Patients Beyond Borders Everybody?s Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Travel

This work lists the 30 top medical travel destinations, w here patients can save 30 to 80 percent on medical procedures. This second edition features updated contact and accreditation information for all listed hospitals, a guide to planning and budgeting, and a handy treatment index.

Author Josef Woodman has spent more than three years touring 100 medical facilities in 14 countries, researching contemporary medical tourism. As co-founder of MyDailyHealth and Ventana Communications, Woodman’s pioneering background in health, wellness, and Web technology has allowed him to compile a wealth of information about global health travel, telemedicine, and new developments in consumer and institutional medical care. Woodman has lectured at the UCLA School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School and has conducted seminars and workshops in a dozen countries. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Global Healthcare Summit and as Program Co-Chairman of the Global Healthcare Congress. Woodman has emerged as an outspoken advocate of global consumer healthcare and medical travel.