Fortis Memorial Research Institute is the Fortis group's flagship hospital, in Sector 44, Gurugram, on the southern side of the Delhi National Capital Region. It opened in 2013 as a purpose-built quaternary hospital, meaning it was designed for the most complex end of medicine rather than for general admissions, and it remains the unit the group routes its hardest cases to.
For a patient arriving from Bengaluru, the two practical points are these. The hospital is in Gurugram, not Delhi, roughly forty minutes from Indira Gandhi International Airport in reasonable traffic. And it handles a large international caseload, so the systems for estimates, visa letters, interpreters and cross-border billing are established rather than improvised.
Why patients choose Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Neurosciences are the strongest single programme. Brain tumour surgery, epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, skull base work and complex spinal reconstruction are performed here regularly, supported by neuro-intensive care and intraoperative imaging.
Second, oncology and haematology, including radiation therapy, surgical oncology, bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy, with multidisciplinary tumour board review.
Third, cardiac sciences and transplant: complex coronary intervention, valve and aortic surgery, arrhythmia work, kidney transplant and liver transplant. Orthopaedics, robotic urology and gastrointestinal surgery carry high volumes of the routine complex work most patients travel for.
Treatments offered at Fortis Memorial Research Institute
- Neurosurgery - brain tumours, epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, skull base surgery, spinal reconstruction and stroke intervention
- Oncology & Cancer Medicine - medical oncology, radiation therapy, surgical oncology, immunotherapy and precision oncology
- Hematology & Blood Disorders - leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, thalassaemia and marrow failure
- Stem Cell Therapy - autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplant
- Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery - angioplasty, bypass grafting, valve and aortic surgery, electrophysiology and heart failure care
- Nephrology & Kidney Transplant - dialysis, chronic kidney disease and kidney transplant
- Hepatology & Liver Transplant - cirrhosis, hepatitis, liver cancer and living donor liver transplant
- Urology & Kidney Transplant - robotic urology, urological cancer, stone disease and prostate surgery
- Orthopaedics Joints & Spine Surgery - joint replacement, revision arthroplasty, sports injury and complex spine surgery
- Gastroenterology - therapeutic endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease and pancreatic and biliary disease
- General Surgery - laparoscopic and robotic abdominal surgery
- Bariatric & Weight Loss Surgery - sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass and metabolic surgery
- Gynecology - obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, gynaecological oncology and robotic surgery
- IVF & Infertility - IVF, ICSI and fertility preservation
- Pediatric Surgery - neonatal surgery, paediatric cardiac and general paediatric surgery
- Endocrinology & Diabetes - diabetes, thyroid, pituitary and metabolic bone disease
- ENT Surgery - head and neck cancer surgery, ear surgery, sinus surgery and cochlear implants
- Ophthalmology - cataract, cornea, retina and glaucoma surgery
- Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery - microvascular reconstruction, burns and aesthetic surgery
- Vascular Surgery - aortic aneurysm repair, carotid surgery and limb salvage
- Rheumatology - rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and vasculitis
- Dermatology - medical, surgical and laser dermatology
- Dental Treatment - dental clearance before transplant and chemotherapy, restorative dentistry
- Infectious Disease - sepsis, tuberculosis and infection in immunosuppressed patients
What to establish at the first consultation
Ask for the consultant's own annual volume of your specific operation rather than the hospital's total. Ask whether a consultant intensivist is present overnight in the relevant intensive care unit. Ask what the estimate assumes about room category, intensive care days and implants. For neurosurgery in particular, ask what the realistic goal is, since the honest answer for some tumours is control rather than cure.
