Best Countries for Lung biopsy — Page 5

Medipol Bahçelievler University Hospital is a JCI-accredited facility and the second-largest hospital in the Medipol Health Group. It treats 600,000 patients each year with a focus on cardiology, oncology, and heart surgery.

• Opened in 2022 with 14 operating rooms and a 52-incubator neonatal ICU.
• PET-CT completes a full-body tumor scan in 5 minutes, with 4x higher contrast than standard PET-CT.
• Radiation oncology uses TrueBeam STx and Halcyon systems for stereotactic treatments in 1–5 days.
• Nuclear medicine department offers Lu-177 PSMA/DOTA and Y-90 microsphere therapies.
• Cardiology and cardiovascular surgery perform TAVI, coronary bypass, and carotid artery procedures.

Biruni University Hospital is a TEMOS-accredited university hospital with 134 doctors across 70 departments. It opened in 2016 and treats both adults and children. Its core specialties are neurosurgery, cardiology, oncology, and hematology oncology.

• The hospital serves patients from the CIS, Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia.
• A new 80,000 m² campus opened in 2023 in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul.
• Includes 15 operating rooms with one hybrid setup and 130 polyclinic rooms.
• On-site Faculty of Dentistry offers smile design, porcelain veneers, implants, and maxillofacial surgery.
• Interventional radiology department treats vascular diseases caused by arteriosclerosis.

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.

HM Hospitales is a network of 7 medical centers in Madrid and 40 facilities across Spain. Its strengths are oncology, neurosciences, cardiovascular diseases, fertility, pediatrics, and memory disorders. The group is EFQM-certified and was named one of the World's Best Hospitals 2021 by Newsweek.

• Only medical facility in Spain with the StealthStation ENT Navigation System for complex sinus and skull base surgeries.
• HM Cancer Center houses a Da Vinci Xi robot, Siemens PET/MRI, Elekta Versa HD, and Novalis linear accelerators.
• HM CIEC cardiovascular center runs the only robot-assisted lab in Madrid for electrophysiological heart exams.
• HM Fertility Center reports a 90% pregnancy rate within the first 3 IVF cycles.
• Free airport transfers and English-speaking translators for international patients.

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.

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.

Charité is the most famous university hospital in Europe. More than half of Germany's Nobel Prize winners in medicine work here. Core specialties are oncology, neurology, and surgery. It is certified by the German Cancer Society (DKG).

• Treats over 845,000 patients across 100+ clinics and 17 centers.
• Uses a robotic surgical system for high-risk operations.
• Neurology team treats 900+ stroke and brain hemorrhage patients annually.
• Comprehensive cancer center includes radiotherapy and hematology.
• Named a top German hospital by Focus and a World's Best Smart Hospital by Newsweek.

The University Hospital in Dusseldorf is a major medical research center with 30 institutes and clinics. It treats 350,000 patients annually and was named a World's Best Smart Hospital by Newsweek in 2023. Its strongest specialties are orthopedics, angiology, cardiac surgery, and oncology.

• Performs 2,000 coronary stent placements and 1,000+ pacemaker implantations each year.
• Heart surgery team once performed a unique operation without a cardiopulmonary bypass device.
• Oncology clinic uses genetic engineering, thermal therapy, and stem cell transplants to spare healthy tissue.
• Orthopedics clinic offers minimally invasive surgeries and cartilage plastic surgery for adults and children.
• Accepts international patients with serious conditions that other doctors could not treat.