operation checks :
Senior consultant of department of internal medicine are involved in preoperative checks in addition to anaesthetists assessment to manage &pick up existing medical problem prior to surgical procedures as well as to take appropriate measures prior to surgeries. Often consultants are required to manage medical problems coexisting with surgical conditions. Preoperatively, post operatively & during intra operation period. super-specialists are also called in whenever required.

Interventional Radiology 
A Philips BI Plane system the V3000 is extensively used for performing a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for peripheral Vascular and GI related diseases.

Some of the highlights of the interventional work has been:

• Trans luminal angioplasty in peripheral vascular and reno vascular diseases.
• Sub intimal angioplasty is a highly specialized technique used for re-establishing the blood flow in long segment occlusive disease in the lower limbs. This relatively new technique has been performed in our hospital.
• Both particulate and non particulate embolisation for debulking of the tumour and occlusion of AVM’s
• Chemo embolisation and lipo chemo embolisation of hepatocellular carcinomas.
• Successful stenting of stenotic lesions in the iliac and other peripheral vessels.
• Embolisation of bleeding sites in acute Gastrointestinal bleeding.
• Total and partial splenic embolisation.
• Intra arterial catheter thrombolysis in recent embolic phenomenon to the arteries of the limbs.
• Vertebroplasty
• Uterine artery embolization.  

Procedure

• Angioplasty
• Embolization
• Stenting
• Thrombolysis

Benchmark In Computed Volume Imaging
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi brings sophisticated imaging technology to India with the introduction of the state-of-the art Toshiba Acquilon 64 row detector CT. These new modalities have revolutionized cross sectional imaging with exquisitely detailed multiplanar depiction of human anatomy.

64 -slice data acquisition in cardiac scans implies that the entire heart can be covered in a few heart beats. This enables an optimal match of the heart rhythm with the data acquisition providing the highest temporal resolution.

High resolution 2D, 3D and 4D images of all body parts are now possible with reduced scan times and greater patient comfort. Non- invasive cardiac imaging and angiograms, virtual bronchoscopy and colonoscopy, angioscopy, articular cartilage imaging, functional imaging and neuronal tractography are only some of the previously unattainable modern day imaging techniques. With introduction of these modalities and medical imaging in this part of the world, Apollo is set to scale new heights with a quantum leap in the field of diagnostic and interventional radiology.

Indraprastha Apollo is at the forefront of medical technology and expertise and provides a complete range of the latest diagnostic, medical and surgical facilities for the care of its patients. The hospital brings together some of the most talented medical professionals in the country and has a dedicated team of clinicians to provide highest standards of patient care.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi has recently been accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) USA as the first and only internationally accredited Hospital in India and South Asia. An accredited hospital assures the best practices in a safe environment and that the patient is in "safe" hands. JCI accreditation is the gold standard for US and European hospitals as it reflects provision of the highest levels of patient care and patient safety. We have always striven to provide high-end tertiary care with a human touch and will continue to improve our services to keep pace with growing patient needs.

IVF
IVF Lab (Ext 2146,2199)
Commonly known as "test tube baby". IVF means fertilization of an ovum outside the body and consequently transfer of the fertilized ovum (embryo) into the uterus of the woman. Indraprastha Apollo offers the most sophisticated IVF lab with advanced technology. We have highly skilled and competent health care professionals to give you better advice regarding the treatment options and help you to decide the most appropriate treatment.

Infertility Treatment Services At “AARU”
Introduction:
In all branches of medicine both patients and doctors recognize that same symptoms may have many different causes and that accurate diagnosis should always come before treatment.This is no less true when the symptom is the “inability of a couple to have a baby (infertility)”. Therefore before you start infertility treatment we recommend you to have proper examination and investigations so that we can give you better advice regarding the treatment options and help you to decide the most appropriate treatment for you.

Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART):
Any medical technique that attempts to obtain a pregnancy by means other than by intercourse is defined as ART. These techniques involve the manipulation of sperm or Oocyte or both, and the gametes or the embryos are transferred into the uterus or fallopian tubes. ART includes Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilisation-Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET), Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Assisted Hatching (AH) etc. We at ARRU provide you the full range of ART services to aid your infertility treatment to help you bear a child. Successful outcome with minimum invasion is always our priority.

Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI):
This is the method by which processed semen is placed directly in the uterus with the help of a catheter. IUI can be done in a natural cycle, however, to get better results, it is usually preceded by ovulation induction / ovarian stimulation using appropriate fertility enhancing drugs. With a policy of initial treatment by IUI approximately 20 percent couples (cumulative pregnancy chances) would achieve pregnancy. However, there is not much benefit by continuing same treatment repeatedly and after 3-4 unsuccessful cycles of IUI, couple should consider IVF or ICSI treatment.
Advanced female age, poor post wash semen quality and a history of tubal factor or previous pelvic surgery are significant risk factors for poor IUI success rates.

In Vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET)
Commonly known as "Test Tube Baby". IVF means fertilisation of an ovum outside the body and consequently transfer of the fertilised ovum (embryo) into the uterus of the woman. IVF is probably the most widely practised assisted conception procedure in the world.

The procedure does not need admission at any step and is conducted on outpatient basis.

Steps involved in IVF procedure:

• Ovarian stimulation by hormonal injections to produce multiple eggs.
• Monitoring of the response by ultrasound scans and blood tests.
• Egg retrieval with the help of a needle under local / general anaesthesia.
• Fertilisation of the eggs in the laboratory.
• Transfer of the resulting embryo(s) into the uterus of the woman.
• Blood test performed 15 days after embryo transfer to access the establishment of pregnancy.

If the treatment procedure is successful, one or more embryos will implant in the uterus and the pregnancy will result, just as it happens in the natural process of conception.

Indications for IVF:
IVF is helpful in a variety of infertility cases involving :-

• Bilateral tubal blockage or abnormality.
• Male factor infertility.
• Unexplained infertility.
• Where ovulation induction/stimulation (OI / OS) & IUI has failed.
• Endometriosis.

Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI ):
ICSI is the technological breakthrough in the field of IVF which is used to overcome the inability of sperm to fertilise an egg which may be either due to sub-optimal sperm parameters, Oocyte defects or other reasons (anti sperm antibodies). In this technique a single sperm is directly injected into the cytoplasm of an egg in order to achieve fertilisation.

Indications for ICSI:

• Oligospermia - very low sperm count in the ejaculate.
• Asthenospermia - motility less than 40 %, in the ejaculate.
• Teratozoospermia - < 14 % normal forms, according to strict criteria.
• Necrozoospermia - all dead sperm in the ejaculate.
• Antisperm antibodies.
• Repeated fertilisation failure after conventional IVF-ET.
• Ejaculatory disorders.
• CBAV - congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferensObstruction of both ejaculatory ducts.
• Failed vasectomy reversal.

The steps involved in ICSI procedure are exactly the same as for IVF, except that fertilisation is achieved with the help of a micromanipulator.

In some cases when there is a complete absence of sperm in the ejaculate, sperm can be retrieved from the testis / epididymes and used for ICSI.
The testicular / epididymal sperm retrieval techniques are:

• PESA - Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration.
• MESA - Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration.
• TESA - Testicular Sperm Aspiration.
• TESE - Testicular Sperm Extraction.

IVF Using Donor Oocyte (Eggs):
Women who are unable to produce their own eggs or their eggs failed to fertilise during an IVF cycle due to poor Oocyte quality can be helped by using other women’s egg (Donor Oocyte). Replacement of donor embryos and surrogacy are other available options to the infertile couple.

Assisted Hatching ( AH ):
The procedure is based on the fact that an alteration in zona pellucida (outer covering of egg) either by drilling a hole through it or by thinning it, will promote hatching or implantation of embryos that are otherwise unable to escape intact from the zona pellucida.

Cryo Preservation of Embryos ( embryo freezing ):
Excess (Surplus) embryos can be Cryo-preserved at ultra low temperatures for many years. These frozen embryos can be used subsequently without the need for ovarian stimulation and egg retrieval. However the pregnancy rate following transfer of frozen embryos is lower than that with fresh embryos.

