When someone is diagnosed with a serious disease, a thousand questions come to mind: Is the
diagnosis correct? What are the best available treatments? What is the prognosis? Who is the best doctor that can treat
this disease?
It is sometimes difficult to get well informed answers to these important questions and we would like the opinion of
the best and most renowned physicians specialized in the study and treatment of that disease in particular.
Studies in Europe and the United States show that up to 30% of patients with certain types of
diseases get an
incorrect initial diagnosis
leading to an inappropriate treatment. These studies consider that up to 20% of surgeries are unnecessary, thus
resulting in significant risks to patients and high costs. Because of this, European and American health
organizations recommend patients to get a second medical opinion when they have a serious illness or when the
treatment proposed by their doctors pose significant risks.
For more information regarding this matter, please read our Pathology section.
Consult a Specialist provides the opinion of the best and most renowned specialists in the United States to patients with serious
diseases or to patients with an uncertain diagnosis, without having to leave home.
Consult a Specialist is committed to its patients. Its goal is that its patients receive the best medical information when they need
it most, regardless of where they may be.
For a description of our services, please click
here.