# IndiaMedica

> Independent guide and case-management service for international patients seeking medical treatment in India. Founded by Nikhil Sharma and co-founded by Dr Vishal Khurana (gastroenterologist, Director & HOD Gastroenterology, Metro Heart Institute, Faridabad). Nikhil Sharma also founded Elevated India (https://www.elevatedindia.com), a private luxury travel house. IndiaMedica is not a hospital and does not give medical advice. Patients receive a free case review. Accredited hospitals pay a disclosed referral fee that never changes the patient price. No prices, success rates or outcome claims are published. Contact: hello@indiamedica.com. Last updated: 2026-10-07.

## Start here
- [How treatment in India works](https://www.indiamedica.com/plan-your-treatment): seven steps from reports to follow-up
- [Free case review](https://www.indiamedica.com/free-case-review): written opinions and estimates from accredited hospitals
- [About IndiaMedica](https://www.indiamedica.com/about): who runs IndiaMedica, what it is not, how it is paid
- [Medical advisory](https://www.indiamedica.com/medical-advisory): co-founder Dr Vishal Khurana DM (Gastroenterology); independent Medical Advisor Dr Raju Hajela MD MPH; wellness advisors (not medical doctors) Dr Ashutosh Rastogi PhD and Dr Vincent Keny PhD. Physician in family and addiction medicine; advises on medical accuracy of patient guides; does not treat IndiaMedica patients or choose hospitals
- [How we are paid](https://www.indiamedica.com/how-we-work)
- [How we verify hospitals (NABH, JCI)](https://www.indiamedica.com/hospitals): every badge dated and sourced
- [India medical visa guide](https://www.indiamedica.com/medical-visa-india): e-Medical visa 365 days, up to two attendants, checked against the official portal
- [The Argument for India](https://www.indiamedica.com/vision): founder essay with sources

## Treatments
- [Cardiac Care in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/cardiac-care): Bypass, valve repair and replacement, angioplasty and paediatric heart surgery at accredited cardiac centres.
- [Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/orthopaedics): Knee and hip replacement, spine surgery, sports injuries and the physiotherapy that makes them work.
- [Cancer Care in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/oncology): Surgical, medical and radiation oncology, including proton therapy and bone marrow transplant at specialist centres.
- [Organ Transplant in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/organ-transplant): Liver and kidney transplant with a related donor, under India’s transplant law, at authorised centres.
- [Fertility & IVF in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/fertility-ivf): IVF, ICSI and fertility preservation at regulated clinics — with the legal limits stated up front.
- [Neurosciences in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/neurosciences): Brain tumour surgery, epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation and stroke care at specialist neuro centres.
- [Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/bariatric-surgery): Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass with the dietetic follow-up that long-term results depend on.
- [Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/cosmetic-surgery): Reconstructive and aesthetic procedures by qualified plastic surgeons, with realistic expectations set first.
- [Dental Care in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/dental-care): Implants, full-mouth rehabilitation, crowns and root canal treatment, planned around your travel dates.
- [Eye Care in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/eye-care): Cataract surgery, refractive surgery, retina and cornea care at specialist eye hospitals.
- [Ayurveda & Wellness in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/treatments/ayurveda-wellness): Ayurveda and integrative wellness for rejuvenation and supportive care, on India’s dedicated Ayush visa.

## Conditions and treatment journeys
- [Coronary Artery Disease](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/coronary-artery-disease): Narrowed or blocked heart arteries, treated with angioplasty and stents or with bypass surgery (CABG).
- [Heart Valve Disease](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/heart-valve-disease): Narrowed or leaking heart valves, treated by valve repair or replacement — surgical or catheter-based.
- [Knee Osteoarthritis](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/knee-osteoarthritis): Worn knee joints causing pain and stiffness, often treated with partial or total knee replacement.
- [Hip Arthritis & Hip Damage](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/hip-arthritis): Arthritis or damage to the hip joint, treated with total hip replacement or resurfacing.
- [Spinal Disc Disease & Stenosis](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/spinal-disc-disease): Slipped discs and narrowing of the spinal canal causing back or leg pain, treated surgically when other care fails.
- [Breast Cancer](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/breast-cancer): Multidisciplinary care — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and targeted therapy — planned by a tumour board.
- [Leukaemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/blood-cancers): Blood cancers treated with chemotherapy, immunotherapy and, for some patients, bone marrow transplant.
- [End-Stage Kidney Disease](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/end-stage-kidney-disease): Kidney failure treated with dialysis or a living-related-donor kidney transplant, under India’s transplant law.
- [End-Stage Liver Disease](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/end-stage-liver-disease): Liver failure from cirrhosis and other causes, treated with a living-related-donor liver transplant.
- [Infertility](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/infertility): Difficulty conceiving, assessed for both partners and treated with IVF, ICSI and related care — never surrogacy for foreign nationals.
- [Parkinson’s Disease](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/parkinsons-disease): A movement disorder managed with medicines and, for selected patients, deep brain stimulation (DBS).
- [Brain Tumours](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/brain-tumours): Benign and malignant brain tumours treated with neurosurgery, radiosurgery and oncology care.
- [Severe Obesity & Metabolic Disease](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/severe-obesity): Severe obesity and related type 2 diabetes treated with bariatric surgery where suitable, with long-term dietetic follow-up.
- [Cataract](https://www.indiamedica.com/conditions/cataract): Clouding of the eye’s lens, treated with day-care cataract surgery and a lens implant.