Semen /Sperm freezing:
Semen /Sperm can be stored frozen at ultra low temperatures for long duration which could be helpful in a variety of circumstances such as:

• Semen freezing prior to chemotherapy.
• Inability of the male partner to be present or to deliver the semen on the day of procedure(however, the frozen semen is used as a standby and fresh sample is always preferable)
• Testicular biopsy / sperm freezing to avoid repeated biopsies.
• Donor semen, until getting a repeated investigation done for the infectious diseases.

Semen Bank:
We are having a semen bank at ARRU. The bank contains frozen sperm from voluntary donors with various backgrounds and physical characteristics to match with the individual needs. Donors are screened thoroughly to rule out transmission of any infectious or genetic diseases.

Investigations Required For An Art Procedure:

For successful conduction of the ART procedure(s) the couple has to undergo certain investigations:

• Investigations for female partner:
  1. General health check tests.
  2. Hormonal assay.
  3. Invasive tests- HSG, Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy
• Investigations for male partner:
  1. Semen analysis
  2. Semen culture & sensitivity
• Investigations for both the partners:
  1. HIV
  2. Hepatitis B
  3. VDRL
  4. Blood group

Risks involved:

Multiple pregnancy: To enhance the chances of success (approximately 10% with single, 20% with two, 30% with three ), more than one embryo are usually transferred at a time, in some cases all the transferred embryos get implanted leading to multiple pregnancy. Most people would not mind twins but conception with three or more embryos/fetus would be a serious set back. You would be given the choice regarding the number of embryos to be transferred, however if you conceive with multiple fetuses a minor surgical procedure under USG guidance can be carried out on an outpatient basis to reduce the number of foetuses conceived ( selective foetal reduction).

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS): OHSS is a potential complication of ovarian stimulation therapy, patho-physiology of which is not clearly understood. The risk of OHSS is somewhat directly related to the number of follicles and the hormone levels. Therefore sometimes it may be advisable to cancel the cycle before egg retrieval if risk of OHSS is extremely high. However even with only a few follicle it is not impossible for the patient to experience OHSS problem. Mild cases of OHSS may pass unnoticed while severe cases may lead to abdominal distension, vomiting, breathing difficulty, reduced urinary output etc. the incidence of OHSS varies from 8-23% in reported literature most of these cases have mild to moderate problem but 1-7% of patients may require hospitalisation and supportive treatment. If no pregnancy occurs this syndrome will typically resolve within 1-2 weeks, in the setting of a maintained pregnancy slow resolution of symptoms usually occurs and may take up to 1-2 months.

Failure at different steps of IVF treatment: Despite the best attempt to stimulate ovaries in few cases ( advanced age, raised FSH levels etc.), there may be no follicular development or no oocytes may be obtained from the follicles following oocyte retrieval procedure, or all oocytes may fail to fertilize due to oocyte or sperm factor. In such cases there will not be any embryos for transfer. These patients may be advised to consider donor Oocytes, sperm or embryos in their future attempts.

Ectopic pregnancy: The ectopic pregnancy rate following IVF pregnancies varies from 2-11 % as compared to 2.5% in general population. The reason of ectopic pregnancy after IVF and embryo transfer is multifactorial.

The incidence of congenital malformation in IVF babies is no more than in the general population. However following ICSI whether there may be a very slight increased incidence of chromosomal (especially the sex chromosomal) aberrations which may have been the original cause of infertility, has not been completely resolved.

Success rate:
IVF has a variable success rate in different patients. The reason for this does not lie in the technique itself, but is due to the variety of abnormalities which are causing the basic infertility. Some of these abnormalities respond well to IVF while others do not. This means that some patient will have a good chance of pregnancy others will have a poor chance.Success rate of a center represent the number of pregnancies achieved out of total number of cases performed over a period of time. At our center we are currently having 40-50 % pregnancy rate per attempt.

Multi Organ Transplant
This department was established in 1997 with a view to providing state-of-the-art tertiary level service in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and liver, pancreas, gallbladder and biliary tract surgery.

