Best Basic Check-up Doctors Abroad

Dr. med. Tanja Pisec-Weihen is a general and orthomolecular medicine physician at JUVENIS Medical Center in central Vienna. She has over 30 years of experience and holds five postgraduate diplomas.

Accreditations: MD, Medical Faculty of Vienna (1994). General medicine training (1994–1997). Austrian Medical Chamber diplomas in emergency medicine (1998), occupational medicine (1998), and orthomolecular medicine (2015). Acupuncture training with the Austrian Society for Acupuncture (1998–2000). P.A.N. certificate in preventive medicine, nutrition, and exercise (2008).

Career and focus: Occupational physician in Vienna since 1999. She has run her own preventive practice since 2008 and has worked at JUVENIS since 2012. Services include extended health checks, vaccinations, and travel medicine. She also offers preoperative clearance, Mother–Child Passport internal exams (from week 17), occupational medicine, and orthomolecular infusion therapies.

Dr. med. Daniela Themmer is a physician in general and nutritional medicine at JUVENIS Medical Center in central Vienna. She has over 35 years of experience. Her work focuses on prevention. Services include extended health check-ups, nutritional counselling, H2 breath testing for lactose and fructose intolerance, BIA body composition analysis, vaccinations, and preoperative clearance.

Education and credentials: Doctorate in Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (1989). Clinical rotations, City of Vienna (1995–2001). Qualified as a physician for general medicine (2001). Diploma in Nutritional Medicine, AKH Vienna (2002). Career: GP in Josefstadt (2004–2014). Cooperating physician at JUVENIS since April 2014. Languages: German and English.

OA Dr. Markus Müller is a specialist in internal medicine and angiology. He practices at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is also a senior physician at the Clinical Department of Angiology, Medical University of Vienna. He holds a formal specialisation in vascular ultrasound (2025). Languages: German, English, French.

MD, Medical University of Vienna, 2015. Specialist training 2015–2022 with rotations in nephrology, oncology, and emergency medicine. Senior physician since 2022. Chef de Clinique in 2024 at CHUV Lausanne (Département coeur‑vaisseaux). Joined JUVENIS in 2026.

Focus: individual cardiovascular risk assessment and personalised risk‑factor management; peripheral arterial occlusive disease; health management. Vascular ultrasound provides radiation‑free, same‑day assessment of carotid, leg, and abdominal arteries. This guides precise treatment plans.

a.o. Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Kopp is a specialist in internal medicine. He also holds specialist qualifications in cardiology and angiology. He practices at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is a senior physician at the Medical University of Vienna.

He earned his doctorate in human medicine from the University of Vienna in 1992. He was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess from 1993 to 1996. He completed specialist training in internal medicine from 1997 to 2004. He received his venia docendi and became an Associate University Professor in 2004. He completed specialist training in angiology from 2004 to 2007. He completed specialist training in cardiology from 2007 to 2010. He earned a Professional MBA in Health Care Management in 2014.

He has been a member of the vascular intervention team since 2001. He joined the cardiology intervention team in 2007. He has served as a senior physician since 2007. He has more than two decades of interventional experience in complex heart and vascular disease. His clinical focus includes personalized cardiovascular medicine, coronary and peripheral angiography and intervention, vein treatment, and health management.

Dr. Chin Kyung Sun is a nephrologist. He is the Director of the Nephrology Center at Naeun Hospital. He graduated from Gachon University College of Medicine. He trained in nephrology at Gachon University Gil Medical Center and completed a fellowship there.

He is a Korean Society of Nephrology Certified Dialysis Specialist. He previously served as Head of Internal Medicine at Incheon Red Cross Hospital. He is an adjunct professor at Gachon University and Inha University Colleges of Medicine. He is a member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine and the Korean Society of Nephrology.

His clinical focus includes chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hematuria, and proteinuria. He also provides dialysis therapy and care for other kidney diseases.

Dr. Song Hwayeong is a gastroenterologist. Areas of focus include gastrointestinal cancers (stomach and esophageal) and advanced endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ESD, and polypectomy). Dr. Song also treats digestive and liver diseases, including GERD, gastritis, hepatitis, H. pylori infection, and liver disease.

Dr. Song completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital. Dr. Song has served as Clinical Professor at Inje, Gachon, and Inha University Colleges of Medicine. Dr. Song is Director of the Gastroenterology Center at Naeun Hospital.

Accreditations: full member of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the Korean Gastroenterology Association. Doping Committee Member, WKBL.

Selected papers: cryptogenic hepatocellular carcinoma; primary biliary cirrhosis with overlap syndromes; therapy for lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B; and clevudine in HBV-related cirrhosis.

