ConsultDrMinas.com has decided to partner with Medical Tourism service provider The Meditour to bring five star, personalized, cutting edge, affordable, medical treatment to our numerous international clients.

The Meditour is a trusted medical tourism facilitator with offices both in the US and in India and is managed by experienced doctors and IT professionals with vast experience in healthcare services

State of the art, affordable cost, prompt, personalized treatment are always, key elements for opting for treatment in a foreign country. We have specially focused on these elements in selecting various hospitals and doctors for satisfying your needs. Our partner hospitals and medical centers are amongst the largest, most trusted, premier and internationally accredited. The specialists doctors we work with are all board certified and have extensive experience treating international patients.

We add value to the clients, starting from deciding the best and suitable service provider, treatment options and medical advice, during treatment and follow up. We also provide additional services, from the moment of arrival in India right until leaving for your own country. These include alternate medicine services, travel and leisure services at very affordable prices with focus on luxury and security at all times.

Our Mission

To deliver our patients Health Tourism services based on a commitment to patient safety and exceptional service quality at affordable rates.

Our Vision

To be a premier company in combining healthcare and leisure with the aim to provide a memorable experience through our services of serving patients undergoing medical treatment and facilitating an enriching experience of Indian tourism and culture.

An article from Hindustan Times dated February 16, 2005:

Americans flock to India for treatment

Robert Walter Beeney was unable to walk due to a stiff hip when he landed in India January 24. Twenty days later, he not only recovered after a rare hip replacement surgery at Apollo Hospital here but also visited the famous Taj Mahal in Agra after that.

The 64-year-old real estate consultant from San Francisco underwent successful surface replacement surgery using the anatomic surface replacement (ASR) hip system January 27, reportedly becoming the first US national to come to India for the treatment.

Another patient from Florida will be landing in Chennai for a similar procedure at the Apollo Hospital there later this week.

A team of doctors, led by orthopaedic surgeon Vijay Bose, carried out the procedure for Beeney Jayaramchander Pingle, a member of the medical team, told a news conference on Tuesday that while in the conventional hip replacement surgery, the total hip was replaced, in the new system, the patient's original head and neck of femur were preserved and only their surface is replaced with metal on metal articulation. With the use of very advanced metallurgy in this device, the wear and tear is reduced to a fraction in the artificial joint as opposed to the conventional total hip replacement.

Another advantage of the latest procedure is that in the event of any problem that may occur in the long term, the conventional total hip replacement can be done at a later stage.

Beeney, who came to know about the procedure in India through the Internet, said that since this was not yet cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration, he decided to come to India.

"This is despite the fact that the device that is fixed in the hip is made in the US," he said.
He also had other options like going to Britain or Belgium for treatment. "But I preferred India as the treatment costs there are huge," he said. The treatment in India cost him $6,600 (Rs 300,000) while the same as a part of clinical trial in US would have cost $24,000. Even in Britain