Facilities and expertise available

• Liver Transplantation for children and adults with acute and chronic liver failure
• Living related Liver transplantation
• Comprehensive pediatric hepatology service ( details below)
• Kidney Transplantation in adults and children
• Complex vascular and peritoneal access procedures
• Pancreatic Transplantation combined with kidney transplantation for Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
• Management of major Liver trauma and major Liver surgery for tumours
• Elective and emergency surgery for Portal hypertension and Obstructive jaundice
• Complex Pancreatic surgery for cancer and pancreatitis
• Biliary surgery for cancer, strictures and stones
• Managing complications after laparoscopic surgery
• Surgery for Gallbladder cancer 

Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Surgery
This department boasts specialists with vast experience in a wide variety of surgical conditions that affect the Liver, Pancreas, gall bladder and the biliary tree including tumours involving these organs, jaundice cause by benign blockage of the bile duct including stones. Surgery of the liver is very complex and specialized procedure that is best undertaken by trained experts in this field as in Apollo. Complex liver surgeries can be undertaken by the liver transplant team.

Liver failure treatment and Liver Transplant Service

What is liver failure? What causes it?
This is a potentially fatal condition in which the liver progressively stops performing its function resulting in episodes of jaundice, accumulation of fluid in the body, blood vomiting and confusion. Conditions such as Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection, excess alcohol consumption, diseases such as Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis can cause this state.

Can it be treated?
With modern medicine, it is now possible to treat most such cases successfully. While a proportion of patients with acute liver failure can recover by receiving treatment in specialised liver ICUs such as the one available at Apollo, most other patients ultimately require liver transplantation. Medicines, and other measures such as draining ascites and stopping the blood vomiting by endoscopy are only temporary and do not halt the progress of the disease. Most such patients die within a few months to a year unless liver transplantation can be performed.

Is such treatment available in India?
Liver transplantation is an accepted treatment for liver failure in the west. Abroad, the Indian patient goes on a low priority lwaiting list and is considered for transplantation only when a donor organ has been found unsuitable for all the native patients. Secondly, the minimum expense for a liver transplant in the USA for example, is around $ 350,000 hence only a handful have been able to successfully receive transplants abroad.Now, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has the state-of-the-art facilities for managing adult patients and children sufferring from liver failure. Liver transplants are being performed here at fraction of the cost of having it done in the west

Our liver specialists/ transplant experts have the distinction of having trained and worked for several years at the worlds' most renowned centres in USA, U.K. and Japan where they have successfully treated hundreds of such patients with expert ICU management and liver transplant surgery. They are well-versed with the transplantation techniques in adult and children using either organs from brain dead donors or portion of liver from a living related donor. The liver transplant unit is the only one of its kind in whole of south and west Asia to carry out successful adult- adult living donor right to be liver transplantation. More than 20 Liver transplantation have been carried out till date.The department at Apollo boasts of a dedicated 5 bedded Liver ICU manned by trained doctors and nursing staff and fully equipped with state-of-the-art ventilators and monitors, high-tech operating rooms with anaethesia staff trained with liver transplant anaesthesia and round-the-clock investigation facilities including an advanced Transplant Immunology lab support and cyclosporin estimation.

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service

• Hepatology Facilties for diagnosis and treatment of all conditions causing jaundice in newborns and infants (neonatal cholestasis), treatment of children with chronic liver disease due to extrahepatic biliary atresia, Wilson's disease, metabolic disorders and variety of other diseases.
• Management of all cases of portal hypertension and acute liver failure in children.
• Antiviral therapy for children with Hepatitis B and C.
• Liver transplantation for acute and chronic liver diseases which are unresponsive to other treatment. 

In addition the department offers a comprehensive gastroenterology and nutrition service including diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Access Service

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has one of the best equipped and most successful kidney transplantation and dialysis programmes in the country, comparable to the best in the world.

Staff
Dedicated transplant physicians and surgeons trained at the best centres in the world.

No waiting period
Due to availability of dialysis of all types, all the sophisticated investigations and specialist staff under the same roof, the donor and the recipient can be quickly prepared for transplant with all due attention. A kidney failure patient can literally be transplanted within a week of walking into the hospital.

