Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals.
The School was formed in 1997 through the merger of several historic medical schools, and has core campuses at South Kensington, St Mary's Hospital, London, Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
The School is ranked second in the UK and third in the world in the 2012 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It 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 Darzi.
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