MEDICAL TOURISM GROWS IN INDIA (Orthopedics This Week)
Medical tourism is booming in India, according to the Times of India, with surgeons in South Gujarat picking up much of the business. Harshad Joshi, M.D., a knee replacement surgeon, will be performing nearly 200 surgeries during November and December. About 70% of the patients he will operate on during this period will be non-resident Gujaratis (NRGs) from the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Specialized and planned surgeries have become a lucrative business for the Surat city doctors. Five years...
The Orthopedics Industry 