Excellent results
In the first 4 years of our kidney transplant programme, we have perfomed 300 kidney  transplants with  93% success which are figures that compare favourably with those of the best centres in the world.

Retransplants
We offer retransplants to patients whose previous transplant done elsewhere may have failed.

Posttransplant complication management
Due to our state-of-the-art facilities and technical expertise, we feel confident in inviting referrals for complex posttransplant complications that cannot be managed elsewhere.

Cadaveric Transplants
Apollo is one the few centres in the country that have the facilities and the technical expertise for cadaveric organ procurement and transplantation. As a result, in India, the maximum number of kidney transplants using cadaveric donor kidneys have been carried by the Apollo group.

Kidney- Pancreas Transplant Service
Pancreas transplants are indicated for patients with insulin dependent dibetes in young age which has serious consequences to the kidneys, eyes and other organs. Indraprastha Apollo hospital is the only center in the country which has specialists trained in transplantation of pancreas from cadaver donors as well as from the living related donors. This form of transplantation is usually done along with a kidney transplantation to treat diabetes and kidney failure in one.

Apollo Surgical Science Centre

Dental Surgery
The Dental department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals is well equipped with modern and latest dental equipment for the following specialities:

• Periodontics - Children & Adults
• Orthodontics - Children & Adults
• Maxicllo-Facial Surgery
• Prosthodontics
• Endo-dontics
• Implants & Cosmetics Dentistry

The above specialities cover the treatment for gums & loose teeth, alignment of crowded teeth, fractures of jaws, impacted teeth, root canal treatment , fillings, replacement of missing teeth with crowns and bridges and implants.

Facilities for intra-oral, panoramic, cephalometric and temporomandibular joint radiographic services are available in the department.

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Our Achievers
Excellence, literally meaning unparalleled superiority, is the quintessence of Apollo hospitals. This is reflected in many areas - be it infrastructure, technology or services - but most of all in the caliber and brilliance of our medical fraternity. While most of them have been trained in the best medical institutions in the country and abroad, several of them have also been decorated with prestigious national and international awards. Presented below are some of our brilliant achievers - of whom Apollo hospitals is justifiably proud of.

PADMA BHUSHAN
DR. PRATHAP C REDDY CHAIRMAN YEAR 1991
DR. M.K.MANI CHIEF NEPHROLOGIST, APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 1991
DR. M.R.GIRINATH CHIEF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 1998 
 
PADMASHREE
DR. MATHEW SAMUEL KALARICKAL DIRECTOR - INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 1999
DR. I.SATHYAMURTHY DIRECTOR - DEPT. OF CARDIOLOGY & SR.INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST,APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 2000
DR. K.R.PALANISAMY SENIOR CONSULTANT - GASTROENTEROLOGY,APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 2007
DR. MAYILVAHANAN NATARAJAN SENIOR CONSULTANT -ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 2007 
  
DR. B.C ROY AWARD
DR. MATHEW SAMUEL KALARICKAL DIRECTOR - INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 1996
DR. M.R.GIRINATH CHIEF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 1997
DR. I.SATHYAMURTHY DIRECTOR - DEPT. OF CARDIOLOGY & SR.INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST,APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 2001
DR. T.P.R.BHARADWAJ CONSULTANT HAEMATOLOGIST APOLLO HOSPITALS ,CHENNAI YEAR 2005
DR. T.V.DEVARAJAN [EMINENT MEDICAL TEACHER] SENIOR CONSULTANT - GENERAL MEDICINE, APOLLO HOSPITALS, CHENNAI YEAR 2007 

CONSULTANT
Dr M C Garg
Dr P D Nigam
Dr K K Saxena
Dr S K Gupta
Dr S K Modi
Dr Vipul Roy
Dr Raman Puri
Dr V Hariharan
Dr P Jain
Dr Vivek Gupta
Dr Rajeev Mehrotra
Dr Deepak Natrajan
Dr Rajiv Rajput
Dr. N.N.Khanna
 
