Best Countries for HLA-typing — Page 2

Veselibu Clinic is a rehabilitation clinic in Thessaloniki, Greece, that won the Bookimed Award for Patient Choice in Rehabilitation. It also holds an International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate.

• Treats around 2,000 patients each year.
• 5 doctors form a small, focused team.
• A single-department clinic dedicated entirely to rehabilitation.

Prof. Dr. Bulent Unal oversees compatibility assessments here with over 25 years of experience in transplant medicine. The initial pre-transplant workup typically costs around $7,000. This package includes the HLA-typing test, blood work, radiology, and various scans. The clinic holds an International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate and follows standardized testing protocols for international patients. If a transplant proceeds at Valued Med Hub Hospitals, the workup cost is generally deducted from the final surgery total. Prof. Dr. Unal is a recipient of the International Liver Transplantation Society Young Investigator Award.

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.

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).

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Medipol Mega University Hospital conducts HLA-typing under the supervision of Professor Leylagül Kaynar. She has over 10 years of experience and served as a research scholar at Duke University. The clinic is the first in Turkey to hold JCI Academic Medical Center accreditation. HLA-typing for a patient and one donor typically costs around $1,600. This price covers the essential compatibility testing required for transplants. Individual typing for a patient may cost around $800, with donor tests running around $400 each.

Bumrungrad International Hospital is one of Southeast Asia's largest private medical centers. Over one million patients choose it each year, including a 50% international mix from 190+ countries. Its core specialties include oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, neurosciences, and health screenings.

• First hospital in Asia to earn JCI accreditation, plus GHA and DNV-GL infection risk certification.
• Uses IBM Watson for oncology, a pharmacy robot, and offers ReLEx SMILE laser eye surgery – the only hospital in Thailand to do so.
• Heart Center provides a 24/7 emergency cardiac intervention program with a 90-minute door-to-balloon time.
• Orthopedists perform MAKOplasty robotic joint replacement with a 1–3 day recovery, in cooperation with the Dorr Arthritis Institute in the USA.
• Over 60,000 patients come for health screenings yearly, and the hospital provides 150+ interpreters, a heliport, and a visa extension counter.

San Raffaele Hospital is a top European research center with Italy's IRCCS accreditation. It achieved the world's first stem cell therapy for severe combined immune deficiency. Its main specialties are oncology, neurosurgery, and cardiovascular surgery.

• Performs over 52,000 surgeries a year and treats 12,000 cancer patients.
• Equipped with 3 da Vinci robots, Gamma Knife, Cyber Knife, and PET-MRI.
• Performed the world's first intrauterine spina bifida surgery.
• The hematology unit has completed over 1,000 bone marrow transplants.
• Part of Gruppo San Donato, a network treating 5 million patients annually.

Emsey Hospital provides HLA-typing within a dedicated 45-bed Bone Marrow Transplantation unit. The facility holds JCI accreditation and the TÜSKA quality certificate. This diagnostic typically costs around $900. Prof. Birol Baytan oversees the testing process with over 30 years of experience in pediatric hematology. He has performed more than 950 bone marrow transplantations. International patients receive support including airport transfers and interpreters. The hospital follows ISO 9001 standards to maintain testing accuracy and patient safety.

Burjeel Medical City (BMC) is a quaternary care hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The hospital treats adults and children across 60 medical specialties. Key areas include complex organ transplants, oncology, orthopedics, and neurosurgery. BMC performed the first living donor pediatric liver transplant in the UAE. The facility has over 350 beds and 1.2 million square feet of capacity.

The hospital was founded in 1989. Its team includes over 200 Western-board-certified physicians. Dr. Dror Paley, a consultant orthopedic surgeon, has performed over 25,000 surgeries. BMC holds JCI and ESMO accreditations for high care standards. Diagnostics include PET-CT, SPECT-CT, and HOLOGIC 3D mammography. The Global Patient Services team offers concierge support for travel and translation.