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Sunway Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Malaysia

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https://www.sunwaymedical.com

Specialties

CT MRI PET-CT cardiac imaging cancer imaging aesthetic procedures cosmetic surgery Palliative medicine Oncology Bariatric surgery Robotic-assisted surgery maternity delivery services international patient services plastic and reconstructive surgery body contouring liposuction VASER breast surgery cancer screening breast cancer cervical cancer colorectal cancer lung cancer nasopharyngeal cancer prostate cancer oral and maxillofacial surgery oncology cancer treatment radiation therapy pediatric oncology cardiac diagnostics cardiology cardiac surgery cardiothoracic surgery clinical research hospital laboratory pathology laboratory services radiology diagnostic services health screening emergency services palliative care executive health screening plastic surgery facelift fertility surgery genetic testing general hospital services integrative oncology cancer care supportive care mental health behavioral health psychology private healthcare hospital services intensive care robotic surgery diagnostic imaging gamma knife radiosurgery specialty biologics psychiatry neurosurgery neuroscience neurorehabilitation Robotic Surgery Radiation Oncology Surgical Oncology ophthalmology orthopedic surgery joint replacement minimally invasive spine surgery Palliative care Pathology Laboratory services Haematology post-operative care rehabilitation maternal-fetal medicine prenatal ultrasound amniocentesis chorionic villus sampling cordocentesis cardiac screening PET-CT screening preventive care Radiation oncology Cancer treatment neurology interventional radiology biopsy sleep study gastroenterology stem cell services telemedicine diagnostics emergency triage specialist consultation

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Advanced Imaging Quality in Malaysia: Operates three CT scanners including Malaysia's first photon-counting CT (Siemens NAEOTOM Alpha) installed December 2025, four 3T MRI units (MAGNETOM Vida and Skyra), United Imaging uMI 780 digital PET/CT, JCI Gold Seal accreditation (2024), ranked among world's top 350 in World's Best Smart Hospitals 2026
Aesthetic Clinic Standards in Malaysia: JCI Gold Seal accreditation (August 2024)
Assisted Dying Foreigner Access in Malaysia: JCI accredited; European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care
Bariatric Surgery Quality in Malaysia: 724 licensed beds, largest private quaternary hospital in Malaysia. JCI Gold Seal August 2024, ACHS and MSQH accredited. Expandable to 1,100 beds by Q4 2025. 28 Centres of Excellence, 60+ specialties. Serves ~1 million patients annually. Robotic & MIS Centre with da Vinci system. Sleeve gastrectomy package RM 25,000 (from Feb 2024). Published robotic outcomes: 29.5% total body weight loss for sleeve gastrectomy, 34.2% for RYGB at 1 year. Sunway Medical Centre Velocity introduced da Vinci robotic surgery services April 2024.
Birth Tourism Feasibility in Malaysia: Ranked Malaysia's No. 1 hospital by Newsweek 2025. Multilingual interpreters, cashless international insurance, airport transfers; serves over 113,000 international patients from 170+ countries.
Body Contouring Quality in Malaysia: JCI and ACHS accredited, first hospital in Malaysia to deploy VASER, six plastic surgeons including Dr Jeffrey Chan Chee Yean (FRCSI(Plast), PhD, Advanced Microsurgery Fellowship) and Dr Yeoh Tze Ming (FRCS Edinburgh)
Breast Surgery Quality in Malaysia: 724 licensed beds, 60+ medical specialities. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department has six plastic surgeons including Dr Jeffrey Chan Chee Yean (FRCSI(Plast), PhD with fellowship training in reconstructive microsurgery and lymphatic surgery). Offers DIEP flap microsurgical breast reconstruction. JCI accreditation (August 2024), ACHS accreditation, MSQH accreditation. First hospital in Malaysia to hold three major international accreditations simultaneously.
Cancer Screening Quality in Malaysia: Ranked #1 hospital in Malaysia by Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026. Triple-accredited: JCI + ACHS + MSQH. ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care. Offers screening for six major cancers.
Cancer Treatment Cost Savings in Malaysia: Triple accredited (JCI/ACHS/MSQH), ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care. Equipped with Gamma Knife ICON and Radixact X9. Offers visa support, language interpretation, airport transfers, hotel coordination via WhatsApp.
