Bumrungrad International Hospital:

One and a half thousand doctors work in Bumrungrad – 300 of them have US diplomas and international grants. For the first time in Asia, this hospital has passed all the tests of the American commission and got accreditation JCI.The quality of the laboratories is confirmed by CAP accreditation. In Bumrungrad for the first time in Asia, nursing staff received an award from the ANCC.

It is here that doctors use modern technologies to diagnose and treat complex and advanced stages of the disease. Applied technologies:

• radioactive implantation (brachytherapy).
• apparatus for hyperbaric oxygen therapy,
• MAKOplast for joint replacement,
• robotic arm Mazor X,
• da Vinci robot,
• VMAT irradiator.

World’s first center to use IBM Watson for cancer treatment planning. This artificial intelligence analyzes data from thousands of cancer cases, scans all electronic medical sources and clinical research. This innovative invention allows oncologists to compare hundreds of cases and choose the most accurate treatment.

Innovative methods of the oncology center:

• robotic system Da Vinci,
• linear accelerator for irradiation (VMAT),
• immunotherapy, brachytherapy and targeted therapy,
• transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Bumrungrad Digestive System Diseases Center unites more than 20 specialists.

The Gastroenterology Center consists of 2 specialized clinics:

• Clinic of chronic intestinal inflammation.
• Clinic for Colorectal Surgery.

Clinics offer the following diagnostic procedures:

• EGD,
• Rectoscopy,
• ERCP,
• Endoscopy combined with Ultrasound,
• Sonography,
• Transient Elastography.

What diseases are most often addressed to the gastroenterology center?

The most common conditions include:

• cancer of the digestive system,
• cirrhosis of the liver,
• stones in the gallbladder,
• hepatitis,
• peptic ulcer.

The Orthopedic Center uses innovative imaging techniques to help diagnose with high precision. This center has MAKOplasty, a robotic system for the selection of an artificial joint and its placement.

If osteoporosis is suspected, Bumrungrad’s orthopedists are able to measure bone density (bone densitometry). A non-invasive ESWT (extracorporeal shock wave therapy) method is used to treat tendon inflammation.

This center specializes in:

• General orthopedic surgery,
• Surgery of bone and muscle tumors,
• Functional bone diseases,
• Injuries to bones and muscles,
• Orthopedic diseases in children.

What are the most popular treatments in the orthopedic center?

Patients most often choose the following procedures:

• endoscopic examination and treatment of joints,
• amputation,
• surgery to weaken the fixation of connective tissue or fascia,
• surgery of bended toe,
• surgery using metal plates and knots.

Plastic surgeons at Bumrungrad Hospital perform the following operations:

• breast enlargement or alignment,
• breast reduction for women and men,
• ear and eyelid surgery,
• face and neck lift,
• liposuction,
• hair transplantation,
• rhinoplasty.

Who is hair transplant suitable for at Bumrungrad Plastic Surgery Center?

This procedure is intended to:

• bald men,
• women with thinning hair,
• people with baldness due to chemotherapy,
• those who want natural bushy eyebrows, beard or mustache.

The centers are in demand:

• oncology,
• plastic surgery,
• gastroenterology,
• orthopedics,
• neurology.

From Phuket Airport to the hospital can be reached in 15 minutes by taxi or 40 minutes by bus.