Best Countries for Consultation with a pulmonologist — Page 4

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is South Korea's first digital hospital. It treats 1.5 million patients annually with the BESTcare safety system. Core specialties include general surgery, oncology, orthopedics, and cardiovascular care.

• World's first laparoscopic liver resection in a child and first extended cholecystectomy.
• 5,000 stomach cancer surgeries completed, 90% performed laparoscopically.
• Cardiovascular Center handles 103,000 patients and 2,400 open heart surgeries yearly.
• Over 1,000 Gamma Knife procedures for head and neck tumors completed.
• Named to Newsweek's World's Best Smart Hospitals 2023 and GHA-accredited.

Biruni University Hospital is TEMOS-accredited and provides pulmonology consultations at this Istanbul facility. Prof. Dr. Sinem İLİAZ leads the department with over 15 years of clinical experience. She is a member of the European Respiratory Society. The consultation typically costs around $170. This price covers the specialist evaluation. The hospital has an on-site laboratory for same-visit follow-up diagnostics. Patients also have access to advanced CT imaging if the doctor recommends further testing.

Gachon University Gil Medical Center is a multidisciplinary hospital, providing medical services of the international level and is a leading hospital not only Korea, but also in Asia. Gil Hospital is located in the heart of Incheon at 1 hour drive from Incheon International Airport.

Asan Medical Center is South Korea's largest multidisciplinary hospital, recognized by Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals list. It leads in organ transplant, oncology, cardiology, and cardiac surgery. ISO-certified and KOIHA-accredited, it has Korea's highest number of organ transplants per KONOS data.

• Performs 55,000+ surgeries yearly, with a 98% liver transplant success rate.
• First in South Korea for over a dozen pioneering transplant procedures since 1992.
• Equipped with da Vinci robotic systems, GammaKnife, and PET-CT for precision treatment.
• Free airport transfers and a personal coordinator assigned to each international patient.

Gangnam Severance Hospital is a JCI-accredited university hospital in Seoul's Gangnam district. It was the first in South Korea to perform a lung transplant. The hospital's core strengths are oncology, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology, and comprehensive health check-ups.

• First in Asia to use the da Vinci Robotic System for minimally invasive surgeries.
• Neurosurgery department performs 1,300 surgeries per year. Spinal team has done over 700 scoliosis operations, the most in South Korea.
• Cardiology team carries out around 1,000 coronarographies and 800 stentings each year.
• Two Tomotherapy devices deliver highly accurate radiation for prostate, brain, and spine cancers.
• Five check-up programs, from Basic to VIP. Free interpreter services and airport transfer for bills over $4,400.

Manipal Hospitals is part of the Manipal Education & Medical Group, the third largest healthcare provider in India. It holds JCI, ISO, and NABH accreditations. The network serves over 2 million patients annually from 30 countries.

• The Manipal Group has over 50 years of healthcare experience and runs 15 hospitals across India, Nigeria, and Malaysia.
• Offers services in 60 departments and 56 specialties, including a dedicated heart institute for cardiology and heart surgery.
• Named Best Hospital in Bangalore by Week Magazine for 6 consecutive years.
• Recognized in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals ranking.
• Employs 1,900 doctors to care for international patients.

Bethanien Clinic is a specialized pulmonology center treating 6,000 patients each year. It focuses on lung diseases, allergies, sleep disorders, and lung cancer. The clinic co-founded the Lung Cancer Center with the University Hospital of Cologne.

• Performs about 5,000 endoscopy exams yearly, including bronchoscopy, EBUS-TBNA, and laser therapy.
• Three dedicated diagnostic departments: Endoscopy, Lung function, and X-ray/CT with high-resolution thin-film CT.
• Weekly tumor conferences create individual therapy plans for every lung cancer patient.
• Surgeries happen at the University Hospital of Cologne; radiotherapy is handled by Med 360° Rheinland specialists.
• Includes a sleep disorders center and allergy diagnostics for bronchial asthma and COPD.

Başarı Hospital is a private multispecialty hospital in the Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul. It offers care across 28 departments, including cardiology, orthopedics, urology, and pediatrics. A specialized neonatology unit treats high-risk newborns from the 22nd gestational week. The hospital was founded in 2000 and opened its current building in 2014.

The medical team includes 40 physicians and about 350 staff members. The facility has 100 beds, four operating rooms, and two delivery rooms. Diagnostic tools include a Siemens 1.5 Tesla MRI and a 16-slice CT scanner. Other units include an International Patients Department and a pregnancy school. The hospital holds ISO 9001 certification for quality management.

Severance Hospital is a JCI-accredited multidisciplinary hospital affiliated with Yonsei University in Seoul. It specializes in radiosurgery, robotic surgery, cardiac surgery, and oncology.

• 1.6 million outpatients and 40,000 operations handled each year.
• Over 4,000 robotic surgeries performed using the Da Vinci system.
• Cancer center partners with MD Anderson Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins University.
• Pediatric clinic collaborates with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
• Accredited by JCI and KOIHA. Named among Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals.

Medanta Hospital provides healthcare services to patients. No additional details are available in the clinic listing.

• Contact the clinic directly for information about specialties, accreditations, and international patient services.