Cardiac Diagnostics in Malaysia: Heart, Lung & Vascular Centre. 3 Tesla cardiac MRI, 64-slice CT angiography, SPECT/CT nuclear imaging, transesophageal echocardiography, dobutamine stress echocardiography. Treats 113,000+ international patients annually from 170+ countries. JCI accreditation, ACHS International accreditation, MSQH certification. Ranked by Newsweek among Asia-Pacific's top hospitals in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
Cardiac Surgery Quality in Malaysia: Described as the number one smart hospital in the Asia Pacific region. Cardiac and Vascular Division operates as a centre of excellence. Records 500,000+ patients annually including 113,000+ international patients from 170+ countries. JCI, ACHS International, and MSQH accredited. Ranked among Asia Pacific's top hospitals in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology (Newsweek 2025).
Clinical Trial Access in Malaysia: Major medical tourism hospital conducting clinical research. Provides international patient coordination services including visa facilitation and translator support.
Cosmetic Surgery Cost Savings in Malaysia: JCI-accredited; attracts patients seeking hospital-grade safety standards
Dental Surgery Quality in Malaysia: JCI accredited hospital with oral surgery programs.
Diagnostic Accreditation in Malaysia: First hospital lab in Malaysia to achieve MS ISO 15189 accreditation (2005). SAMM 306. JCI Gold Seal, August 2024. Accreditation for Chemical Pathology, Haematology, and Medical Microbiology.
Diagnostic Turnaround in Malaysia: 24-hour laboratory services with MS ISO 15189 and CAP accreditation; Malaysia's first private hospital laboratory to receive MS ISO 15189 accreditation; operates 11 X-ray machines, three CT scanners, four 3-Tesla MRI machines, and two 3D mammography units; explicitly monitors turnaround time, customer satisfaction, critical value reporting, and blood product wastage as key performance indicators; 24/7 radiology-diagnostics service available for emergency inpatients; advertises same-day completion of full screening report
End-of-Life Counseling in Malaysia: ESMO-accredited for integrated oncology and palliative care; first private Malaysian hospital to launch dedicated palliative care service (2017); Supportive and Palliative Care Team provides psycho-social-spiritual support with referrals to clinical psychologist
Executive Health Screening in Malaysia
Facelift Quality in Malaysia: JCI-accredited; JCI Gold Seal of Approval; MSQH and ACHS (Australian Council on Healthcare Standards) accreditation
Facial Feminization/Masculinization in Malaysia
Fertility Surgery Quality in Malaysia: Ranked Malaysia's #1 hospital by Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 2025. JCI Gold Seal of Approval. ACHS accreditation. Houses Sunway Fertility Centre.
Genetic Testing Availability in Malaysia: Offers 'Personalised Wellness Genetic Test' and 'Personalised Wellness Genetic Test + Ancestry DNA Test' packages; includes pre- and post-test counseling; turnaround approximately 20 working days; has international patient desk
Hydrotherapy Facilities in Malaysia: JCI, ACHS, MSQH accreditations (2024), first hospital in Malaysia with three simultaneous international accreditations
Integrative Medicine Quality in Malaysia: JCI-accredited; appeared on Newsweek's world's best hospitals list in 2025; has established international patient unit
Integrative Oncology Quality in Malaysia: ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care (2018-2027, renewed three times), JCI-accredited, multidisciplinary team of 60+ specialties, Cancer Buddy Programme, Supportive and Palliative Care Team, International Patient Centre with multilingual support (Arabic, Mandarin, Indonesian, Japanese), Survivorship Clinic in development, member of Asia Pacific Hospice Network
Ketamine Therapy Availability in Malaysia: Behavioural Health Centre focuses on psychological assessments, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and management of severe mental illness without mention of interventional pharmacotherapy.
Longevity Medicine Quality in Malaysia: JCI, ACHS, and MSQH accreditation; JCI Gold Seal of Approval
Medical Detox Quality in Malaysia: Does not operate a dedicated addiction medicine unit. First Malaysian hospital to simultaneously hold three major hospital-wide accreditations: JCI (Joint Commission International), MSQH (Malaysian Society for Quality in Health), and ACHS (Australian Council on Healthcare Standards), awarded in 2024. Provides credentialed emergency referral capacity for private detox facilities managing patients with serious withdrawal complications requiring ICU-level intervention.
