Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) is a non-profit medical facility and research institute located in Delhi, India, specialising in cancer treatment and research. It is a project of Indraprastha Cancer Society and Research Centre, a not-for-profit public society formed in 1994. The institute began functioning on 1 July 1996 and was formally inaugurated on 20 August 1996 by then President Shankar Dayal Sharma. It started as a 152-bedded hospital and has grown into a 500-plus bed facility, diagnosing and treating around 60,000 patients per year, with over two hundred thousand patients served since inception from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries. The institute is ISO:9001 and ISO:14001 certified. It houses 14 modular operation theatres, a Surgical ICU, Medical ICU, and specialized wards including Leukemia, Thyroid, and Bone Marrow Transplant units. Departments include Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine, and Pathology. The institute conducts academic and research activities, offering fellowship courses recognized by the Indian Medical Association- Academy of Medical Specialties, DNB courses recognized by the National Board of Examination, and has a partnership with Thomas Jefferson University.