NON INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY
Dr P K Ghosh
Dr K K Kapoor
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Dr. A.K. Ganjoo
Dr B N Das
Dr Ramji Mehrotra 
CARDIO VASCULAR SURGERY
Dr N Shastry 
Dr K K Pandey
PAED CARDIOLOGY
Dr Vikas Kohli
Dr Raja Joshi

DENTAL
Dr Neeraj A Verma & Unit
Dr Ashish Kakkar & Unit

ENT
Dr Girish Raheja
Dr Rajeev Puri
Dr K Nagpal
Dr S H Ansari
Dr Ameet Kishore
Dr P L Dhingra
Dr Tarun Prakash
Dr Arvind Soni 
Dr S S Sindhu

OPHTHALMOLOGY
Dr Aniel Malhotra
Dr Arun Sethi
Dr L R Seth
Dr R Mithal 
Dr. Dinesh Talwar
Dr Lalit Verma
Dr Harsh Kumar   
Dr Uma Mallaiah     
   
OBS.& GYNAECOLOGY
Dr Madhu Roy
Dr S B Khanna
Dr Sohani Verma
Dr U.P.Jha
Dr Sushma Sinha 
Dr Geeta Chadha 
Dr L Badhwar
Dr H Malhotra
Dr Kamal Buckshee

PEDIATRIC
Dr P Trehan
Dr P K Singhal
Dr P N Dubey
PED. SURGERY
Dr B D Dwivedi
Dr. S.K. Choudhury
PED. NEPHROLOGY
Dr R N Srivastava
PED. ORTHOPAEDICS
Dr R Narsimhan
PED. DEVELOPMENT
Dr Nipun Kashyap   
PED. INTENSIVE CARE
Dr Anita Bakshi 
Dr. Nameet Jerath
PED. GASTROENTROLOGY
Dr Anupam Sibal
PED. ONCOLOGY
Dr Amita Mahajan
Dr L S Arya 
PED. NEUROLOGY
Dr Vineet B Gupta
PED. UROLOGY
Dr S.K Choudhury

NEONATOLOGY
Dr S Kaul
Dr V Gupta
Dr S Balan
Dr Anjali Kulkarni

UROLOGY
Dr. Anant Kumar
Dr S K Rawat
Dr Subramanium
Dr A Saxena
Dr Vipin Arora
 
TRANSPLANT OPD
Dr. Subash Gupta
Dr. Anant Kumar
Dr. S.N.Mehta
Dr Manav Wadhawan
Dr Vivek Vij

DERMATOLOGY
Dr R K Joshi
Dr S K Bose
Dr Simal Soin
Dr. D.M.Mahajan

ENDOCRINOLOGY
Dr R P Singh
Dr S K Wangnoo
Dr Ambrish Mithal

GASTROENTEROLOGY
Dr N M Tikoo
Dr Sanjay Sikka
Dr S L Broor
Dr Ajay Kumar
Dr Amitabh Dutta
Dr Sanjay Jain
Dr D K Bhargava
Dr Manav Wadhawan
 
PSYCHIATRY
Dr Achal Bhagat
Dr. Neelam Kr. Bohra
Dr Monica Chib

RESPIRATORY
Dr Rajesh Chawla
Dr M S Kanwar
Dr Ajay Lall
Dr Avdhesh Bansal
Dr Sanjay Sobti
Dr Deepak Rosha

RHEUMATOLOGY
Dr S Uphadyay  
Dr S J Gupta
 
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Dr P Rao    
Dr Alok Agarwal
Dr Nalin Nag
Dr S K Khanna
Dr J M Dua
Dr Rakesh Gupta
Dr S Chatterjee
Dr. S.K.Agarwal
Dr. V.K.Aneja
Dr. Lalita Sekhar
Dr. S.Chandra
Dr. Rakesh Kumar
Dr. Tarun Sahni

NEPHROLOGY
Dr Akhil Mishra
Dr Ashok Sarin
Dr D K Aggarwal
Dr Sanjiv Jasuja
Dr Manju Aggarwal

