PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE NEWS BUREAU
Contact: Leonard N. Karp
lkarp@philadelphiamedicine.com
215-735-3989
For Immediate Release:
Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Medicine (PIM) and Chowgule Mediconsult Private Limited (CMPL) have jointly established a medical second-opinion program that will provide benefits to patients in India as well as the Philadelphia medical community.
Through the program, physicians at hospitals within the PIM network will review medical records and provide treatment alternatives to patients in India accessing the program through centers established by CMPL.
"This second-opinion program brings together the medical community of Philadelphia, regarded as among the best in the world, with a patient population eager to access our medical expertise," said Leonard Karp, executive vice president and chief operating officer of PIM. "In our efforts to build recognition and opportunity in India, we are very fortunate to partner with Dr. Chowgule and the Chowgule Group."
CMPL, headed by Rohini V. Chowgule, MD, managing director, has the backing of the Chowgule Group, one of India's largest business houses. It has an office in Mumbai with plans to expand to three additional centers - Panaji (GOA), Bangalore and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) where the Chowgule family already has business operations. Other offices are planned for New Delhi, West Bengal, Pune, Jamnagar and Veraval.
"The new contract with PIM will help CMPL to bring an affordable, high quality second-opinion program to the people of Mumbai. We are very pleased to join with such renowned hospitals and physicians as the Philadelphia International Medicine network," said Dr. Chowgule.
Through the arrangement, medical reports will be posted to secure Internet sites and will be made available to selected PIM physicians to review. The system can accommodate X-rays, MRI and CT Scans, as well as other images.
The agreement also provides for easy access to PIM's hospital network in Philadelphia for patients who choose to come to the United States for their care. Patients will receive through PIM a full range of support services to assist them while in the United States.
PIM's hospitals include The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Crozer-Keystone Health System, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, MossRehab Hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
Dr. Chowgule is an associate professor of medicine at Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences. A pulmonologist, she is honorary secretary of the Indian Chest Society and a member of the American Thoracic Society.
Philadelphia International Medicine is an organization that provides medical and patient support services to international patients. It also provides continuing medical education and health care training and education to international physicians, administrators and other practitioners. As the international department of several Philadelphia-area hospitals, international patients gain access to physicians and hospitals rated among the best in the world through one telephone call to PIM. You can reach PIM by calling 1-215-735-3575; fax, 1-215-790-1267; or e-mail, physicians@philadelphiamedicine.com. You can find out more about PIM through its Website at www.philadelphiamedicine.com. The Chowgule Group website is www.chowgule.co.in.