Healthcare Elsewhere | The Medical Tourism Show with John Cote
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 9 years ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsHealthcare Elsewhere is a medical tourism show in podcast format that shares the success stories of medical tourism patients. Host John Cote interviews Doctors, industry experts and patients worldwide to help educate people about the affordable and cutting edge options available globally. Many patients find that the cost, time frame or availability of a particular procedure is too expensive or not available in their country so they travel elsewhere to get their treatment. This can range from cosmetic procedures, to stem cell and cancer treatments or knee or hip replacement surgery as examples. Learn more at HEALTHCAREELSEWHERE.com
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109: Linsey Hyatt Shares How Stem Cell Treatment had his son, Tucker Beau, Walk Back on his Feet Again
June 02, 2015 10:46 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBLinsey Hyatt shares the struggle of her son Tucker Beau who was diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the age of two. Prior to his diagnosis, Linsey and her husband, Todd, started to see some changes in their son. He would run extremely high temperatures, would get a rash all over his body and completely quits eating. Tucker Beau grew up with active arthritis in his hips, both knees and ankles, his elbow and both his wrists. At that time, he also developed fluid around his ...
108: The Lifelong Battle of Sarah Hughes with Systemic Juvenile Arthritis and How Stem Cells Improved her Quality of Life
May 28, 2015 11:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBFiona Cunningham shared the lifelong battle of her daughter Sarah Hughes with her illness that started when she was still an infant. Sarah lived normally when she was born but not until she turned 6 months old that they noticed lymph nodes on her legs while she was sitting up and crawling. Her temperatures at that time was at its peak and she started to get some rashes too. Fiona was advised by her sister to bring Sarah to Mayo Clinic which at 11-months old, Sarah was fully diagnosed to have ...
107: Utilizing Effective Methods to Treat Cancer by Dr. Gerhard Subenhuner and Martin Czaikowski
May 08, 2015 11:24 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBDr. Gerhard Subenhuner from the German Medical Center located in Frankfurt, Germany was joined by Martin Czaikowski, who is the Vice Director of the German Cancer Society shares the breakthrough therapies and treatments they use in their country that is proven to be effective in treating various types of cancers. These include hyperthermia, insulin potentiation therapy, detoxification or a combination of each practiced only in Germany. Pharmacies in Germany are allowed to promote drugs and su...
106: Empowering Women to Overcome MS through Active Living with Lisa Cohen
April 15, 2015 11:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBLisa Cohen is the published author of the book called “Overcome The BS of MS: A 3-Step Plan For Women Living With Multiple Sclerosis” and the founder of Rockstar Women with MS. In 2001, Lisa was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS and at that point, her symptoms don't come and go. She experienced worsening physical impairments which made her daily activities more difficult to do. After much realization, Lisa has developed a "rockstar" mindset and believed that there are options to get bette...
105: Helping People Achieve their Path to Wellness with Dr. Robyn Benson
March 31, 2015 02:40 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBDr. Robyn Benson is the Founder and CEO of Healthy Travelers Global Summit and the Founder of Santa Fe Soul Center for Optimal Health. She is also the author of the book called Healthy Traveler’s Guide: Retrain, Regain, and Renew Yourself – Eight Pathways to Smart and Conscious Travel. Her 23 years of medical experience and her travel quests into 70 different countries have changed her life and have brought the best of her skills and knowledge to every treatment she provides her patients. Her...
104: Improving Cellular Function Through High-Voltaged Magnetic Therapy with Pat Ziemer
March 12, 2015 11:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBPat Ziemer is the Founder and CEO of Magna Wave Inc. which operates on a device called Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy equipment for the last 10 years. This device has been widely used in Europe to treat humans for more than 30 years already. It is a device that creates a very strong magnetic field of about 1700-1900 Gauss which is basically stronger than any other MRI devices. These magnetic fields go into the tissue of the body which makes the cell wall more permeable allowing ...
103: Helping Canadian Patients Receive Quality Healthcare in Latin America at an Affordable Cost with Pablo Castillo
March 05, 2015 12:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBPablo Castillo is the Founder and CEO of Medbrick, a Montreal, Canada-based company which caters to Canadian patients wanting to receive healthcare specifically in Latin America. Canadians typically use their public system for their healthcare, however, in some cases, medical procedures are not covered by their system and these treatments are expensive if done in the private hospitals which could be very costly if paid out-of-pocket. This led to the founding of Medbrick 5 years ago to help pa...
