For many years, Israel has been one of the leading countries for medical tourism. The cost of treatment here is much lower than in the United States, Switzerland, and other European countries, while the quality of the services remains at the highest level.
Every year tens of thousands of patients from all over the world use the opportunity to receive qualified medical care at affordable prices.
The lion’s share of the success of Israeli medicine comes from early diagnosis. All specialists fully understand the importance of a comprehensive examination, determination of further disease progression, treatment tactics, and the effectiveness of the rehabilitation period. That is why innovative expert-class equipment is used to perform laboratory and instrumental tests.
Diagnosis and treatment of patients are carried out by highly qualified doctors with extensive experience. Specialists perform a full range of examinations, paying attention to even minor abnormalities. Israeli doctors use only innovative, safe methods and prescribe the latest-generation certified medicines for the treatment.
Operations are performed using high-tech equipment, for instance, the da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system, cyber-knife, and gamma-knife.
Modern methods of diagnostics and treatment in Israel
Most tourists coming for treatment are patients with benign and malignant tumors. Israeli doctors have achieved significant success in oncology treatment through advanced diagnostic equipment, innovative surgical robotic systems, unique techniques, latest-generation medications, and tremendous experience treating malignant tumors.
Also, considerable progress has been achieved in such areas of medicine as cardiac surgery, neurology, gynecology, traumatology, and many others. Israeli hospitals meet all up-to-date requirements, high-precision diagnostics are carried out here, and diseases are treated using the latest and most effective methods.
All patients are required to undergo a primary evaluation by a therapist. The doctor studies a medical history collects an anamnesis, and records all complaints and symptoms. After that, laboratory and instrumental studies are assigned. The most informative methods include the following:
- clinical laboratory diagnostics (bacteriological, biochemical, molecular biological studies, etc.);
- CT and MRI;
- positron emission tomography;
- radiography;
- ultrasound diagnostics;
- angiography;
- endoscopic studies;
- a biopsy followed by a histological or cytological examination, and many others.
Using modern high-tech equipment, specialists make a correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment in the short term.
In Israeli clinics, treatment is developed for each patient individually. This approach results in the high effectiveness of the methods used and contributes to a speedy recovery.
Israeli medical centers admit patients with various problems for treatment. Local doctors have unique experiences and excellent potential to treat common and rare pathologies.
The following fields should be noted:
- Oncology – oncology clinics are equipped with modern equipment, allowing early cancer detection and greatly increasing therapy effectiveness. Treatment is prescribed according to the newest protocols, including chemotherapy, radiation, etc. Targeted therapy, radiation with IMRT intensity modulation, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), and stereotactic radiosurgery are widely used.
- Neurosurgery is one of the most complicated yet dynamically progressing fields, consisting of surgical treatment of nervous system pathologies. Brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve surgeries of any complexity are performed in Israel. Neurosurgical interventions require the utmost precision, which is why such operations are performed by first-class Israeli neurosurgeons using specialized high-tech equipment, structural and functional neuroimaging, neurosurgical instruments, etc.
- Orthopedics – Israeli doctors are considered the best specialists in treating musculoskeletal system diseases. Specialists treat both congenital and acquired pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. They use advanced conservative and surgical methods, including arthroscopy, endoscopic microdiscectomy, joint arthroplasty, etc.
- Cardiology and cardiac surgery – Israeli doctors use all possible modern and unique techniques to fight cardiovascular diseases. Sometimes conservative treatment cannot heal heart disease, so a surgical intervention may be necessary. Israeli doctors are perfectly mastered in complex heart and coronary vessel operations. Radiofrequency ablation, artificial cardiac pacemaker implantation, angioplasty and stenting, and coronary bypass are widely carried out in Israel.
Here, much attention is also paid to rehabilitating patients who underwent treatment for oncologic, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases and those in post-surgical conditions, particularly with joint prosthetics.
Israeli medicine attracts tourists with impeccable service, highly qualified specialists, a modern approach, innovative equipment, and scientific achievements in medicine.