MediTravel Malaysia: Medical tourism to Malaysia

MediTravel, the ultimate medical travel service for people looking for world-class private medical and healthcare services and facilities in Malaysia.

Malaysia, one of Asia’s pre-eminent and favoured destinations for private healthcare

Each year, an increasing number of international patients from all over the world have come to the realisation that Malaysia is the perfect alternative to world-class, cost-effective and personalised 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

• Access to a world-class healthcare system

• A vast pool of highly skilled, UK trained and certified speaking medical consultants

• English-speaking nursing and support personnel

• State-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities are factors which have made

MediTravel, a medical travel service managed by Holiday Tours and Travel, works with you to take the guesswork out of deciding which is your best medical option by working with only the very best healthcare providers in Malaysia.

Moreover, as one of Malaysia’s most respected names in medical travel management, they provide you with end-to-end managed travel services. This means a medical travel itinerary that places a high priority on your medical needs and requirements.

MediTravel provides treatment for Lasik and opthamological procedures, orthopaedic procedures, health screening, fertility treatment, cosmetic surgery and general and cosmetic dental procedures.

MediTravel’s suite of medical travel services guarantees:

• Treatments and procedures that offer minimal patient down time and disruption to travel itinerary

• Dedicated travel and personalised service from arrival to departure

• World-class medical personnel, treatment and facilities

• Competitive prices that do not compromise on healthcare quality and standards

Services provided

• Full and transparent exchange of information between MediTravel, its medical service providers 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

NOTE: MediTravel will NOT collect any money for pre-payment, deposit or any other fees from patients on behalf of the hospital/medical service provider. MediTravel will only collect fees for associated non-medical services, i.e., hotel accommodation, tours, etc.

About Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre

When it comes to orthopaedic care, Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre (KLSMC) is a one-stop centre providing specialist orthopaedic care with a focus on sports related injuries. KLSMC’s services and facilities include a sports clinic, sports imaging centre, orthopaedic surgery, physiotherapy, roof top hydrotherapy pool and new exclusive single-bed wards. 

Their sports imaging centre offers improved 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 specialised therapists who focus on hand rehabilitation, knee, shoulder, spine, foot and ankle physiotherapy.  

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

MediTravel Tours is the official marketing partner of KLSMC.

Experienced, highly qualified and board certified consultants

All of KLSMC’s consultant surgeons are members or fellows of one of the Royal Colleges, are UK registered and are on the UK General Medical Council register. Furthermore, their medical insurance is provided by the Medical Protection Society (UK).

Consultant arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgeon

Dr Saw Khay Yong MB Chb (Liverpool), MCh Orth (Liverpool), FRCS (Edinburgh)

• Specialises in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee

• Handles approximately 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 the knee.

• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Football Association of Malaysia and the National Sports Institute

• Has conducted many courses on trauma based on the principles of the Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO) and from 1996 to 2000 was in charge of AO education in Malaysia and was also an AO instructor for the advanced course in Davos, Switzerland.

• Has organised and conducted many arthroscopic courses, some of which includes live surgery

Consultant arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgeon

Dr Tay Yong Guan MBBS (Malaya), MS Orth (UM), FRCS (Edinburgh)

• Specialises 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.
• Advanced training in arthroscopy and knee and shoulder surgery in North America and Canada
• Current interest is in the treatment of articular injury of the knee.

• Active member of numerous Malaysian orthopaedic and medical associations and an affiliated member of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS).

• Honorary Consultant to the Cobra Rugby team, Malaysia

Consultant hand and microsurgery surgeon

Dr Ranjit Singh Gill MBBS (Malaya), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), AM (Malaysia), Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery (Louisville, USA)

• Specialises in hand and microsurgery

• Was Consultant Hand Surgeon at the Department of Hand and Microsurgery, General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• In 2003, set up Malaysia’s first Hand Unit in the private sector.

• 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

Consultant foot and ankle surgeon

Dr Low Tze Choong MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Edinburgh)

• Specialises in foot and ankle injuries

• Trained in the treatment of foot and ankle deformities using surgical procedures as well as orthotics

• Advanced training in foot and ankle surgery in the USA and the UK

• Specialises in the treatment of hallux valgus, commonly known as bunions, using the Scarf Osteotomy technique

• Actively involved in the training of local postgraduate students in foot and ankle surgery

Consultant hip and spinal surgeon

Dr Edmund Ong Thiam Lock MBBCh, BAO (Ireland), FRCS (Edinburgh), AM (Malaysia)

• Specialises in orthopaedics of the hip and spine

• Focuses on orthopaedic 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

• Was Clinical Orthopaedic Specialist at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang, Malaysia

Consultant radiologist

Dr Shahrin Merican MBBCh, BAO (Ireland), FRCR (UK),M. Med. Rad. (UKM), AM (Malaysia)

• Consultant radiologist with a special interest in musculo-skeletal imaging

• Works closely with Dr Saw and Dr Tay in the arthroscopic correlation of radiological findings

• State radiologist in Brunei from 1994 to 1996

• Consultant Radiologist at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 1996

Treatments offered

• 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 Stabilisation

Special orthopaedic surgery packages and prices

Price for companion: £420* (Patient and companion will be upgraded to a Junior Executive Suite)

* Does not include London-Kuala Lumpur return air ticket and post-surgery hotel accommodation (if required).

For information about pricing on KLSMC’s other orthopaedic procedures as well as MediTravel’s cosmetic, lasik, dentistry, fertility, coronary and health screening procedures, please contact them for detailed information.

Contact details

Holiday Tours

Suite 5-8

5^th Floor, Wisma UOA II

21 Jalan Pinang

50450 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Tel:   (+60 3) 2719 1833

Fax:  (+60 3) 2710 8182

Email: jayandh.owen@holidaytours.com.my

Web: www.holidaytours.com.my

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