SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, SDM University established under the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University Act 2018 has come into effect from 19th December 2018  as   a State Private University of the State of Karnataka  at Sattur, Dharwad.  The University has been sponsored by the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Educational (SDME) Society, Ujire,  Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka,  a  premier non-profit educational society, under the sacred aegis of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala and under the able guidance of its distinguished President, Poojya Shri D. Veerendra Heggade.  The SDM Educational Society has been in the field of Education & Healthcare since 1903, dating back to the starting of "Siddhavana Gurukula" by the Heggades’ of Dharmasthala. This legacy continued and brought to its present glory by Shri D. Veerendra Heggade spearheading the activities of more than 40 premier academic and professional institutions spread across Karnataka State for the studies in Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Law, Social Sciences, Management, Naturopathy and Ayurveda.