1957: Founded at the heart of northern Tehran
1983: Affiliated to Iran University of medical science and dedicated to urinary disease
1983: Established the country's first and longest running regular program of renal transplantation
since 1980: Houses the first and largest yet, hemodialysis center in Iran with 30 dialysis machines operating round the clock
1991: Established the country's first color Doppler sonography unit, and is designated as the national postgraduate training center for this diagnostic modality
2002: One of the first transplant centers to begin laparoscopic kidney retrieval from live donors
2004: Establishing the first multi-slice spiral CT scan unit in Iran
2004: Inauguration of the country's first interventional radiology unit fully committed to and equipped for peripheral vascular intervention including selective renal vascular angioplasty and stenting
2004: Inauguration of the first private care ward within HKC (First of its kind in any academic hospital in Iran)
2004: Dr. Pejman Shadpour, member of the HKC Faculty received second prize at the American Urological Association annual congress (AUA 2004) San Francisco, USA.
2006: First ever live telecast at surgical procedures in Iran from the HKC operating theaters at the biannual Iranian Endourology Congress.
2006: Inauguration of the first dedicated endourology ward in Iran at HKC.
2007: Opening the health tourism ward at HKC.
2008: HKC picked and designated as the regional training center for Olympus endo-surgery in the Middle East.
2008: Number of kidney transplants at HKC breaks the 3000 mark.
2008: Received the Iranian National Productivity and Excellence Award in the Healthcare sector
2008: Received the National Standard Award
2008: Received ISO 9000 for the first time and was extended for 2 years
2009: Received ISO 14000
2009: Received the Green Management Award
2010: Inauguration of not-for-profit Moheb Hospital adjacent to HKC
2011: Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS)