Academics
Sundaram Medical Foundation is a leading Post Graduate teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities located in Chennai

It also provides medical training for para-medicals, such as Physiotherapy & Nutritional Support Service Internship, and also conducts conferences like Academy for Continuing Medical Education (ACME) and Focused Overviews Reviews & Updates in Medicine (FORUM).

The academy supports the CME and CPD programs and plans regular events for both neighbourhood practitioners and the hospital’s medical staff.

Training Programs
for training candidates in the following specialities:
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Anaesthesia
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Emergency Medicine
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ENT
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Family Practice
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General Medicine
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General Surgery
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Obstetrics
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Gynecology
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Pediatrics
3 year program
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Critical Care
2 year fellowship program,
Post MD/DNB
- MBBS with full registration
- Successful passing of the DNB Primary exam
- Allotment of the candidates is done by the National Board of Examinations
- The Critical Care program is a super-speciality programme that requires the candidate to have passed an MD/DNB. Candidates for this program are nominated by the National Boards
- Candidates who have completed a DA/DLO/DGO/DCH/D.ORTHO may be nominated by the National Boards for a 2-year program
- All positions are full-time residency training programs. Candidates are not permitted to carry on or accept any other duties outside the hospital during the training period. A stipend is provided
All programs provide a structured, active learning experience with adequate didactic sessions, journal clubs, conferences and other educational activities considered essential for 21st-century postgraduate medical training. A well-stocked library with an internet connection and access to various educational materials is available for the residents.
Sundaram Medical Foundation conducts a training program called The Advanced Skill. Each candidate will complete 30 months of structured training. We have a robust structured training program with active and adequate didactic sessions, research activity and broad clinical exposure.



Basic Suturing Skills Course
Basic Suturing Skills Course


The IRB is responsible for scientific and ethical review of research proposals. It is necessary for all research proposals for health involving human participants to be reviewed and approved by an appropriately constituted EC to safeguard the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of all research participants. ECs are entrusted with the initial review of research proposals prior to their initiation, and also have a continuing responsibility to regularly monitor the approved research to ensure ethical compliance during the conduct of research.
Our Ethics Committee is provisionally registered with Dept of Health Research in 2021 and this is valid for 2yrs till March 2023.
Usually SAC and IRB meetings will be conducted in the afternoon between 2.30 to 5pm.

S.No | Name | Qualifications | Organizational title | Specialty |
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1 | Dr. M.S.Jawahar -Chair Person | M.D. M.Sc., DLSHTM | Retd Scientist, National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai | Scientific |
2 | Dr. Suresh Sankar A.B. | M.B.B.S, FRCP, (Internal Medicine, NEPH) M.B.A | Consultant Nephrologist, Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai | Scientific & Clinician |
3 | Dr. Alfred Solomon | M.S., FRCS | Consultant Surgeon, Sundaram Medical Foundation | Scientific & Clinician |
4 | Dr. Murugan Sivalingam | FRCP | Consultant Nephrologist, Sundaram Medical Foundation | Scientific & Clinician |
5 | Dr. V. Sumathi | DLO, DNB | Consultant ENT Specialist, Sundaram Medical Foundation | Scientific & Clinician |
6 | Dr. Swati Padankatti | M.B.B.S,DCH,DNB(Pediatrics) | Consultant Pediatrician, Sundaram Medical Foundation | Scientific & Clinician |
7 | Dr. R. Padmavati | MD, DPM | Psychiatrist, Additional Director SCARF India | Scientific & Clinician |
8 | Dr.Vaidehi | MD(Microbiology) | Head, Dept of Microbiology, Sundaram Medical Foundation | Scientific & Basic Sciences |
Name | Qualifications | Organizational title |
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Dr.T.Girija (Member Secretary) | M.D | Deputy Director, Education, Research & Training, Sundaram Medical Foundation |
Dr.R. Prabhu | M.D | Scientist “D” , National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai |
Dr.Ramya | M.D(Pharmacology) | Asst Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, SRMC, Porur, Chennai |
Dr.Rajiswamy(Chair Person) | M.D | Consultant Biochemist, Chennai |
Dr.Sreekumar | Ph.D, M.Phil (Philosophy) | Associate professor, Dept of Humanities and Social sciences, IIT, Madras |
Mr.Keshav | BSc(Chemistry), PGD(Journalism) | Founder & CEO, MANTRA(Management, Training Research Associates, Chennai) |
Dr.Shriraam Mahadevan | M.D.(Internal Medicine) DM(Endocrinology) | Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai |
Dr.Latha.V | M.D (OBGYN) | Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai |
Dr.Punitha Rebecca Norman | M.D, DNB(Family Medicine) | Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai |
Mr.Sudarsanam.L | BA.BL, PG Diploma in Forensic Sciences and Medicine | Lawyer |