Medical tourism

 

 

 

General information about medical organization

North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov has its own clinical facilities, which include Peter the Great Clinic, E.E. Eichwald Clinic, Center for Preventive Medicine, Mycological Clinic and Center for Family Medicine.  

High standards of medical services, comprehensive approach to treatment and prevention, qualified and experienced specialists, including staff from the University's faculties, modern equipment and new technologies ranks North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov clinics with the best federal health institutions in the country.

The University clinics do their best to maintain and improve the health of the patients. We are always ready to help – whether it is pediatrics, consultation for adult patients or surgical treatment of various diseases. There is no compromise when it comes to our patients: personalized high-quality medical care in practically all fields of medicine, state-of-the-art equipment and the best specialists are our hallmarks. We are building a medical facility where world-class technology and a team of professionals with international experience guarantee a high level of medical services provided.

 

  

List of medical services provided

As part of the development of medical tourism, the following unique medical services are provided in the clinics of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov:

 

1. Ophthalmology:

 

  • LASIK and FAREK refractive surgeries
  • Corneal collagen cross-linking to stabilize keratoconus
  • Surgical treatment of cataracts
  • Surgical treatment of glaucoma
  • Vitreoretinal surgery
  • Surgical treatment of strabismus, progressive myopia
  • Intravitreal drug injection
  • Laser microsurgery for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, peripheral retinal dystrophies and ruptures, secondary cataracts, etc.
  • Vision correction with orthokeratology lenses
  • Services for diagnosis of visual diseases

2. Mycology:

  • Treatment of invasive mycoses caused by mold fungi         
  • Treatment of invasive mycoses caused by yeast fungi        
  • Treatment of superficial candidiasis            
  • Treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.          
  • Treatment of chronic candidiasis of skin and mucous membranes.          
  • Differential diagnosis of mycotic diseases.

3. Cardiovascular surgery:

  • Coronarography with fractional blood flow reserve measurement to determine the hemodynamic significance of stenotic lesion.
  • Performing optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound to clarify the morphology of stenotic coronary lesion and optimize the quality of coronary artery stent implantation.
  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
  • Balloon aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis as a step before TAVI or sAVR.
  • Stenting of the internal carotid artery using a proximal emboloprotective system.
  • Rotational atherectomy for diffuse, calcified coronary lesions.
  • Performance of alcoholic septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  • Performing endovascular interventions on native coronary bed and shunts after coronary artery bypass surgery.
  • Recanalization of occluded forearm arteries after previously performed endovascular procedures.

4. Arrhythmology and cardiac surgery:

  • Cardiac valve replacement for one or more heart valves with artificial circulation.
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting combined with valve replacement with artificial circulation.
  • Cardiac tumour surgery with artificial circulation.

5. Purulent traumatology and orthopedics:

  • Treatment of all forms of chronic osteomyelitis and their sequelae.
  • Treatment of the sequelae of injuries complicated by osteomyelitis.
  • Treatment of false joints and unhealed fractures, bone defects and shortening of limbs, irregularly healed fractures, joint contractures and deformities, soft tissue injuries and defects.
  • Treatment of the consequences of spinal injuries, diseases of the spine and spinal cord, and peripheral nerve injuries.
  • Treatment of patients with purulent complications of total arthroplasty of large joints, re-endoprosthesis of this category of patients.
  • Restorative treatment of the sequelae of injuries and diseases of the organs of motion and support, as well as soft tissue injuries, using microsurgical techniques.
  • Surgery of purulent diseases and sequelae of hand injuries.
  • Surgery of orthopedic and purulent complications of diabetic foot.
  • Surgical and complex conservative treatment of the lower extremity ulcers of various genesis.
  • Complex conservative treatment of the sequelae of purulent complications of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

6. Endocrinology:

  • Steroid profiling by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the diagnosis of adrenal diseases (adrenal cancer, adrenocortical insufficiency and others).
  • Daily glucose monitoring with CGMS, insulin pump therapy.
  • Selective adrenal vein and inferior petrosal sinus sampling for the diagnosis of pituitary and adrenal tumours.

Supplementary information materials

NWSMU Facts & Figures Presentation

Contact information

  • Address: 191015, Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg, 41, Kirochnaya st.
  • Website: www.szgmu.ru
  • E-mail: rectorat@szgmu.ru
  • Phone number: 8 (812) 303-50-00

International Activity

Clinics addresses and phone numbers:

Clinic named after Peter the Great of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

  • Address: 47, Piskarevsky pr.
  • Phone number: 8 (812) 303-50-60
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Clinic named after E.E. Eichwald of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

  • Address: 41, Kirochnaya st.
  • Phone number: 8 (812) 303-50-50
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Center for Preventive Medicine of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov  

  • Address: 1/82, Zanevskiy pr.
  • Phone number: 8 (812) 303-51-00
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Mycological Clinic of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov 

  • Address: 1/28, Santjago-de-Kuba st.
  • Phone number: 8 (812) 303-51-40
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Center for Family Medicine of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov 

  • Address: 45, Prosveshcheniya pr.
  • Phone number: 8 (812)598-87-37, 8 (812) 598-45-29
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