Imperial College School of Medicine

The Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals. Founded as a result of merging several notable hospitals in London, it now comprises core campuses at South Kensington, St Mary's Hospital, London, Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Ranked 2nd in the UK and 3rd in the world among medical schools on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012 rankings, the school is especially known for its heart and lung transplant surgery skills led by Sir Magdi Yacoub, rheumatology treatments by Sir Marc Feldmann, and recent robot-assisted surgery techniques by world leading surgeon Lord...