Doctors second opinion in Israel

What is Second Opinion?

Doctor Second Opinion is an opinion from another medical specialist, that may be needed for making a decision about your treatment.

Some patients get multiple treatment options and find it difficult to decide which one to choose, while others want an alternative vision anyway. So they seek an alternative opinion.

A second opinion helps our patients feel more confident about their treatment plan.

An alternative opinion depends on the background, knowledge, experience of the doctor, the health system level and scientific environment in which this physician practices. All this can lead to a different perspective on your health condition.

To give his opinion a doctor will review medical reports, talk to you and give you an opinion about your condition and further treatment. In some cases doctor may ask for additional diagnostic tests if required.

Contact us if you doubt about your health condition or diagnosis, need a clear, reliable, professional opinion from a leading Israeli doctor, second opinion CT scan or biopsy revision.

We coordinate a doctor’s consultation in Israel. If for some reason you cannot come to Israel, we will coordinate a remote consultation with a leading specialist via Skype, Viber, Whatsapp or by phone.

Who are the doctors?

Our doctors are leading Israeli specialists in all medical fields. Heads of departments and Research centers of leading hospitals in Israel.

These are well-known experts who are included into Forbes list – Best doctors in Israel:

Oncologists, Orthopedists, Cardiologists, Rheumatologists, Urologists, Neurologists, Hematologists, Endocrinologists, Gynecologists, Brain Neurosurgeons, Spine Surgeons, General Surgery Specialists, ENT, Specialists, Gastroenterologists, Vascular, Surgeons, Allergists-Immunologists, Ophthalmologists, Nephrologists, Dermatologists, Infections Specialists, Plastic Surgeons, Geneticists, Pain Specialists, Fertility / IVF Specialists, Rehabilitation Specialists.

To define whether a doctor second opinion online is possible in your case, please send us a detailed medical summary, including the treatment received, as well as all medical reports, records, hospital discharge letters, diagnostic results.

A suitable physician will view them in advance, then we will provide you you with the details of the medical consultation – specialist’s profile, the timing, cost of the appointment, etc.

At the end of the consultation, you will receive a doctor’s report in English with recommendations for treatment. ⇒ Report Examples

When doctor second opinion is needed

• To verify the diagnosis.
• When it is necessary to determine the appropriate treatment option.
• When it is necessary to determine whether surgery is needed, whether it can be postponed and for how long.
• When you need a review of MRI, CT, MRA, PC, scintigraphy, ultrasound, PET, CT, PET-AS by an Israeli radiology specialist, whose opinion you want to get ⇒ Second Opinion RMN
• When you need to review slides / biopsy blocks to make or clarify a diagnosis by an Israeli pathologist whose opinion you want to get ⇒ Biopsy Second Opinion
• When you want to know if the prescribed treatment/drugs are right for you and if there are new treatments for you.
• If you have a rare diagnosis.
• When you want to be sure you know about all treatment options.
• If you want to know whether you have a precision treatment option or if you should receive standard types of cures.
• If you think your attending physician is overlooking the problem you have.
• When your doctor is a generalist and not a specialist in your condition and is not qualified enough to treat this condition.
• When you are faced with multiple treatment options.
• If your physician is not sure about the type or stage of the disease you suffer.
• If you are having difficulty understanding your doctor and would like someone else to explain you situation as well as types of cures to you from their point of view.
• If you want a treatment that is not yet approved in country you live but is already available in Israel.
• When you just want to make sure you get the right diagnosis and make the right treatment choices.

Information to be provided for a second opinion:

• Detailed medical history, including treatment received.
• Medications that you take on a regular basis, their doses and when they are taken.
• MRI/CT/PET CT/ultrasound report, etc. CDs and images can be sent to us via Wetransfer.
• Pathology report after biopsy or surgery.
• Postoperative discharge.
• The treatment plan that was given to you as an option.

You can request copies of medical records from your primary care physician or from the health center where you were treated.

After second opinion consultation online

After you get an Israeli doctor report, we will stay in contact with you for any questions you or your healthcare provider may have after an online medical consultation during the treatment.

If, as a result of a consultation, there is a need to come to Israel for further diagnosis and treatment, we will promptly coordinate treatment in one of the leading clinics indicated by the Israeli medical expert. You will be treated under the supervision of the doctor or a surgeon and his team at the hospital where there is all the necessary equipment that meets the highest international standards, and where the procedures necessary for your case are performed.

We will coordinate treatment in advance and send you all the necessary details, including the dates, the period during which you need to stay in Israel, we will help with accommodation, transportation from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the clinics and back.

We will assist you in all matters in Israel.