PLASTIC SURGERY
Dr Anup Dhir
Dr Shahin Nooreyezdan
Dr R K Seth
Dr I P Singh
Dr Lokesh Kumar
Dr Kuldeep Singh

ORTHOPAEDICS
Dr M N Sehar
Dr K B Attri    
Dr Harsh Bhargava
Dr Yash Gulati
Dr Y Kharbanda
Dr Chandra Shekhar
Dr Vinod Sukhija
Dr Raju Vaishya
Dr Rajeev Sharma

GENERAL & MINIMAL ACCESS SURGERY
Dr H P Garg 
Dr Anil Jain
Dr B M L Kapoor    
Dr A K Kriplani 
Dr Arun Prasad
Dr Sushil Jain
Dr Neel Dilip Shah 
Dr Faizal 
Dr Deepak Govil
Dr. Vijaya Kumari
Dr. S.N.Mehta

VASCULAR SURGERY
Dr.Rakesh Mahajan
 
SURGICAL GASTROENTRELOGY
Dr Deepak Govil
Dr Subash Gupta

NEUROLOGY 
Dr Anoop Kohli
Dr Vinit Suri
Dr. Mukul Varma
Dr Rakesh Agarwal
Dr P N Renjen
Dr G K Ahuja
Dr V.B. Gupta
Dr. Veena Kalra 

NEURO SURGERY
Dr Pranav Kumar
Dr C M Malhotra
Dr V S Kumar
Dr S K Sogani
Dr Ravi Bhatia
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Dr SudhirTyagi
Dr. A.K.Banarjee
Dr. V.P.Singh

PAIN CLINIC
Dr K J Choudhary

ONCOLOGY CENTRE
Dr Harsh Dua
Dr Rakesh Chopra
Dr Sameer Kaul
Dr. S Hukku
Dr Ramesh Sarin
Dr Deepak Govil
Dr Feroz Pasha
Dr V P Singh
Dr Puneet Gupta
Dr L S Arya    
Dr G K Jadhav 
Dr Amita Mahajan
Dr S B Khanna
Dr U P Jha 
Dr B M L Kapoor
Dr Arun Prasad
Dr N Subramanian   
Dr Vipin Arora    
Dr. P.K.Das
Dr. K.K.Pandey 
Dr. Rajeev Puri 
Dr. Shikha Halder
Dr. Rohit Nayyar
Dr. Ajit Saxena
Dr. S.K.Rawat
Dr. Ruquaya Mir   
 
HOLISTIC MEDICINE
Dr R K Tuli

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Patient Name : Mr. Kumarasamy
Place : Chennai
Procedure : Angiography
APOLLO HOSPITALS CHENNAI

"This is a wonderful hospital. The doctors & support staff are very co-operative and amiable.
The way in which medical treatment is rendered at Apollo Chennai with a humane touch
is extremely praiseworthy"

 

Patient Name : Mrs. Radha Rani Haridwar
Place : Uttaranchal
Procedure : Bypass Surgery
APOLLO HOSPITALS DELHI
 
"I am grateful for the top class facility provided to me at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals."

 

 

Patient Name : Mr. Manish Garg
Place : Sahibabad
Speciality : Endocrinology
APOLLO HOSPITALS HYDERABAD

 

"The hospital staff and doctors were very co-operative. Doctors have given the right
advice to the patient. I felt very good in the hospital."

 

Patient Name : Mr. S.N. Aggarwal
Place : New Delhi
Procedure : Urological Procedure
APOLLO HOSPITALS DELHI

 

"In this world everything needs improvement in general, but in your hospital I find
that continuous improvement round the clock is going on which should be kept up.
Its really a world-class experience for me."

 

Patient Name : Baby Mayuri
Procedure : Chemotherapy for Brain Tumour
APOLLO SPECIALITY HOSPITALS CHENNAI
 
(Mayuri's Mother) I think I handed over Mayuri to Dr. Raja in a closed state. I never
expected Mayuri to be like this in a few hundred days.

 

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Medical Tourism in India has witnessed an enormous growth, and has opened a world of opportunities in infrastructure in the private and voluntary sector.

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