Surgery in India,planned before you fly.
Your reports reviewed by Dr. Avinash Tank himself, a written plan in your hands, and one team from your first message to your follow-up back home.
Three acts, one surgeon
Most medical-travel pages stop at "we'll take care of it." Here is the whole thing, in order — including what happens after you have left the country.
Before India
Everything that matters happens before you book a flight. You should know your plan, your surgeon and your timeline while you are still at home.
Scans, blood work, biopsy results and a short note on your symptoms — by WhatsApp or email. Nothing needs to be translated first.
A video or phone consultation with the surgeon who would operate — not a coordinator, not a junior.
The recommended procedure, what it involves, how long you stay, and an honest view of alternatives — including when surgery is not the answer.
Invitation letter for your medical visa, guidance on when to arrive, how long to budget, and where to stay near the hospital.
During Treatment
You land with the plan already agreed. From arrival to discharge there is one team, one surgeon and one point of contact.
A short, predictable transfer from Ahmedabad airport. Accommodation near the hospital, arranged before you fly.
Local tests and anaesthetic review, so the plan made online is confirmed against what is actually found.
Performed by Dr. Tank at the hospital in Ahmedabad — laparoscopic or robotic where it genuinely benefits your recovery.
Monitored in hospital until you are safely mobile, with written discharge instructions before you travel.
After Returning Home
Distance should not end your care. Follow-up continues on the same video consultation you started with.
Video or phone review at the intervals your procedure needs — no return flight for a routine check.
Operative notes, discharge summary and imaging in a form your own physician can act on.
Itemised billing and reports formatted for your insurer's reimbursement claim.
The same WhatsApp thread you started on — questions months later still reach the team that treated you.
You are choosing a surgeon,
not a hospital brochure
The consultation, the plan and the operation are all the same person. That continuity is the point — and it is what most international pathways quietly outsource.
- Qualifications
- MBBS · MS (General Surgery) · MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology, SGPGIMS)
- Training
- SGPGIMS (India's premier GI centre) + advanced training in Japan & South Korea
- Fellowships
- Liver Surgery · Pancreas Surgery · Bariatric Surgery
- Member
- IAGES · Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) · International surgical societies
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Gujarati
Approximate figures – verify with clinician. Rajasthan Medical Council Reg. No. 19058
Why India — and why Ahmedabad
Two honest reasons people travel here, and two practical ones for choosing this city over a larger metro.
India trains large numbers of super-specialist surgeons each year, many with additional international fellowships.
Surgical treatment here typically costs a fraction of equivalent private care in the US, UK or Gulf — the same laparoscopic and robotic methods, at a different price base.
Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport connects directly and via one-stop routes to the Gulf, Africa, Europe and the UK.
Airport to hospital to accommodation without the sprawl of a larger metro — and a calmer, cheaper place to recover.
for you
The paperwork and logistics that sit between a decision and an operation.
Letter
Issued
Handled, and honestly scoped
This is a surgeon's practice, not a medical-tourism agency. Everything below is genuinely coordinated for you — and nothing is listed that isn't.
Reviewed by Dr. Tank himself, before you commit to travelling.
Issued by the hospital once your treatment is confirmed.
When to arrive, how long to budget, where to stay nearby.
Arranged ahead of your arrival date.
On request, beyond English, Hindi and Gujarati.
Itemised bills and reports formatted for reimbursement.
A single WhatsApp contact from first message to final follow-up.
What patients travel here for
Each links to the full clinical page — what the operation involves, who it suits, and what recovery actually looks like.
Dr. Tank explained everything clearly and never rushed. My gallbladder surgery was smooth and I was home the next day. Truly patient-first care.
This is a verified patient of Dr. Tank's practice. Dedicated international-patient stories and video testimonials will be published here as they are received — we would rather show one real review than invent a page of them.
Before you travel
Frequently asked questions
Once your treatment plan is confirmed you will be given a realistic timeline — typically a few days before surgery for pre-operative checks, then a recovery period before you are fit to fly. The exact window depends on your procedure, and you will be told it in writing rather than guessing.
Most patients travelling to India for surgery apply for a medical visa. Once treatment is confirmed, the hospital issues the invitation letter your application needs.
This depends entirely on the procedure. Dr. Tank gives you a specific estimate as part of your written plan — not a generic number.
Payment is arranged directly with the hospital in Ahmedabad ahead of admission. Your coordinator will confirm accepted methods and give you an estimated cost breakdown for your specific procedure.
Pre-operative assessment exists precisely for this. If local tests change the picture, the plan is revised and re-explained to you before anything proceeds.
On the same video or phone consultation you used before travelling, at the intervals your procedure requires — so routine review never needs another flight.
Yes. Share existing scans, test results and a summary of your symptoms, and Dr. Tank will review them before your first consultation. There is no obligation to travel.
Send your reports.
Get a real answer.
No obligation to travel. Dr. Tank reviews what you send and tells you honestly whether surgery is the right answer — and whether it needs to happen here at all.