Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato (GSD) is the largest private hospital group in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe. Its owns and manages 19 hospitals, three of which are internationally known academic centers of research, has over 5000 hospital beds and more than 4000 specialist doctors. Its hospitals and clinics see over 4.3 million patients each year! In Dubai, GSD has created an office to promote medical knowledge, health and well-being, and runs medical training courses for healthcare professionals from the whole GCC and Middle Eastern Region to provide high quality, accredited education in a multitude of medical, surgical and healthcare management topics.