Baba Raghav Das Medical College (BRD Medical  College), Gorakhpur was named after a freedom fighter Baba Raghav Das. In the year 1969, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Late Shri Chandra Bhanu Gupta laid the foundation stone of the college. The campus spreads over 147.6 acres of land. BRD Medical College is approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The college offers undergraduate (MBBA) and postgraduate (MD, MS, PG Diploma) courses in various areas. BRD Medical College is affiliated to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur.

It was like a dream come true for citizens of Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh state, that is Purvanchal, when the first seed of inception of this medical college was sown in November of 1969. Its foundation stone was laid by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Late Shri Chandra Bhanu Gupta. It was named after a devoted freedom fighter Baba Raghav Das who was a prominent Sarvoday Leader of this area and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Initially the teaching started in government polytechnic and later shifted to college and hospital buildings under the dynamic leadership of Prof P.L. Shukla as first principal of this college. First batch of MBBS students was admitted on 7th August 1972. Since then this college has grown and now runs post graduate courses in various specialties.

BRD medical college includes Administrative Block, Central Library, Examination Hall, Auditorium, Lecture Theatres and various departments of non clinical and para clinical subjects of medical education, etc. It forms the base for medical career of future doctors and provides research backup in basic medical sciences.

Location:

BRD Medical College is located at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur Bus Stand is 8.2 km away and Gorakhpur Junction Railway Station is 8.3 km away from the college. It will take around 27 minutes to reach the college. The nearest airport is Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport. It is around 14.1 km away and will take around 38 minutes to reach the college. Students can take a cab or a bus to reach Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur.