Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai
The Tata Memorial Hospital is situated in Parel, Mumbai in India. It is a specialist cancer treatment and research center, closely associated with the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC). One of the fields of specialization of this hospital is in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (A.L.L). The hospital claims to treat and cure 99% of the A.L.L patients. This hospital is also one of the few in India to have a P.E.T. scanner.
The TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL was initially commissioned by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on 28 February 1941 as a center with enduring value and a mission for concern for the Indian people.
In 1952 the Indian Cancer Research Centre was established as a pioneer research institute for basic research – later called the Cancer Research Institute (CRI). In 1957 the Ministry of Health took over the Tata Memorial Hospital. The transfer of the administrative control of the Tata Memorial Centre (Tata Memorial Hospital & Cancer Research Institute) to the Department of Atomic Energy in 1962 was the next major milestone. The Tata Memorial Hospital and Cancer Research Institute merged as the two arms of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) in 1966 as a classic example of private philanthropy augmented by Government support with a mandate for Service, Education & Research in Cancer.
The story of Tata Memorial Hospital –
The Tata Memorial Centre constitutes the national comprehensive cancer center for the prevention, treatment, and research on Cancer and is comparable to any similar center in the world. This achievement has been possible due to the far-sighted and total support of the Department of Atomic Energy, responsible for managing this Institution since 1962.
In 1932 when Lady Meherbai Tata died of leukemia, after treatment abroad, Sir Dorab Tata was determined to establish similar facilities for the treatment of Cancer in India, initially planned for with Radium Institute in Bombay. Sir Dorab, unfortunately, died in 1932. Such was the commitment he made that the Trustees of the Sir Dorab Tata Trust, along with various outstanding Cancer specialists committed themselves in 1935 to the establishment of the center that would benefit the Nation with a more lasting value than the usual philanthropy. Out of this humanitarian concept and commitment from the House of Tata’s was born the nucleus of a Hospital, in 1941, called the TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
The uniqueness of Tata Memorial Hospital –
- Patient care –
One of the fields of specialization of this hospital is in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (A.L.L). Every year nearly 30,000 new patients visit the clinics from all over India and neighboring countries. Nearly 60% of these cancer patients receive primary care at the Hospital of which over 70% are treated almost free of any charges. Over 1000 patients attend the OPD daily for medical advice or for follow-up treatment. During the year 2003, over 20,000 new cases were registered in addition to over 13,000 Referral Cards issued for only special investigations. Nearly 8500 major operations are performed annually and 5000 patients treated with Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy annually in multi-disciplinary programs delivering established treatments.
The TMH was the first Centre in the country to initiate Bone Marrow Transplant in 1983. PET-CT scanner has been procured to make this technology available for cancer management. In an effort to provide access to patients and their families who lack access or the means to visit the hospital, TMH has started an initiative to provide an online expert opinion through Navya.
- Preventive oncology –
The Department of Preventive Oncology was commissioned in the year 1993, which give special focus on education in cancer prevention and early detection, cancer screening. Of the 2–2.5 million cases of cancer in the country, more than 70% of cases are detected late and report for treatment in very advanced stages. The emphasis on early detection would go a long way to dealing with the large numbers as well as to mitigate avoidable suffering and a financial burden.
- ACTREC –
The Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) is a new R&D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). It has the mandate to function as a national center for treatment, education, and research in cancer.
ACTREC comprises two arms—a basic research arm constituted by the erstwhile Cancer Research Institute (CRI) which has shifted from the Parel Campus to the new location in August 2002, and a Clinical Research Centre (CRC), the latter comprises a 50-bed research hospital which is equipped with diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. In the first phase, the focus will be on Pediatric Oncology and emerging therapies, including gene therapy.
Research investigations at CRI currently focus on molecular mechanisms responsible for causation of major human cancers relevant to India. It is envisaged that in the future, ACTREC will play a greater role in drug development and emerging therapies for treatment and prevention of cancer.
- Cancer Research Institute (CRI) –
Several studies are ongoing in CRI, Such as analysis of cytokine profiles and the role of antibodies to the viral proteins E6 and E7 in cervical cancer, cytokine imbalance in lung cancer patients, and the role of urinary cytokines in intravesical BCG therapy in superficial bladder cancer. The biology of HIV-2, the virus which has spread only in India and Africa is being studied in-depth.
Studies on tobacco mediated carcinogenesis have encompassed chemical analysis; sizeable effort has been directed towards delineation of the mechanisms of chemopreventive action of agents from Indian foods, such as turmeric, tea and grapes, and development of mechanism-based biomarkers of exposure.
The first transgenic mouse in the country, which was made at the Institute, hosts a gene for a growth modulator. This mouse is being developed as a model for squamous cell carcinoma. In parallel, newer cell lines useful for cancer research and an expression system for the E6 protein of HPV are being developed. During 2002, scientists at the Institute have obtained extramural support from different funding bodies to the tune of Rs. 100,000,000. Work from the institute has led to 19 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Tata Clinic –
A 12-storey block “The Tata Clinic and Faculty Block” is being planned on the premises vacated by the CRI. This facility will house site specialty clinics, 50 additional beds, Minor theatre complex, day care beds, academic offices, postgraduate education, seminar rooms, and a Telemedicine Centre.
- Digital Library –
The Library of the Tata Memorial Hospital has been maintained since the inception of the hospital. It was relocated on 17 November 2000, on the ground floor of the main building now known as Digital Library.
It caters to the needs of clinicians, nurses, other paramedical staff, medical administrators, and visitors from other hospitals, health care industries, and academic institutions from all over the country.
Various Departments of Tata Memorial –
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Doctor’s List –
- Oncologist –
Dr. Ashish Vijay Bakshi
(Medical Oncologist)
Dr. Rajendra Badwe
(33 years of experience)
(MBBS, MS – General Surgery, MCh – Oncology), (Surgical Oncologist, Medical Oncologist)
Dr. Amita Maheshwari
(Surgical Oncologist)
Dr. Devendra Arvind Chaukar
(Surgical Oncologist)
Dr. Raees Tonse
(4 years of experience)
(MBBS, MD – Radiotherapy, Fellowship in Uro Oncology), (Radiation Oncologist)
- Orthopedist –
Dr. Ashish Gulia
(17 years of experience)
(Orthopedist)
- General Physician–
Dr. Shailesh V. Shrikhande
(22 years of experience)
(MBBS, MS – General Surgery, MD – Medicine), (General Surgeon, General Physician)
- Physiotherapist –
Dr. Ankita Chitre (PT)
(1 year of experience)
(MPTh/MPT, BPTh/BPT), (Physiotherapist)
- Hospital Profile –
| Name | : | TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| Contact Number | : | Tel – +91-22- 24177000, 24146750 – 55 Fax – +91-22-24146937 |
| Website | : | https://tmc.gov.in/tmh/index.php |
| Address | : | Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012 India |
| E-mail Id | : | msoffice@tmc.gov.in (for patient care and queries) hrd@tmc.gov.in (for administrative – HRD matters) |
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