Exploratory Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS)
What's included in this package
Medical Procedures
- Lobectomy
Duration
24/7 Bookimed assistance
- Personal medical coordinator
- Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
- Patient advocacy during medical travel
Programme price
What's NOT included in this package
Doctor
Dr. Murat Akkus is a Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology based in Istanbul. He practices at Memorial Bahçelievler (2019–present) and Memorial Ataşehir (2018–present). He previously led the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Department of Pediatrics at İnönü University. Before that, he headed Pediatric Gastroenterology at Atatürk University.
He has 174 international and 73 national publications. He is the editor of 7 books. He has written 3 international and 25 national book chapters. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Ege University (1996–1998). In 2011, he was a visiting scholar at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He received İnönü University Outstanding Achievement Awards.
How are we doing?
About the clinic
Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital is Turkey’s first LEED Platinum-certified hospital. It is part of the country’s largest healthcare network, Memorial Healthcare Group. Its core specialties include oncology, cardiovascular surgery, orthopedics, and robotic surgery.
- Kidney transplant success rate of 99% and liver transplant success of 93.5% across the group.
- Magnetom Skyra 3T MRI with 97% less noise, designed for overweight and claustrophobic patients.
- Elekta Versa HD radiotherapy adapts to breathing and cuts treatment time by two-thirds.
- Da Vinci robot provides 3D 15x magnification for kidney transplant and other surgeries.
- Five minutes from Istanbul Airport with free transfers and a personal coordinator for each international patient.
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