102: Ken and Carol Purves Shares their Wonderful Experience in Mexico for their Dental Treatments
February 27, 2015 07:26 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBKen and Carol Purves narrate their wonderful experience when they traveled down to Mexico to receive dental treatments. Their trip was facilitated by Dental Departures and were attended by Sani Dental Group in Los Algodones, which is basically just minutes away from the US border. In this episode, Ken and Carol shared about the extensive dental procedures they had which is way cheaper than what they could have in Canada or in the US. They have also taken into account how the dental staff of S...
101: Providing Dental Services to Patients to Gain Back their Confidence through their Smiles with Paul McTaggart
February 24, 2015 08:53 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBPaul McTaggart is the Founder and CEO of Dental Departures which is based in the United States facilitating dental services to patients allowing them the ability to travel to different countries to receive quality dental care at an affordable cost. Their objective in putting up Dental Departures was to make it easy for people to find quality global dentists at the most secure and most cost-effective way. Find out how Paul and his staff ensure an excellent overall experience for patients and h...
100: Dr. Cristy Kessler Shares How Stem Cell Transplant Saved Her Life After Being Diagnosed with 3 Rare Diseases
February 19, 2015 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBDr. Cristy Kessler is a motivational speaker, author, a tenured professor in University of Hawaii and a survivor. For the first 26 years of her life, Dr. Kessler has been in chronic pain and fatigue and in 2007 she was diagnosed with three rare autoimmune diseases: scleroderma, ankylosing spondylitis, and vasculitis. She received several treatments and medications in the different hospitals in the US which, apparently, did not seem to be a success because they were only treating the symptoms ...
099: Exploring Exponential Technologies in Shaping the Future of Healthcare and Medicine with Dr. Michael Belich
February 16, 2015 12:00 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBThis is the first episode of 2015 and Dr. Michael Belich has graced us with this interview wherein he shares his takeaways from his recently attended event called Exponential Medicine held in San Diego last November 9-12, 2014 at The Hotel Del Coronado. The Exponential Medicine event was basically a gathering of thought leaders in the field of science and technology and various organizations from across the globe whose vision and mission is to change our perception of technology and medicine ...
098: Jason Jordan Shares How Private Health Insurance Became Key to Access Proper Healthcare for His Wife in Germany
November 17, 2014 12:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBJason Jordan is currently living in Germany where him and his wife are teachers in the Department of Defense School. In this episode, Jason shares the health challenges that his wife had faced during their first two years of living in Germany. Find out how their US provided private health insurance became the key for them to be able to get the healthcare they need for his wife.
097: Providing Patients an Experienced and Worry-Free Medical Assistance in Singapore with Chien-Wei Tan
November 14, 2014 13:29 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBChien-Wei Tan is the Director of Ulink Assist based in Singapore which has been established and founded by his parents in 1996. Their experience in providing medical assistance has been one of the many reasons why patients have sought for their services for the past several years. With the thousands of patients that they have helped, patients are assured that their well-being are prioritized and any uncertainties are being removed. Find out how this experienced, independent assistance provide...
096: Quality and Affordable Dental Treatments in Cancun, Mexico with Antony DeSousa
November 06, 2014 10:03 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBAntony DeSousa is the Founder and CEO of Dental Destinations Cancun which is also an affiliate of Dentares located in Cancun, Mexico. Cancun has been know as a beautiful destination for vacation and travel and is also known to offer, not only, quality medical treatments but dental treatments as well at a very affordable cost. Because of their passion in providing quality dental treatments, Antony and his team of experienced dental experts have siginificantly changed the lives of their patien...
095: Overcoming and Controlling Fibromyalgia Using Diet and Exercise with Abbi and Mark MacDonald
November 03, 2014 11:37 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBAbbi and Mark MacDonald are the founders of Venice Nutrition. Mark is also the author of the best selling book called Body Confidence Unlocks Potential. In this episode, they shared the health challenges Abbi had faced because of the autoimmune diseasr called fibromyalgia and how they overcame it.
094: Creating Patient Awareness on the Healthcare Services in Mexico with Servando Acuña
October 30, 2014 21:20 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBServando Acuña is the President of Medical Tourism Association - Cancun. It was formed under ethical principles that basically helps create awareness to patients on the best available healthcare services in Mexico. They represent a group of healthcare institutions that aims to provide quality and certified care at an affordable cost.