Ap. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Patricia P. Wadowski, PhD, is a specialist in internal medicine and angiology at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She is a senior physician at the Clinical Department of Angiology. She is also an Associate Professor at the Medical University of Vienna. She consults in German, English, and Polish.

Key milestones include the MD‑PhD Excellence Programme (2013) and specialist training with rotations in angiology, cardiology/intensive care, nephrology, and oncology (2016–2019). She earned her PhD in 2021 and her habilitation (venia docendi) in internal medicine in 2022. She became a senior physician in 2022 and an Associate Professor in 2023. Since 2024, she has been deputy organisational director of the postgraduate course in Health Care Management. She is a guest lecturer at Jagiellonian University. She joined JUVENIS in 2025.

Her clinical focus includes personalised cardiovascular risk management, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, and arterial hypertension.

Professor Park Jung-won is a leading Korean specialist in hepatocellular carcinoma with over 30 years of experience. He is the Director of the Liver and Liver Cancer Center and the Integrated Cancer Care Center at Myongji Hospital. He led Korea’s first HCC guidelines in 2003. He has also overseen their updates for about 20 years. His team validated proton beam radiotherapy for liver cancer, as published in the Journal of Hepatology. He has authored more than 200 SCI-indexed papers. He also helped lead global trials, including the 2025 CheckMate 9DW study, which showed improved outcomes with nivolumab plus ipilimumab for unresectable HCC.

MD/PhD, Seoul National University; Member, National Academy of Medicine of Korea; former President, Korean Liver Cancer Association; Chair, Korean HCC Guidelines Committee; Prime Minister’s and Health Minister’s commendations; Pfizer Medical Research Award and Roche Oncology Academic Award.

Professor Kim Ki-bong specializes in CABG, valve surgery, atrial fibrillation, and heart transplantation. He is Director of the Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Centers at Myongji Hospital. He pioneered advanced coronary bypass in Korea. He has extensive OPCAB experience and works on the TECAB team using the da Vinci Xi.

In 2025, his team performed Korea’s first totally endoscopic CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass. In August 2026, they achieved the nation’s first multivessel TECAB.

He is former Chair of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Seoul National University College of Medicine. He is also former Chief of the same department at Seoul National University Hospital. He serves on the Editorial Board of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of AATS, STS, and EACTS. He is a past President of the Korean Societies of Coronary Artery Surgery, Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias, and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. His research includes 130+ international and 140+ Korean papers. He has given 80+ international and 80+ Korean lectures. He earned his MD, Master’s, and PhD at Seoul National University.

Dr. Ornicha Thititagul is a geriatrician and lifestyle medicine specialist in Bangkok. She authored Thailand’s first case report on abacavir hypersensitivity. Dr. Thititagul serves as a lecturer at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. She creates specialized treatment plans for aging adults at Siriraj Samut Sakhon Center.

• Certified by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
• WHO–SEARO Master Trainer for the Integrated Care of Older People.
• Expert in stroke rehabilitation, dementia care, and chronic pain management.
• Treats patients at PYONG Rehabilitation, a specialized neurorehabilitation facility.

Dr. Wissarut Sakulpaptong is a board-certified cardiologist at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. He specializes in advanced echocardiography, including strain analysis and 3D studies. Dr. Sakulpaptong won a national echocardiography prize from the Heart Association of Thailand. He treats complex conditions like pulmonary hypertension and coronary artery disease.

• Specializes in transesophageal, stress, and congenital heart disease imaging.
• Served as Chief Fellow and Chief Resident at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
• Developed clinical care pathways for NSTEMI and a home-visit warfarin program.
• Contributed to Thailand’s national clinical practice guidelines for migraine management.

Dr. Chen Hong specializes in reproductive endocrinology, infertility treatment, and assisted reproductive technology (ART). She trained for six years under Professor Lin Jinfang, a leading gynecological endocrinology expert in China.

Her clinical focus includes PCOS, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), recurrent pregnancy loss, recurrent implantation failure, and reproductive immune disorders. She took part in a national multicenter prospective study on lifestyle changes for PCOS. She is also skilled in pelvic floor rehabilitation and management of pelvic floor dysfunction.

Dr. Mete Gülpınar is an Internal Medicine Specialist at Optimed International Çorlu Hospital. He has over 20 years of hospital and ICU experience. He manages acute and chronic diseases.

Education and accreditation: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine graduate. Completed Internal Medicine training at SSK Ankara Training and Research Hospital (1999–2003). Certified in ozone therapy, mesotherapy, dialysis, specialized clinical treatments, and emergency care.

Career highlights include service at Aksaray State Hospital, Beypazarı State Hospital, Sudan Turkish Hospital, and 29 Mayıs State Hospital. He joined Optimed in 2025. Clinical focus includes ICU management and infectious diseases. He also treats systemic disorders: endocrinology (insulin resistance, thyroid disease, obesity), nephrology (kidney disease and failure), rheumatology, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastrointestinal disorders, anemia, vitamin deficiencies, and fatty liver.

