Hammersmith Hospital

Name :

Hammersmith Hospital

Address  :

Du Cane Road

Town  :

London

State  :

Greater London

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

W12 0HS

Phone  :

020 3313 1000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Hematologist
  • Neurologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Podiatry

Description

Hammersmith is famous for its research achievements and has a large community of Imperial College London postgraduate medical students and researchers It is home to the West London Renal and Transplant Centre two large cancer treatment centres and a specialist cardiac service with a 247 primary angioplasty centre The Clinical Imaging Centre which opened in June 2007 is the largest in Europe

The Medical Research Councils Clinical Sciences Centre is based at the site and works in partnership with the hospital and Imperial College London
Lung transplant breakthrough hailed

Doctors believe a pioneering transplant technique which cleans and reconditions donor lungs could help save the lives of many patients desperately waiting for new organs A UKwide study has been welcomed by patients groups who claim it will bring hope to many with chronic lung disorders Only one in five of the potential donor lungs available i... Read More

Better to transplant smokers lungs than staying on wait list UK study finds

Transplant patients who need new lungs have a better overall chance of survival if they receive donor lungs from smokers than if they remain on wait lists new British research shows The study provides strong evidence there is a net benefit to patients receiving smokers lungs even though recipients of such organs are less likely to live as long... Read More