| Turkey | Thailand | South Korea | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery | from AUD $23,600 | ≈ AUD $21,400 | ≈ AUD $31,300 |
| Open heart surgery | from AUD $19,200 | ≈ AUD $18,500 | ≈ AUD $39,900 |
Professor Öztekin Oto is a world-renowned pioneer in paediatric heart surgery who performed Turkey's first successful heart transplant for a child.
Dr. Ali Gozukucuk is a pediatric surgeon at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental in Istanbul. He completed a specialized fellowship in pediatric surgery at Erciyes University. Dr. Gozukucuk treats children for conditions like hernias, appendicitis, and congenital defects. He works at a JCI-accredited hospital that serves over 500,000 patients annually.
Professor Emin Tireli has performed over 6,300 paediatric congenital cardiac surgeries, making him a heavyweight in neonatal and childhood heart reconstruction.
Professor Bulent Polat is a senior specialist in paediatric cardiology at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital – a facility known for managing complex congenital heart defects.