093: Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Heart Diseases in the Bahamas with Dr. Todd Malan
October 27, 2014 11:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBDr. Todd Malan is named as the Chief Cell Therapy Officer at the Okyanos Heart Institute based in the Bahamas. On October 2009, he pioneered the stem cell research utilizing the adipose or fat-derived stem cells to help breast reconstruction. For several years of clinical research, Dr. Todd Malan and his team was able to come up with the first stem cell-based procedure that treats advanced heart diseases using the patient’s own adipose-derived stem cells which are infused directly onto the he...
092: Patient Advocate Offering Full-Medical Service to Patients in Guatemala with Lori Shea
October 23, 2014 12:54 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBLori Shea is the Founder and CEO of Guatemala Medical Travel which started in 2009. She is an advocate to patients and assures them that they receive the finest medical care in Guatemala. They have spent many years in establishing a professional relationship with their network of educated, skilled and honest doctors and surgeons. Full-medical service and attention are provided to international patients by caring assistants from the initial consultation right through 100% recovery and voyage ...
091: John Koehn Shares How Stem Cell Treatment Has Improved the Cognitive Ability of His Brother with Autism
October 20, 2014 12:26 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBJohn Koehn is from Ames, Iowa and in this episode, he shares how his 16-year old brother with Autism, improved his cognitive ability through Stem Cell treatment. Prior to treatments, John's brother has low cognitive abilities i.e. no basic understanding of what time it is, no basic recognition of how many years there are in a year and has an IQ of 55. Her mother, on the other hand, made some research and started to talk to people in discussion groups and found out about stem cell treatments i...
091: John Koehn Shares How Stem Cell Treatment Has Improved the Cognitive Ability of His Brother with Autism
October 20, 2014 12:26John Koehn is from Ames, Iowa and in this episode, he shares how his 16-year old brother with Autism, improved his cognitive ability through Stem Cell treatment. Prior to treatments, John's brother has low cognitive abilities i.e. no basic understanding of what time it is, no basic recognition of how many years there are in a year and has an IQ of 55. Her mother, on the other hand, made some research and started to talk to people in discussion groups and found out about stem cell treatments i...
090: Helping People Get the Right Decision and Find the Right Doctor with Vasilica Baltateanu
October 16, 2014 10:58 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBVasilica Baltatineau is tagged as the First Plastic Surgery Consulant in the Middle East. As a consultant, patients come to her and help them by providing information about any procedure that they think they might benefit from and makes sure that these patients are directed towards the best doctors or surgeons that will help them aesthetically. She provides experienced and neutral advice to patients to help them decide which path is ideal for them. She thoroughly and continuously performs res...
089: Angela Chouaib Shares Her Positive Experience as a Medical Tourist that Led to the Founding of Her Own Cosmetic Surgery Company
October 14, 2014 15:11 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBAngela Chouaib is the Founder and CEO of Secret Surgery Ltd. In 2009 Angela had lost 10 stone through Gastric Bypass surgery and didn’t want to wait 2 years for the plastic surgery she need on the NHS. Angela then spent 3 to 4 months search out all the options, including surgery in the UK and abroad. She started to feel like a number in the whole process, encountering many ‘sharks’ and sales consultants before stumbling across a wonderful clinic in Poland who were prompt in responding, extrem...
088: Online Bidding Platform that Empowers Patients to Make Informed Choices with Dr. Sanjay Prasad #WMTCongress
October 10, 2014 10:39 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBDr. Sanjay Prasad is the Founder and CEO of SurgiPrice located in Rockville, Maryland. They started in 2007 as a marketplace for patients to become empowered in coming up with an informed decision. By doing so, patients are empowered by providing them with data on quality, parameters, past experiences and outcomes that a certain surgeon has. They also provide patients with a multiple bundled bids from the company's network of elite surgeons and these transparencies aid patients in opting for ...
087: Optimizing Patients' Health Using Stem Cells with Dr. Michael Belich and Anes Nicolao #WMTCongress
October 06, 2014 18:34 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBDr. Michael Belich is one of the doctors of Regenerative Medicine in Autologous Stem Cell Technology (ASCT) and the principal doctor of Integrative Medical Clinics in Brisbane, Australia. He is also with Anes Nicolao who is the General Manager of ASCT. In ASCT, they optimize the patient's health before and after surgery which follows the usual methods of extracting stem cells from the body including bone marrow, adipose tissue and blood(PRP). They can also create pluripotent and multi-potent ...
