MediTravel Malaysia

Experience what 230,000 people have discovered about Malaysia…

Each year, an increasing number of international patients from all over the world have come to the realization that Malaysia is the perfect alternative to world-class, cost-effective and personalized private medical treatment and care to their home countries. All of them have experienced first-hand a private medical system that elevates treatment and patient care to a new plateau of excellence.

Services Provided

• Full and transparent exchange of information between MediTravel and Medical Service Provider and the prospective patient with no obligation on the part of the prospective patient to make a booking.
• All administrative details and arrangements will be handled by MediTravel.
• Planning and co-ordination of medical tests, specialist appointments and hospital admission
• Collection and forwarding of any necessary and relevant pre-admission patient medical information to the hospital.
• All planning and booking of travel and accommodation services (excluding air travel) will be handled by MediTravel. This will cover fast-track passport, immigration and customs clearance upon arrival in Malaysia, all transfers between the airport and the hotel and between the hotel and the hospital and all concierge services

• Hospital stay in a single-bed Executive Room (including all meals) (# of days depends on the procedure)
• Hospital physiotherapy (as required)
• Surgeon’s fee
• Anesthetist’s fee (as required)
• Operating theatre cost
• Anesthesia supplies
• Standard post-op drugs
• Procedure specific supplies (Knee implants, Walking frame)
• Includes pre-operation hotel accommodation e.g., Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur hotel
• Includes two-way airport-hotel and hotel/hospital transfer
• Includes fast-track Immigration & Passport clearance upon arrival in Malaysia

Orthopedics - MediTravel is the official marketing partner of Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre – KLSMC
When it comes to orthopedic care, Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre (KLSMC) is a one-stop center providing specialist orthopedic care with a focus on sports related injuries. KLSMC’s services and facilities include a sports clinic, sports imaging center, orthopedic surgery, physiotherapy, roof top hydrotherapy pool and new exclusive single-bed wards.

KLSMC’s sports imaging center offers Radiography and MRI services such as Digital Radiography (for full length standing spine views and lower limb X-rays) and Open MRI (for detailed musculo-skeletal imaging). The imaging centre is also equipped with a web-enabled Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS). All studies are archived and can be transmitted to other parts of the world for further opinions and remote reporting.

The sports clinic provides a conducive environment for consultation and treatment including post-operative care and outpatient follow-up. The sports physiotherapy unit is staffed by specialized therapists who focus on hand rehabilitation, knee, shoulder, spine, foot and ankle physiotherapy.

• Total Hip Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement
• Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
• Knee Arthroscopy With Procedure
• Shoulder Arthroscopy, Acromioplasty & Rotator Cuff Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy & Bankart Repair
• Carpal Tunnel Release (Endoscopic)
• Trigger Finger Release
• Bunion Surgery (Scarf Osteotomy + Weil’s Procedure)
• Ankle Arthroscopy & Debridement
• Ankle Arthroscopy & Debridement & Ankle Stabilization

Their experienced and board certified doctors have practicing privileges at all of Kuala Lumpur’s major private medical centers and as well as providing orthopedic consultation services to various sports associations they are lecturers and guest speakers in postgraduate training programs at medical conferences organized by various orthopedic institutions in the region such as Asia Pacific Orthopedic Association and Malaysian Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Orthopedics
All consultant and specialists are experienced and board certified doctors who have practicing privileges at all of Kuala Lumpur’s major private medical centers. They provide orthopedic consultation services to various sports associations along with lectures and guest speakers in postgraduate training programs and medical conferences organized by various orthopedic institutions in the region such as Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and Malaysian Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Arthroscopic Shoulder and Knee Surgeons

• Dr Saw Khay Yong MB Chb (Liverpool), MCh Orth (Liverpool), FRCS (Edinburgh): Handles approx. 80 to 100 cases of knee arthroscopic surgery per year, 80 to 100 Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction cases, 30 to 50 shoulder cases, and 10 to 20 cases of other surgeries including multi-ligament reconstruction, trauma and various osteotomies around knee. Orthopedic Surgeon to the Football Association of Malaysia and the National Sports Institute.
• Dr Tay Yong Guan MBBS (Malaya), MS Orth (UM), FRCS (Edinburgh): Specializes in various kinds of surgery for the knee and shoulder from minimal invasive surgery (arthroscopy) to more complex multiple ligament reconstruction as well as open surgery i.e. total knee replacements. Has advanced training in arthroscopy and knee and shoulder surgery from North America and Canada. Affiliate member of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS). Honorary Consultant to the Cobra Rugby team, Malaysia.

• Dr Ranjit Singh Gill MBBS (Malaya), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), AM (Malaysia), Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery (Louisville, USA): Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Hand Surgery at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Clinical Director of the Hand and Microsurgery Unit at Pantai Medical Centre, Malaysia and Consultant Hand and Microsurgeon at various other hospitals in the region. Involved in numerous research projects and scientific papers and has published several books.

• Dr Low Tze Choong MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Edinburgh): Advanced training in foot and ankle surgery in the USA and the UK. Specializes in the treatment of hallux valgus, commonly known as bunions, using the Scarf Osteotomy technique. Trained in the treatment of foot and ankle deformities using surgical procedures as well as orthotics.

• Dr Edmund Ong Thiam Lock MBBCh, BAO (Ireland), FRCS (Edinburgh), AM (Malaysia): Focuses on orthopedic trauma, joint replacement and adult degenerative spine disorders. Advanced training in adult spinal surgery as well as joint replacement surgery at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital UK.

Malaysia is Asia’s major health tourism hub that offers you a world-class healthcare system backed by highly trained, UK-Certified medical consultants and state-of-the-art medical facilities. Take a relaxing medical holiday in the heart of Asia and don’t let yourself or your family be constrained anymore by high insurance and medical costs.