It’s time to prep for surgery with the best countries for a kidney transplant. Kidney transplants are serious surgeries. Of course, any surgery is serious, but this is an important one. Maybe I’m just hyped up about them because I had kidney surgery when I was younger.
I was 5. It wasn’t a transplant it was a less serious kidney surgery, but I still remember everything about it. My surgeon, Dr. Sayageh, and my doctor used to check on me and each tried to beat their score in a tiny timed game of concentration someone had bought me as a gift. I don’t remember who won. I do remember watching Alice in Wonderland on CBS and being freaked out.
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As I said getting a kidney transplant isn’t a simple operation, and in order to finish it successfully, you need to address and go to a legit hospital which has top doctors. The average waiting time for a kidney from a deceased donor is 5 years, but, in many countries which are not developed the waiting time is up to 10 years–this of course if a very long wait. Believe it or not, there are also Countries Where You Can Legally Buy a Kidney or Other Organs, so I am guessing the waiting period there is much shorter.
If you have a kidney from a live donor you can start the transplantation right away, but if it is from a deceased person you should consider going to one of these countries to get a transplantation. In order to create our list, we considered a few things. We took information from Daily Telegraph for the best nephrologists, Medical Tourism for countries where you can get an effective kidney transplant, and What Clinic to see how many clinics are in the world and what score they have from how many people. We collected the information and found which are the best countries. Those countries which are mentioned the most in our sources were considered as the best and the list was sorted by the number of mentioning. Let’s see which are the best countries for a kidney transplant.
8. Thailand
There are two great clinics in Thailand for a kidney transplant. The first clinic for a kidney transplant in Thailand is Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, this hospital has a rating of 3.8 out of 5.0, and it is ranked as very good by more than 2,100 people. The second hospital is Bumrungrad International Hospital which more than 800 people rated it with 4.7, and it is ranked as outstanding.
The service in Thailand for a kidney transplant is fast, and it is done very carefully. One of the best doctors are working, and they are providing great service. Both hospitals are working fast and efficient, which is the main reason why people are satisfied with them.
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7. The United Arab Emirates
Another country which found its way on our list is the United Arab Emirates. They have the best doctors and clinics for a kidney transplant. The International Modern Hospital is located in Dubai, and it is rated 4.1 stars out of 5.0 by more than 240 people, and it is ranked as excellent. One of the best doctors in this hospital is Dr. Shameer who has more than 16 years experience in this field. Another great clinic for a kidney transplant in the United Arab Emirates, more precisely in Dubai is Kidney Stone Clinic which is also ranked as excellent from more than 30 people with 4.1 stars.
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6. Japan
We are continuing our list of best countries for a kidney transplant with Japan that is also known for kidney transplants, as with many other surgeries, and it is one of the best countries performing it. In the country, more than 2,000 kidney transplants are performed every year. You probably will find interesting to know the fact that 70% of kidney transplants which are performed in Japan are from live donors. Japan is a highly developed country in almost every field, and medicine is not an exception. They have great hospitals with the top doctors in the world who are working tirelessly to provide the best results not only in these types of surgeries, but in everything.
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5. Australia
Australia, the next one in the list of best countries for a kidney transplant is also a well-developed country which can afford to have great hospitals with new technology and to pay the best doctors in the world. Australia is one of the best countries because they have one of the best experts in kidney transplantation like Dr. Jeremy Chapman among others. In other countries people are waiting for years for a kidney, in Australia, the 94% of the kidney transplantations are done in less than 12 months. .
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4. Canada
Canada is another country on our list of best countries for a kidney transplant, because it is among the countries which have the best hospitals to do it as well. Every year more than 1,200 people are checking in one of the best hospitals in Canada for kidney failure. 53% of the patients are at the age of 65 or older and the dialysis costs more than $60,000 per patient per year. However, the one-time kidney transplant is around $23,000 and plus $6,000 for the needed medications. Today there are around 4,500 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in Canada.
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3. Turkey
Turkey is a developed country which has some of the best hospitals in the world with the best doctors. It found its way on our list as the third country because it has 15 hospitals where you can get kidney transplant with the top doctors. MedicTurkey is one of the best hospitals in Turkey, more than 220 people rated it with 4.5 out of 5.0 stars and it is ranked as excellent. People are satisfied because they got the needed help very fast and they were treated with respect.
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2. India
India has 39 hospitals for a kidney transplant in total, and all of them are offering great and affordable service as well. The cost of a kidney transplant in India is around $10,000 which is significantly lower if you compare it to the cost in Canada. Today, India has grown significantly, and it has become one of the best countries not only for a kidney transplant but other organ replacements as well. More than 65,000 tourists are getting the needed healthcare here every year.
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1. United States
On top of our list of best countries for a kidney transplant is the United States. Among the best nephrologists in the United States are Dr. Flavio Vincenti and Dr. Daniel Brennan. They are dedicated to providing the patients with the needed healthcare in the shortest time. 99,176 people were waiting for a kidney transplant in the US in 2015. According to the Transplant Living the charges for a kidney transplant in the United States is more than $262,900.
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