086: Tucson Dunn, CEO of Medicover, Shares About the Excellent and Cost-Effective Medical Care in their Hospital in Poland #WMTCongress
October 02, 2014 11:41 - 23 minutes - 11.1 MBTucson Dunn is the CEO of Medicover Hospital located in Warsaw, Poland. He was a former US Army Veteran and has had 20 years of International Healthcare Experience. Medicover is a 180-bed private general hospital which provides treatments including maternity, orthopedics, general surgery, and cardiology. They offer a full-type service to their international patients at a very reasonable and transparent pricing. Tucson chose Poland over the other countries he has been to because of the overall...
085: Promoting Poland as a Medical Tourism Destination with Magdalena Rutkowska #WMTCongress
October 01, 2014 17:02 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBMagdalena Rutkowska is a very experienced medical facilitator from Warsaw, Poland who runs her own company called Medical Travel Europe. She was hired by the Polish government to help promote Poland as a destination for medical tourism. She was appointed to become a representative of one of the company who is in the Consortium who are promoting in behalf of the Ministry of Economy Polish Medical Tourism which runs a 3-year program targeted at 7 market countries including United States, UK, Ge...
084: An Effective and Life Saving Approach to Cancer Treatment in Mexico with Bill Mansell #WMTCongress
September 27, 2014 18:41 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBBill Mansell is the Director of Admissions at Sanoviv Medical Institute located at Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico. It is a fully licensed hospital with cutting edge facilities and they are accredited by the Institute for Functional Medicine. They offer a holistic and integrative approach to help treat a certain disease and elevate one's immune system to make sure that the disease will not come back.In this episode, Bill shared a story of a mother who is a lung cancer patient from Can...
083: A World-Class, Affordable, and Best Quality Healthcare in Cayman Islands with Dr. Chandy Abraham
September 24, 2014 19:02 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBDr. Chandy Abraham is the Medical Director of Health City Cayman Islands which recently opened its doors to local and international patients last April 2014. They are composed of medical professionals who provide high quality and world-class services and offers excellence in several surgical procedures. They are currently working on their accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI) and envisions to provide care in all specialties in their state-of-the-art hospital. Find out how ...
082: Educating Medical Professionals and Patients About Stem Cell Advancements in Addressing a Wide Variety of Medical Issues with Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez
September 18, 2014 15:13 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBDr. Ernesto Gutierrez is the President and Medical Director of World Stem Cells Clinic which is the stand-alone stem cell research center based in Cancun, Mexico where novel autologous stem cell therapeutic applications are being developed since 2010. They aim to provide advancements in the field of regenerative medicine, particularly stem cell therapy, to improve the patient's quality and quantity of life. Dr. Gutierrez and his team are very much committed in moving a step further and improv...
081: Providing Surgical Weight-loss Solutions to Individuals Suffering from Obesity with Debra Simons
September 15, 2014 11:09 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBDebra Simons is the Founder and CEO of Weight No More Consulting Ltd which started in 2011 and is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Years back, Debra has always had concerns about her weight and had suffered from obesity wherein she acquired Type 2 diabetes. This incident led her to a decision to travel down to Mexico and receive a weight-loss surgery with one of the top bariatric surgeons in Tijuana - Dr. Jaime Ponce de Leon. Discover how this surgery has changed the life of Debra an...
080: Evolutionary Concepts of Medicine as a Cure for the Epidemics of Chronic Diseases with James Maskell - Part Two
September 10, 2014 22:44 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBJames Maskell is the Founder and CEO of Revive Primary Care and also the Founder of The Evolution of Medical Summit. The summit is basically a gathering of some of the world's trusted leaders in healthcare who act as agents of change and have a specific set of vision for a more evolved healthcare system. He envisions that medicine will be seen differently by both patients and healthcare practitioners over the next decades to come and how it can affect us in general. He believes that it is imp...
079: Evolutionary Concepts of Medicine as a Cure for the Epidemics of Chronic Diseases with James Maskell
September 10, 2014 21:02 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBJames Maskell is the Founder and CEO of Revive Primary Care and also the Founder of The Evolution of Medical Summit. The summit is basically a gathering of some of the world's trusted leaders in healthcare who act as agents of change and have a specific set of vision for a more evolved healthcare system. He envisions that medicine will be seen differently by both patients and healthcare practitioners over the next decades to come and how it can affect us in general. He believes that it is imp...
078: Helping Weight Loss Surgery Patients Traveling to Mexico Make Well-Educated Decisions with Sheri Burke
September 08, 2014 16:41 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBSheri Burke is the Founder of International Patient Facilitators Inc. Their company started in 2008 and they were the first company to bring medical tourism patients into Cancun. She was appointed CEO in 2009 and has since helped many patients receive medical care in Mexico.IPF helps patients who are seeking Weight-loss surgery and In Vitro Fertilization procedures which are mainly done in Cancun and Tijuana, Mexico. Because of their work in these cities with the leading hospitals and surgery...
