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Organ Transplantation is one of the most spoken about topics of modern medicine. If in most of the world’s leading medicine countries this issue is resolved in favor of the patient, then in many developing countries such as in CIS region and in some states of the Middle East and Asia, the situation is different. Due to many inhibiting factors (outdated protocols, an inflexible legislative framework, the lack of a single, honest mechanism for the collection and distribution of organs, as well as related transplantation), organ transplants in these countries practically do not develop. This affects thousands of patients who need urgent treatment.
So what to do when it is almost impossible to wait for an organ in your own country, or it is impossible to conduct a related transplant due to the absence of an appropriate legislative base? The exit can be a trip to a foreign medical center. For anyone facing the need for a transplant, MediGlobus medical experts ranked the best transplant centers in the world.
1. MUNICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (LUDWIG-MAXIMILIAN) – MUNICH, GERMANY
A large medical center, which is included in the top 10 of the largest hospitals in Europe. This hospital has repeatedly been recognized as the best among university hospitals in Germany.
Center for Transplantology at the University Hospital of Munich is considered one of the most advanced and is included in the TOP-5 of the largest EU transplant centers.
Organ transplants have been conducted here for more than 30 years, and the first transplantation of the cardiopulmonary complex was performed in 1997.
For citizens of Germany, all types of related and unrelated transplants are available, while foreigners have access to transplants from a compatible family donor (mainly kidney, liver). This health institute treats children of any ages for treatment.
Thanks to the experience of the transplant team of doctors, as well as modern equipment and large number of transplants performed annually at the University Hospital Munich, the overall five-year patient survival rate after transplantation is more than 78%.
2. KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – ISTANBUL, TURKEY
This clinic is a branch of the medical institutions network of the Trust Vehbi Koç. It is accredited by the JCI Joint Commission International and operates in accordance with established international standards. The head of the organ transplant center is a world-renowned transplant surgeon, Professor Münci Kalayoğlu. According to “Top Master’s in Health Administration”, Dr. Kalayoglu is recognized as one of the twenty best surgeons and innovators in the world.
In the Transplantation Center, a simultaneous transplantation of a liver, kidney or pancreas, robotic and laparoscopic surgery to remove a donor kidney, and liver and kidney transplantation to children are performed.
Operations are conducted by a group of specialists with international experience under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Burak Koçak and Prof. Dr. Turan Kanmaz. In the history of the center, doctors of Koç University Hospital performed 3,000 kidney transplants, 400 of which were for children (success rate – 99.8%), and 3,000 for liver transplants, 300 of which – for children (success rate – 90%).
3. MEDICANA HOSPITAL – ISTANBUL, TURKEY
The transplant center of the Medicana Hospital is recognized as one of the most modern in Turkey and is certified by the Turkish Ministry of Health.
The hospital is accredited by the JCI Gold Standard of Medicine and fully complies with current requirements. This clinic conducts about 400 transplants annually. On average, up to 3000 transplantation surgeries are conducted annually in Turkey.
In Medicana transplants carry out unique – the so-called cross-over kidney transplantation. More recently, a paired kidney exchange was performed at the hospital for 7 couples (14 people, 7 patients and 7 donors were operated at the same time).
Cross-transplantation is a breakthrough in this area, as it allows a foreign patient without a compatible relative donor to receive the necessary treatment as soon as possible. Organ transplant operations are carried out by a team of leading Turkish specialists headed by Professor Murat Tuncer and Professor Muzafer Saryar, who have more than 22 years of experience in transplantology.
4. LIV ISTINYE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Liv Istinye University Hospital is one of the largest clinics in Turkey. The hospital operates at the Medical faculty of the Istinye University and is part of the Medical Park medical group.
Liv Istinye Medical Center is a large multi-disciplinary hospital and has a modern organ transplantation center, which is considered one of the most advanced in the Middle East.
The chief specialist and at the same time the director of the transplant program at the clinic is Professor Ayhan Dinçkan, an experienced specialist in the field of surgery and organ transplants.
During his medical practice, the doctor successfully operated on more than 3,000 patients, including two-week-old babies.
One of the best survival rates after kidney and liver transplantation was recorded on statistics in the transplant center of the Liv Istinye clinic.
5. GLENEAGLES GLOBAL HOSPITAL – CHENNAI, INDIA
Gleneagles Global Hospital – a large modern medical center, recognized as one of the largest in India. The clinics of the network are located in many Asian countries, including Malaysia and Singapore.
Today, this institute in Chennai operates one of the largest Asian transplant centers, which receives patients from all over the world.
This hospital actively cooperates with the Ministries of Health of the various countries in treating patients referred by public funds of these countries. Hospital carries out operations for both adults and children.
The clinic is known not only for its size but technical equipment and the modern capabilities of medicine. One of the best transplantologists of Asia – Professor Sandeep Atavar is working here. He is the director of the transplant program and one of the first to start successful transplants of the cardiopulmonary complex. Professor is recognized as an expert in this field.
6. ICHILOV MEDICAL CENTER (SOURASKY) – TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
Multidisciplinary Clinic Ichilov – the largest public hospital in Israel. Numerus research institutes and departments of different areas of medicine, including transplantology are situated here.
The organ transplant center carries out transplants of biological organs and tissues for locals, as well as foreign patients.
The chances of organ transplantation in Israel is assessed by a special commission that checks all the provided information and decides the fate of the patient.
In Ichilov, transplants for foreigners are carried out only if there is a compatible family donor, which means that liver, kidney and bone marrow transplants are available here.
Adult patients and children are accepted for treatment (assessment of the possibility of treating children is carried out by a special consilium).
Today, a foreign patient has organ transplants available in most clinics in the world. But each medical center and each country has its own characteristics that must be considered when contacting the hospital for help. Experts at the MediGlobus Patient Support Center are always ready to help you understand the legal and medical aspects and choose the hospital that suits you best.
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