Best Countries for Whipple surgery — Page 5

Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy, a GVM Care & Research facility, offers Whipple surgery with a team of experienced specialists. Dr. Luigi Masoni, a general surgeon with 37 years of experience of experience, specializes in minimally invasive colorectal and oncological surgeries, including innovative techniques.

Dr. Ahmed Ammar brings 12 years of experience of gastrointestinal surgery experience with 1,100+ procedures performed, specializing in laparoscopic Whipple surgery. His personal program may cost around $1,200 – typically covering surgeon consultation, ERCP assessment, hospitalization, and lifelong follow-up care. The clinic in Cairo serves international patients with a minimally invasive approach for faster recovery.

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital uses the BESTcare system to minimize medical errors in complex procedures like Whipple surgery. The hospital handles over 1.5 million patients annually with a strong focus on abdominal surgery and oncology.

Aktif International is a private multispecialty hospital group in Istanbul and the Marmara region. The network treats adults and children across five hospital locations. Key departments include orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, and plastic surgery. A dedicated proctology unit handles complex colorectal conditions. Over 2,000 healthcare professionals work across the network.

The group opened its first hospital in Yalova in 1999. It now offers 24-hour inpatient and outpatient care. The plastic surgery unit performs breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, and body contouring. Surgeons use small-incision endoscopy for gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Specialists also provide pediatric surgery and child psychiatry. The group holds quality management certifications for its care protocols.

Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital offers Whipple surgery with Dr. Osman Civil, a member of the Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Society and Turkish Ostomy Surgery Society. The procedure typically costs around $18,000–$25,000. The JCI-accredited hospital features advanced oncology technologies and serves 600,000 patients annually.

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.

Asan Medical Center is South Korea's largest multidisciplinary hospital, treating 11,800 outpatients daily with a 90% success rate for organ transplants. The center specializes in oncology and performs nearly half of all heart transplants in the country. Whipple surgery is performed by experienced specialists in the hospital's oncology department.

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.

Kolan Hospital Group is a JCI-accredited network of 6 hospitals and 2 medical centers in Istanbul. It serves more than 1 million patients each year across cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, and ophthalmology. Patients pay 40–50% less than in leading European hospitals.

• Cardiac diagnostic accuracy reaches up to 100% with echocardiography, Holter monitoring, and tilt table testing.
• Oncology department uses 3D radiotherapy with IMRT and physician-designed treatment planning systems.
• The hospital group has 40 operating rooms and 250 beds equipped for intensive care.
• Neurology department uses long-term video-EEG, PET-CT, and SPECT for epilepsy diagnosis.
• Free airport transfers and interpreters available for international patients.

Manipal Hospitals, one of India's largest healthcare providers, offers specialized Whipple surgery with a multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Amrith Raj Rao, a UK board-certified urologist with _doctor_1709_years_ of experience, brings expertise from fellowships at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and University of Southern California. The hospital network serves over 2 million patients annually across 15 facilities in India and internationally.