077: Providing Quality Dental Care to International Patients in Costa Rica at a Lesser Cost with Ken Kaldenbach
September 04, 2014 11:00 - 36 minutes - 29 MBKen Kaldenbach is the Founder and Managing Director of Costa Rican Dental Solutions which started in 2009. They act as a bridge for dental patients seeking safe, quality and affordable dentistry in Costa Rica. Ken used to be a medical tourist himself and he discovered firsthand the significant savings that could be achieved without sacrificing quality when comparing dentistry in Costa Rica to North America. Because of his skeptical nature in the concept of medical tourism, Ken set out to cre...
076: A Simplified and More Patient-Centric Approach to the Complex Process of Traveling Medically with Ieva Soblickaite and Marianna Anderle
September 01, 2014 15:27 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBIeva Soblickaite is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Medigo launched in November 2013 in Berlin, Germany. In this episode, she is joined by Marianna Anderle who works on the Marketing and Quality Assurance sector of Medigo. Ieva leads the company's product strategy to create an intuitive platform that both patients and clinics could enjoy. Medigo is basically like a marketplace for medical tourism companies and patients alike which helps simplify the complex process of booking medi...
075: Face Lift Mexico Takes Pride in their Excellent Surgical Results and 4-Star Recovery Spa with Pat Marino
August 28, 2014 10:53 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBPat Marino is the Founder and CEO of Face Lift Mexico which is currently celebrating their 20th anniversary in the medical tourism industry. In this episode Pat shares their excellent surgical results and the 4-Star Spa called Spa Club Casa Marino where patients can spend their days recovering from their surgical procedure. Interestingly, in this episode, Pat shares a success story of a 71- year old woman who underwent a facelift, full dental work, tummy tuck and breast implants and now look...
074: Axel Runyutu Relates his Journey Through his Second Kidney Transplant in India
August 25, 2014 11:00 - 33 minutes - 13.9 MBAxel Runyutu is from Nairobi, Kenya who had his first kidney transplant in 2006 in Nairobi but the kidney failed again in 2012. This transplant alone costed him around $25,000. He was on dialysis for more than 2 years and just a month ago, he underwent his second Kidney Transplant in India that costed him $13,000 - $15,000 (including pre evaluation workup, transplant surgery, post surgery hospital stay - ICU) with the assistance of Bharat Soin of India Medicare Solutions. Find out how Axel i...
073: Adult Derived Stem Cells to Treat Cardiovascular Diseases with Dr. Rafael Gonzalez
August 21, 2014 11:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBDr. Rafael Gonzalez is the Vice President of Research and Development at Da Vinci Biosciences & DV Biologics and part of the Advisory Board of Rehealth. He is currently involved in clinical studies for the development of the use of adult derived stem cells for spinal cord injury, cardiovascular diseases and other debilitating disorders. In this episode, he discussed several technological advancements they are engaged in by using stem cells to treat several kinds of diseases particularly the c...
072: Learning the Concept of Living Long and Dying Short with Dr. Roger Landry
August 18, 2014 11:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBDr. Roger Landry is a preventive medicine physician and the author of Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging and President of Masterpiece Living. He is a retired, highly-decorated full colonel, former chief flight surgeon at the Air Force Surgeon General’s Office in Washington, preventive medicine physician who has spent over a decade smashing stereotypes of aging, and redefining the possibilities of older adulthood. Dr. Landry shares how lifestyle acts as a de...
071: Affordable, High-Quality Medical and Preventive Care for Patients Worldwide Advocated by Josef Woodman
August 14, 2014 11:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBJosef Woodman is the CEO and Founder of Patients Beyond Borders and the author of a book by the same name. He is one of the world's leading experts on Medical Tourism and he has traveled to more than 200 medical facilities in 35 countries, researching and vetting international healthcare options. He is an excellent, outspoken advocate of affordable, high-quality medical and preventive care for healthcare consumers worldwide. Find out in this episode what inspired Josef to venture in the rapi...
070: Helping Restore Mobility and Flexibility using Ceramic Hip Replacements with Dr. A.K Venkatachalam
August 11, 2014 10:51 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBDr. A.K Venkatachalam is an orthopedic surgeon from Chennai, India. He deals with ceramic hip, knee and shoulder replacements and also offers stem cell treatments for cartilage and bone. In this episode, you will learn about one of his patients who needed a key hole surgery for his knee and asked his help since the patient did not have any insurance coverage. Find out more how Dr. Venkatachalam is able to provide individual care and how he further improves on his skills and knowledge to benef...
