King Edward Medical University

Name : King Edward Medical University
Address : Mayo Hospital Road,Nelagumbad,Anarkali,Lahore
Contact :(042) 99211145

INTRODUCTION OF KEMU

King Edward Medical University was established in 1860. It is one of the oldest medical institution in the South Asia, after Medical College Kolkata (1835) in India. Initially known as Lahore Medical College in 1886. Both the college and the attached hospital (Lahore Dispensary) were small compared to the current size.

The first academic building was completed in 1883. The university and the attached hospital was built piece by piece by the funding and efforts of several dedicated people in the coming years.

In December 21, 1911, Lahore Medical College was rechristened King Edward Medical College, and was updated to the status of an independent, degree-granting university on May 12, 2005

Message of Chancellor

I feel honoured to send a Messages on the occasion of publishing of First Book of the King Edward Medical University (formerly King Edward Medical College), Lahore. Our long cherished dream has come true. This idea was conceived as far back as early 70’s propagated thro three decades and finally realized in 2006 with untiring efforts of the students and members of the faculty.
The College has a very rich heritage of producing outstanding medical graduates who take pride in serving the humanity at par with the very best. I hope that with the elevation to the status of a University, we will not only emulate this but exceed it as well.

The faculty and the Board of Management are aware of their new responsibilities in the future, as they have to face new challenges on the national and international horizons with continuous advances in the field of medicine and its allied specialties.

This College has been the Premier Institution of the Subcontinent, I hope and pray that we are able to maintain its status among medical university as well.

Prof. Fateh Khan Akhtar, 
Chairman Board of Management,
King Edward Medical University