Nalla Gounder Palaniswami MBBS, MD, AB

Nalla Gounder Palaniswami is a doctor, Educationalist, and Philanthropist. He did MBBS and MD in Stanley Medical College, Madras, and served as Lecturer and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Coimbatore Medical College in the year 1973 – to 1975. He went to the USA in the year 1975 for his higher studies and completed higher training in Internal Medicine at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in the year 1975 – to 1978. Did fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in the year 1983 – 1985.

Between 1978 and 1983 worked as an internist at St.Joseph Hospital, Mt.Clements, Michigan, U.S.A. 1985 – 1990 Staff, Hypertension, Obesity and Risk factor, department of Wayne State University at Detroit, Michigan. Conceived the idea of establishing a hospital comparable to an American Hospital in India, He worked on the project of Kovai Medical Center and Hospital at Coimbatore from the year 1985 onwards. Joined along with N.R.I.'s from the USA, UK, Australia, Middle East, and people from India, he established KMCH and it started functioning on June 24, 1990. Since then KMCH is serving the community with dedication and commitment. Started with 200 beds and it has emerged as 800 bedded multidisciplinary Super Specialty Hospital.