Jaslok Hospital sits on Peddar Road in south Mumbai and has been one of the city's reference private hospitals since the early 1970s. It belongs to the older generation of Indian private hospitals, built around visiting senior consultants and research-minded departments rather than around corporate branding, and it retains a strong academic character.
Its historical significance is real: Jaslok was central to the early development of assisted reproduction in India, and its neurosciences and nephrology departments have long records. A patient arriving from Bengaluru is generally coming either for a named consultant or for one of those established programmes.
Why patients choose Jaslok Hospital
Fertility is the first reason. The hospital was involved in India's earliest in vitro fertilisation work, and the assisted reproduction service remains a major part of its identity, covering IVF, ICSI, donor programmes and the investigation of recurrent pregnancy loss.
Second, neurosciences. Neurology, neurosurgery and functional neurosurgery including procedures for movement disorders and epilepsy have a long institutional history here.
Third, the hospital covers the rest of tertiary medicine properly: cardiology and cardiac surgery, nephrology with dialysis and transplant, oncology and haematology including bone marrow transplant, gastroenterology, orthopaedics and critical care.
Its location in south Mumbai is a mixed blessing. It is close to the older business district, the consulates and the best hotels, but it is far from the airport in traffic terms, so allow generously for the journey.
Treatments offered at Jaslok Hospital
- IVF & Infertility - IVF, ICSI, intrauterine insemination, donor programmes, fertility preservation and recurrent miscarriage clinics
- Neurosurgery - brain tumours, epilepsy surgery, movement disorder surgery, spinal surgery and stroke intervention
- Nephrology & Kidney Transplant - dialysis, chronic kidney disease, glomerular disease and kidney transplant
- Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery - angiography, angioplasty, bypass grafting, valve surgery and electrophysiology
- Oncology & Cancer Medicine - medical oncology, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgical oncology
- Hematology & Blood Disorders - leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, thalassaemia and bleeding disorders
- Stem Cell Therapy - autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplant
- Gastroenterology - therapeutic endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease and pancreatic disease
- Hepatology & Liver Transplant - cirrhosis, hepatitis and liver transplant assessment
- Orthopaedics Joints & Spine Surgery - joint replacement, arthroscopy, trauma and spinal surgery
- Urology & Kidney Transplant - stone disease, prostate surgery, endourology and male infertility surgery
- General Surgery - laparoscopic gallbladder, hernia and colorectal surgery
- Bariatric & Weight Loss Surgery - sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass
- Gynecology - obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, endometriosis and laparoscopic surgery
- Pediatric Surgery - paediatric surgery with neonatal and paediatric intensive care
- Endocrinology & Diabetes - diabetes, thyroid, pituitary and reproductive endocrinology
- ENT Surgery - ear surgery, sinus surgery and head and neck procedures
- Ophthalmology - cataract, retina and corneal surgery
- Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery - reconstruction and aesthetic surgery
- Rheumatology - rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and vasculitis
- Dermatology - medical and procedural dermatology
- Vascular Surgery - varicose veins, dialysis access and peripheral arterial disease
- Infectious Disease - tuberculosis, tropical infection and sepsis
If you are coming for fertility treatment
Send both partners' results in advance: anti-Mullerian hormone, a recent antral follicle count, thyroid and prolactin levels, a semen analysis less than three months old, and summaries of any previous cycles including drug doses and the number of eggs and embryos obtained. A cycle can usually be planned from these.
Then understand the timetable. Stimulation to egg retrieval runs about two weeks with several scans in between, and a fresh transfer follows a few days later. If you cannot stay that long, discuss freezing all embryos and returning for a transfer in a later cycle, since that changes both the schedule and the cost. Indian regulations require identity and consent documentation for assisted reproduction, so bring identification and marriage papers.