## Medical hubs
- [Delhi NCR](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/delhi-ncr): The capital region of Delhi and Gurugram, home to several of India’s largest multi-specialty hospitals.
- [Mumbai](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/mumbai): India’s financial capital, with long-established private hospitals and specialist centres.
- [Chennai](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/chennai): A major South Indian medical city with specialist eye, cancer and cardiac centres and one of India’s few proton therapy centres.
- [Bengaluru](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/bengaluru): A temperate city with large hospital groups — a comfortable place to recover.
- [Hyderabad](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/hyderabad): Large modern hospitals, specialist gastroenterology and transplant centres, and a good-value cost of living.
- [Kolkata](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/kolkata): The nearest major hub for patients from Bangladesh, with a shared language and land-border access.
- [Ahmedabad](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/ahmedabad): A growing hub in Gujarat with modern multi-specialty hospitals and direct Gulf and East Africa links.
- [Jaipur](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/jaipur): Rajasthan’s capital — modern multi-specialty hospitals in a calmer city, with heritage hotels for recovery.
- [Kochi & Kerala](https://www.indiamedica.com/destinations/kochi): Modern hospitals in Kochi and Kerala’s Ayurveda tradition — treatment and convalescence in one state.

## Journal
- [Why IndiaMedica is run like a hospitality house](https://www.indiamedica.com/journal/hospitality-in-our-blood) (2026-10-07): Our founder also runs Elevated India, a private luxury travel house. Hospitality is not a department here — it runs through everything, like blood flow.
- [India’s e-Medical visa in 2026: what changed, and what to do](https://www.indiamedica.com/journal/india-e-medical-visa-2026) (2026-10-06): The e-Medical visa is now valid for a year from arrival with multiple entries. Many websites still describe the old 60-day rule.
- [NABH and JCI: what hospital accreditation tells you — and what it doesn’t](https://www.indiamedica.com/journal/nabh-vs-jci-accreditation) (2026-10-05): India had 1,299 NABH-accredited hospitals according to the Government of India (PIB, May 2026). Here is how to read a badge and check one yourself.
- [Travelling for a transplant: India’s rules for foreign nationals](https://www.indiamedica.com/journal/transplant-rules-for-foreign-nationals) (2026-10-04): You must travel with a near-relative donor, and your embassy must certify the relationship. Anyone offering you a donor is breaking the law.
- [Choosing a city for treatment in India](https://www.indiamedica.com/journal/choosing-a-medical-hub-in-india) (2026-10-03): Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur or Kochi? The right answer depends on the specialist, the flight and the family.
- [The medical travel checklist: what to bring to India](https://www.indiamedica.com/journal/medical-travel-document-checklist) (2026-10-02): Reports, images, medicines, money and the documents for your attendants — in one list.

## For hospitals
- [Partner with IndiaMedica](https://www.indiamedica.com/for-hospitals)

## Language editions
Every page exists in five editions with the same slugs, written natively (not machine-translated) for each market. English is the reference edition for medical and legal detail.
- English: https://www.indiamedica.com/
- العربية (Arabic — Iraq, Oman, UAE, Gulf): https://www.indiamedica.com/ar
- বাংলা (Bengali — Bangladesh): https://www.indiamedica.com/bn
- Русский (Russian — Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, CIS): https://www.indiamedica.com/ru
- Français (French — Senegal, francophone Africa): https://www.indiamedica.com/fr

## Trust and authorship
- Editorial policy (sources, medical review, updates, AI-tools disclosure, corrections): https://www.indiamedica.com/editorial-policy
- Author: Nikhil Sharma, founder (not a clinician): https://www.indiamedica.com/authors/nikhil-sharma
- Every treatment, condition and hub page shows its author, last-updated date and official sources (NABH, JCI, Government of India e-Visa, NOTTO, National ART & Surrogacy Registry, Ministry of Ayush).
- A page says "Medically reviewed" only when a named physician has reviewed it and the review date is shown.

## Resources (English)
301 sourced pages for international patients, each with an answer-first lead, FAQs and official sources:
- Hub: https://www.indiamedica.com/resources
- Glossary (99 terms: visas, accreditation, law, tests, treatments): https://www.indiamedica.com/resources/glossary
- Procedure guides (80): https://www.indiamedica.com/resources/procedures
- Country guides (41 source countries, visa route per nationality): https://www.indiamedica.com/resources/countries
- Checklists and tools (41): https://www.indiamedica.com/resources/checklists
- Infographics (40, each with a full written explanation): https://www.indiamedica.com/resources/infographics