Dr. Özcan Uzun is a nephrology specialist at Medicalpoint International Hospital in İzmir. He treats complex kidney conditions, including diabetic kidney disease and glomerulonephritis. Dr. Uzun earned his medical degree from Atatürk University. He completed his internal medicine and nephrology training at Dokuz Eylül University. He is a member of the Turkish Nephrology Association and the Izmir Medical Chamber.

• Specializes in hemodialysis and hypertension management.
• Treats chronic kidney failure, Fabry disease, and vasculitis.
• Manages kidney disease related to heart failure and hyponatremia.
• Works at a JCI-accredited hospital featuring a specialized robotic surgery center.

Chief Physician. Director and Academic Leader of Gastroenterology at Hainan Provincial People's Hospital. MD and doctoral supervisor. Postdoctoral fellow in Switzerland and visiting scholar in the United States. Focus on diagnosis and personalized treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) tumors, especially neuroendocrine tumors, and precancerous lesions.

Principal investigator of four NSFC projects. Involved in about 30 national studies. Author of over 83 SCI-indexed papers, including 31 as first or corresponding author, with works in PNAS and Clinical Cancer Research. Recipient of the First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. Holder of five national patents. Contributor to six books (compilation or translation). Key member of the National Clinical Research Center and the National Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology. Holds standing roles in the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association (CACA). Member of the Chinese Medical Association (CMA) Gastroenterology branch and the Digestive Endoscopy collaborative group. Deputy Secretary‑General of the Oncology Branch of the Chinese Geriatrics Society.

Dr. Humayun Kakar is a cardiologist at Medicalpoint International Hospital in Turkey. He recently completed specialized training in heart failure at the University of Zurich. Dr. Kakar treats complex conditions like atrial fibrillation, atherosclerosis, and pulmonary hypertension. He works at a JCI-accredited facility recognized for its cardiovascular department.

• Member of the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology.
• Completed a cardiology residency at the İzmir Dokuz Eylül University.
• Holds membership in the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.
• Active member of the national Turkish Society of Cardiology.

Dr. Mustafa Dogdus is a cardiologist at Medicalpoint International Hospital in İzmir. He specializes in heart failure, coronary artery disease, and structural heart conditions. He is an expert in interventional procedures like ASD, PDA, and VSD closure. Dr. Dogdus treats complex arrhythmias using EPS-ablation and ICD-CRT-D implantation.

• Member of the European Society of Cardiology since 2015.
• Performs percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions.
• Treats hypertension, atherosclerosis, and dilated cardiomyopathy.
• Practices at a JCI-accredited hospital with ISO and TEMOS certifications.

Dr. Ertuğrul Ercan is a Professor of Cardiology at Medicalpoint International Hospital in İzmir. He specializes in interventional cardiology, atherosclerosis, and stem cell therapy. Dr. Ercan trained at the Cleveland Clinic and in Melbourne. He holds the European Cardiologist Diploma.

• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.
• Member of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.
• Former Head of Cardiology and Dean at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
• Treats complex valve diseases, coronary artery disease, and arrhythmia.

Dr. Hasibe Muzeyyen Kilic is a dermatologist at Neolife Medical Center (2025–present). She previously worked at Bayindir Levent Medical Center (2009–2025), International Etiler Medical Center (2007–2009), Memorial Hospital (2000–2005), Baykent Medical Center (2000–2005), and Guzelbahce Clinic (1997–2000).

Clinical focus: skin diseases such as eczema, acne, rosacea, and fungal infections. Allergic rashes and urticaria. Hair and nail disorders, including hair loss and nail infections. Mole checks and follow-up. Dermatologic exams and treatment. Care for atopic dermatitis and mycosis fungoides. Personalized skin care advice and follow-up. Cryotherapy and cautery.

Dr. Nurten Dinckal is an internal medicine specialist at Neolife Medical Center (2025–present). She earned her MD (English Program) from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (1986–1993). She completed a general surgery residency at Marmara University. She later trained in internal medicine at Haydarpasa Numune Hospital and Celal Bayar University.

Her prior posts include specialist in internal medicine at Izmir Ataturk Training Hospital (2000–2001) and Gaziantep State Hospital (2002–2007). She also held staff roles at International Hospital Levent Medical Center (2008–2009) and Bayindir Levent Surgical Medical Center (2009–2025).

She is a member of the Turkish Society of Internal Medicine and the Chamber of Physicians. Her clinical interests include diabetes, anemia, metabolic syndrome, lung infections, fatty liver disease, and hyperlipidemia.