Medical second opinion heralds India’s first innovative medical portal offering second opinion services from the best doctors of various specialties and functions brought under one common platform. The basic aim is to bring to light the avant-garde idea of seeking expert second opinions and consultations on one’s medications and medical related problems. Medical Second Opinion aims to bridge the gap and connect doctors and patients by leveraging technology that is available to all.
The portal has an exclusive aggregation of the finest doctors and hospital providers from India and abroad. Patients who have been diagnosed for any tertiary level procedure/ surgery/ medical intervention can seek a second opinion before they undergo the procedure. Since the popular doctors of the country largely live in metropolitan cities, accessing them becomes an issue for these patients.
Launched under the able guidance of Mr. Sachin Chaudhary, Founder and CEO, it is a unique healthcare platform which entitles all leading and well renowned doctors to be in their framework of operation. Some of the esteemed doctors on Panel include Dr. Bijoy Khanderia, the Chief of Cardiac Sciences, Mayo Clinic, USA; Dr. Samin Sharma, Cardiology Head, Mount Sinai, USA, Dr. Keyur Parikh, CIMS Ahmadabad, Dr. Ramakant Panda, Cardiovascular Thoracic chief, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai and more from Cardiac Sciences, Dr. Harshvardhan Hegde, Consultant & Director Orthopedics & Spine Surgery, Nova Orthopaedic and Spine hospital, New Delhi, leading spine surgeon Dr. Sajan Hegde from Apollo Chennai, Dr. Vikram Shah, founder chairman Shalby Hospitals, Ahmedabad and Dr. Pichai Suryanarayan, Apollo Chennai for joint replacements and orthopedics; India’s leading liver transplant surgeon Dr. Anand Khakhar, Apollo Chennai, lung transplant mogul,Dr. Vijil Rahulan, Global Hospitals and Health city, Chennai; ex AIIMS oncologist, Dr. Vinod Raina; Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Mufazzal Lakdawala, Dr Narwaria, Neurosurgery specialist Dr. V.S Mehta from Paras Hospital Gurgaon and Dr. Paresh Doshi, Jaslok Hospital Mumbai, Dr. Rita for IVF and many more such doctors from a selected specialties.
Medical Second Opinion assists people to get a second expert opinion or consultation on their medication and the Consultation charges are taken as per the selection of the doctor. The charges for corporate and individual categories differ but largely range from Rs. 55 (for physical and diet counseling) to Rs. 1000 (Specialist Opinion) depending on the doctor and his field of specialisation.
This facility is indeed unique and surely provides an organised platform that is making medical guidance more user-friendly and convenient based.