069: Medical Tourism Company Following a Different Approach in Matching Doctors to Patient's Needs with Nick Kwan
August 07, 2014 11:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBNick Kwan is the Co-Founder of the South American Medical Tourism company called Medko Health. It is located in Santiago, Chile and this company serves as a platform to match the best doctors to patients with specific medical needs. In this episode, Nick shares about Amanda, a Criminal Law student in Indiana, who was recently aided by Medko find a doctor for her genetic disorders and Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. Find out more how Nick and his team from Medko uses a non-traditional medical t...
068: Marise Cipriani Shares How her Husband Survived Esophageal Cancer
August 04, 2014 11:35 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBMarise Cipriani is originally born in Brazil, and now a resident of Colorado. 13 years ago, her husband was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer and that he was given only 2 and a half years to live. But he had so much faith that he knew there is a solution for his illness. Find out what treatments Marise's husband has underwent and how he was rendered cancer-free since then.
067: Medical Tourism Company in Costa Rica Dealt with Quality Service, Patient Satisfaction and Safety with Dr. Gerardo Ramirez
July 31, 2014 11:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBDr. Gerardo Ramirez is the Founder and Medical Director of CR Doctors which is entirely devoted to medical services; CR stands for Costa Rica and they promote Costa Rica as the best optio for health tourism in Latin America. Their company offers a wide variety of surgical procedures which costs one-third of the cost of procedure in the US and other European countries. Their goal is mainly to provide and guarantee the satisfaction and safety of the patients among others.
066: Helping Raise Standard of Treatment and Care in Medical Tourism with Julie Munro
July 28, 2014 19:11 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBJulie Munro is a medical travel facilitator as well as the President of Medical Travel and Quality Alliance. She founded her medical concierge business Cosmetic Surgery Travel in 2003. Julie began to direct her work at MTQUA toward building an awareness in the public and in the healthcare sector of the problems in medical tourism that often prevent from getting the patients the best outcomes. MTQUA developed an international certification program to raise the standard of treatment and care ...
065: Colin Milner Shares his Viewpoint on How to Live Longer and Healthier
July 24, 2014 11:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBColin Milner is the Founder and CEO of International Council on Active Aging (ICAA). Over the years, he has watched how his grandmother has aged extremely well. He attributed the good health condition of her grandmother to her positive outlook in life. In this episode, he shares how our outlook in life creates an impact on how we age and on our health as well. Find out more how Colin and his organization help educate people on how to age well and achieve longevity and a quality of life.
064: Perry Hunt Shares his Story about his Hip Replacement Surgery Scheduled and Priced through Medibid
July 21, 2014 11:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBPerry Hunt is currently in a job site in Missouri but originally from Huntington Beach, California. It was approximately 3 years that he began to realize that he had a back problem through MRI. He tried a seeing a therapist and a chiropractor to help him remedy his problem wherein he found out that he needed to do a full hip replacement surgery. He was set to go to Houston, TX to have a 2-week pre-op and laboratory examination for his surgery only to find out that his insurance could not cove...
063: Self-insured company Providing Medical Travel Opportunities to their Employees with Tim Isenhower
July 16, 2014 22:35 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBA self-insured furniture manufacturing company lead by Tim Isenhower came up with a program that provides opportunities to their employees to go to other countries to have a certain procedure done. This is provided by the company as a medical benefit package wherein 100% of the expenses are covered by them and even share 20% of the savings to their employees as part of their medical bonus.
062: Medical Concierge service in India and around the world with Aanchal Bhatia
July 08, 2014 03:13 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MBAanchal Bhatia is the President and Chief Clinical Psychologist of Texas Medical Concierge, a global company based in India and Texas that provides medical concierge and telemedicine lounge services. These services allow clients to have access to the worlds leading doctors for any type of healthcare need.
061: Treating MS with Stem Cell Therapy in Costa Rica with Preston Walker
July 05, 2014 03:07 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBAfter undergoing conventional therapy for MS for several years, Fort Worth police sergeant Preston Walker learned about a new treatment for autoimmune disorders. Researchers were utilizing adult stem cells derived from cord blood at The Institute of Cellular Medicine in Costa Rica. Walker inquired about the potential of the treatment for multiple sclerosis. He knew that if the treatment worked, the potential benefits for multiple sclerosis patients could be limitless.