Best Countries for Consultation with a pulmonologist — Page 2

Wiener Privatklinik is a Newsweek World's Best Hospital founded in 1871. Its core specialties include oncology, orthopedics, surgery, and gastroenterology. Around 40% of patients come from abroad.

• Treats over 7,000 patients annually with a 95% positive treatment outcome rate.
• Holds ISO 9001 certification and was the first hospital in Austria to earn nursing certification.
• Performed Vienna's first kidney transplant in a private hospital.
• Aeromedical Center offers comprehensive exams with same-morning results.
• Orthopedics Center specializes in hip, knee, spine, and foot joint replacement.

Centro Médico Teknon is a private multi-specialty medical center in Barcelona, Spain, and part of Quirónsalud, Spain’s largest private hospital group. The center specializes in neurosurgery, orthopedics, oncology, and heart surgery, with expertise also covering cardiology, fertility, ophthalmology, and advanced diagnostics. JCI accredited and recognized as one of Barcelona’s leading private hospitals, Centro Médico Teknon treats complex cases and welcomes international patients, including public figures, athletes, and celebrities. The center serves adults only and welcomes around 10,000 patients each year, with patients most often coming from Russian-speaking countries, Europe and the Commonwealth, the USA, Canada, and Australia.

Samsung Medical Center is a multidisciplinary hospital in Seoul with “hospital of presidential standards” status. Its top specialties are oncology, cardiology, vascular care, stroke, and organ transplantation. The hospital holds a partnership with the Mayo Clinic and earned Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals recognition.

• Houses Asia’s largest cancer center with 17 disease-specific departments and proton beam therapy.
• Ranks #1 in Korea’s Customer Satisfaction and Quality Indexes, named Top Medical Center 12 times in a row.
• Performs over 45,000 surgeries and treats 2 million outpatients each year.
• Uses an integrated digital system with real-time X-ray, CT, and MRI image sharing for faster care.

Meliva Kardiolita Hospital is the only JCI-accredited hospital in the Baltic States. This private hospital in Vilnius welcomes nearly 300,000 patients annually. Its core specialties include orthopedics, cardiac surgery, plastic surgery, and bariatric surgery.

• 99% success rate in coronary artery bypass, even for high-risk cardiac patients.
• Overall post-surgery complication rate stays under 2%.
• Performs over 500 surgical procedures each year across 33 departments.
• Personal English-speaking coordinator, in-house lab, and on-site rehabilitation center.

Valued Med Hub Hospitals is a private multi-specialty center in Istanbul. It has 100 doctors across 20 departments. The clinic treats adults and children in neurosurgery, oncology, ophthalmology, and transplantology and holds an International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate from the Turkish government.

• 300 patients from Europe, CIS, the USA, Canada, Australia, and the Arab League visit annually.
• Accredited by the Turkish Medical Association.
• Performs organ transplants and complex brain and spinal procedures.

Medical Park Göztepe Hospital Complex is Turkey's first privately owned cancer hospital. It is JCI-accredited and treats cancer, dental, and cardiac conditions. Over 150 doctors serve 200,000+ patients annually.

• Advanced PET-CT and Linear Accelerator for precise cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• Chemotherapy unit on a separate floor that accommodates 58 patients.
• VM Floor with spacious rooms built to boutique hotel standards.
• Center of Excellence accreditations for robotic, colorectal, and bariatric surgery.

Quirónsalud Madrid is the top clinic in Spain and Europe, the largest among Quirónsalud centers by the annual number of patients served.

Specialization ― oncology, neurosurgery, heart surgery, plastic surgery, and IVF.

Quiron Madrid research team carries out studies in the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases). There is an opportunity to be treated for free as a participant in clinical trials in case of meeting requirements.

VM Medical Park Florya Hospital is a JCI-accredited university hospital affiliated with Istanbul Aydın University. It excels in neurosurgery, plastic surgery, bariatric surgery, and oncology. The hospital also holds ISO certification and Center of Excellence designations in robotic, colorectal, and bariatric surgery.

• A designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Robotic Surgery Center of Excellence.
• 150 physicians on staff across 42 departments, with 13 operating theaters.
• Treats patients from Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, and CIS countries.
• Accepts international patients and those covered by state social security (SGK).

Lokman Hekim Akay Hospital is a private medical facility in Ankara. It treats around 10,000 patients annually.

• Operates 33 specialized departments.
• Staffed by a team of 50 physicians.

Fuda Cancer Hospital is a JCI-accredited oncology center in Guangzhou, China. It specializes in advanced and late-stage cancer, using cryosurgery, NanoKnife, and combined immunotherapy instead of chemo. Over 30,000 patients from more than 100 countries have sought treatment here.

• Performed over 10,000 cryosurgery procedures, effective for 34 cancer types.
• First NanoKnife procedure in China done here, with FDA and EU approval.
• Cooperates with MD Anderson Cancer Center, ranked No. 1 in the US.
• Treatment costs are 2–3 times lower than in Western Europe.
• Free airport transfers and interpreters. Hospital responds within 24 hours to inquiries.