Who is the Medical Tourism Association / Global Health Association?

Medical Tourism Association –  is an international, non-profit association made up of the top international hospitals, insurance companies, healthcare companies, medical tourism companies, and  other affiliated companies and industries with a common goal of promoting the highest level of quality of care to patients on an international basis. 

       What is our Mission?

•       To  raise awareness of the high level of quality care available at international hospitals around the world.                     

•       To promote positive and stable growth of the Medical Tourism Industry with a strong focus on Quality

•       To provide an unbiased source of information for patients, insurance companies and employers from around the world to get detailed information on the top hospitals, their quality of care and outcomes.

•       To protect the reputation of Medical Tourism from disreputable hospitals and others who may not have the same level of quality healthcare and standards.

•       To  be one voice for purposes of dealing with the Government.

•       To provide a single source of information on medical tourism, outcomes of surgeries, and to create a   comprehensive web portal for people to learn about medical tourism and the affiliated hospitals.

•       To promote an electronic means of communication so international hospitals can communicate with US insurance companies or hospitals.

•       To seek out future affiliated industries and technologies that will allow the international hospital to operate more efficiently in the Medical Tourism Industry and to expand upon the number of patients they can provide high quality care for.

The MTA Advisory Board includes

• KAREN TIMMONS, President & CEO of Joint Commission International

• ROBERT K. CRONE, MD, Former CEO of Harvard Medical International; Huron Consulting, Inc.

• WILLIAM F. RUSCHHAUPT, MD, Chairman, Global Patient Services of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

• JOHN F. HELFRICK, Senior Consultant, Harvard Medical International; Boston, MA

• LEE CHIEN EARN, MD, Senior Director, Healthcare Performance Group Ministry of Health, Singapore

• MASSIMO MANZI, Chief of Staff, Minister for Competitiveness, Government of Costa Rica, Costa Rica

• DR. UWE KLEIN, General Manager, Europe Health, Munich, Germany

• MERI BAHAR, Deputy General Manager, Marketing, Acibadem Healthcare Group, Istanbul, Turkey

• DATUK MOHD RADZIF MODH YUNUS, Chief Executive Officer of Institut Jantung Negara SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• URSULA FRIEDSAM, Managing Director, Pro Health Complete Care Service, Munich, Germany

• DR. FAWZI AL-HAMMOURI, Chairman of the Private Hospitals Association, Amman, Jordan

• DR. PREM JAGYASI, Chief Strategic Officer,  Medical Tourism Association, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• DR. GIRISH JUNEJA, Managing Director, Life Line Medical Services, Inc., Canada

• MICHAEL KELLEN, Senior Vice President Strategic Development, Assurant

• WAYNE BRUCE, Chief Executive, Ccentric Group, Australia

• DR. OTTMAR SCHMIDT, Director Marketing and PR, Welcare World Health Systems, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• RENU GIDOOMAL, Managing Director, Wellness Global Solutions

• SEBASTIAN VIRAMONTES, Commercial Director, Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey, Monterrey N.L., Mexico
  

• JOHN F. P. BRIDGES, PhD, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore, Maryland

• ELIZABETH BOULTBEE, Head of International Business at HCA International Hospitals; London

• DR. LEONID ANDROUCHKO, Professor, International University in Geneva, Switzerland

• DR. B.K. RANA, Deputy Director, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), India

• JEAN-MARCEL GUILLON, General Director, FV Hospital, Vietnam

• DR. PERMYOS RUENGSAKULRACH, MD, PhD, FRCST, FCCP, Cardiac Surgeon, Bangkok Heart Hospital; Thailand

• BOBBY CHIA, Managing Director, Bangkok Mediplex Co., Ltd., Bangkok

• JOHN A. LINTON, MD, PhD, Director of International Health Care Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

• DR. SANDEEPAN BHATIA, MD, MPH, Owings Mills, Maryland
  

• PRADEEP THUKRAL, Head of International Marketing at Wockhardt Hospitals Group; Mumbai, India
  

• GRANT R. MUDDLE, Sr. VP of Operations, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, India

• ASHOKE CHAKRABARTTY, Dy. General Manager - Biomedical Engineering, Indaprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, India

• KURT WORRALL-CLARE, Advocate, Hospital Association of South Africa

• DR. SHIN-HO LEE, Executive Director for Industry Support for Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Seoul, Korea

• JULIO CESAR LOPEZ, Sales and Provider Relations for Christus Muguerza, Col. Obispado, Monterrey, N.L., C.P., Mexico

• FATMA ABDULLA, Chief Strategy Officer of Dubai Healthcare City; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  

• BRAD COOK, International Benefits Director at Hospital Biblica Clinica; Costa Rica

• KENNETH MAYS, Hospital Marketing Director, Bumrungrad, Thailand
  

• DR. SANJIV MALIK, Regional Director, Max Healthcare; India
  

• JONATHAN EDELHEIT, President, Medical Tourism Association, Inc.; Palm Beach, Florida
  

• RENEE-MARIE STEPHANO, Esq., General Counsel for Medical Tourism Association and Editor of The Medical Tourism Magazine

• CYNTHIA L. CARRION, Assistant Secretary, Philippines Department of Tourism; Philippines
  

• STEPHEN M. WEINER, Esq., Chairman of the Health Law Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.; Boston, Mass.
  

• SCOTT A. EDELSTEIN, Esq., of Counsel at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP; Washington D.C.
  

• DANIEL BONK, Executive VP ~ Central Region, Aurora Healthcare; Wisconsin
  

• MARY ANN KEOGH HOSS, Professor at Eastern Washington University; Washington State