Medical Technology in Malaysia: First hospital in Malaysia to deploy da Vinci Xi in 2022, added second unit in 2023, performed 2,200+ robotic surgeries with 25 certified surgeons across urology, gynaecology, colorectal, hepatobiliary-pancreatic, bariatric, and orthopedic specialties. Operates four Siemens MRI machines (two MAGNETOM Vida 3T and two MAGNETOM Skyra 3T).
Medication Availability in Malaysia: Private hospital, operates Swisslog PillPick® automated pharmacy dispensing system, has international patient centre
Medication Cost Savings in Malaysia: One of the major international hospitals serving medical tourists
Mental Health Cost Savings in Malaysia: JCI-accredited facility; room rates RM100–285 per day for standard ward beds and RM285–425 per day for single rooms; awarded JCI Gold Seal in 2024
Neurosurgery Quality in Malaysia: Neuroscience Centre ranked in top 75 hospitals in Asia-Pacific for neurosurgery (Newsweek 2024). Has Leksell Gamma Knife Icon system. First DBS procedure in Malaysia conducted here in February 2003. Receives more than 113,000 international patients annually from over 170 countries. Reported zero surgical site infections across 2,800+ neurosurgery and orthopedic operations (January 2023-June 2024). JCI, ACHS International, and MSQH accreditation. Offers robotic-guided spine surgery and Sunway Medical Centre Velocity Neuro Centre for specialist neurorehabilitation.
Oncologic Surgery Quality in Malaysia: 724 beds. Triple-accredited (JCI + ACHS + MSQH). Ranked 26th in Asia-Pacific for Oncology by Newsweek 2024. Sunway Cancer Centre is ESMO-Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care (renewed 2025–2027). Operates two Da Vinci Xi robotic systems (installed 2022–2023); first Malaysian hospital to acquire Da Vinci Xi. 25 robotic-trained surgeons across 6 disciplines. 2,200+ robotic surgeries over 7 years. INTRABEAM intraoperative radiotherapy system. 6 radiotherapy machines. Elekta Leksell Gamma Knife ICON. Varian TrueBeam STx.
Ophthalmologic Surgery Quality in Malaysia: Triple international accreditation: JCI, Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), and Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH) — the only Malaysian hospital with all three. Ranked 2nd in Asia for cataract surgery by Newsweek 2025.
Orthopedic Surgery Quality in Malaysia: Malaysia's largest private quaternary hospital with 28 Centres of Excellence and 724 licensed beds. Ranked 6th in Asia for hip and knee replacement and 10th for shoulder surgery (Newsweek 2025). First Malaysian hospital to hold three simultaneous accreditations: JCI (awarded August 2024), ACHS, and MSQH. Operates Stryker Mako SmartRobotics and ROSA Knee System. Achieved milestones in robotic hip and knee replacement recognized in Malaysia Book of Records.
Palliative Care Quality in Malaysia: JCI Gold Seal of Approval (August 2024); ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care (2025–2027). Palliative team includes Dr. Caryn Khoo, Dr. Hayati Binti Yaakup, Dr. Lee Chee Chan. Multilingual: English, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien. International Patient Centre provides interpreters in Arabic, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese. Served 113,000+ international patients from 170+ countries.
Palliative Sedation Availability in Malaysia: JCI accreditation. ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care (2025-2027). Multidisciplinary supportive and palliative care team with specialist palliative medicine physicians. Has served more than 113,000 international patients from over 170 countries. Palliative specialists include physicians with Fellowship training at Stanford and US board certification.
Pathology Quality in Malaysia: First hospital laboratory in Malaysia to achieve MS ISO 15189:2004 accreditation (2005). Special Haematology Laboratory received CAP accreditation in 2024. JCI Gold Seal of Approval. Serves more than 113,000 international patients from over 170 countries annually.
Post-Bariatric Body Surgery in Malaysia: JCI Gold Seal (August 2024), MSQH, and ACHS triple accreditation; six board-certified plastic surgeons; microsurgical capabilities.
Post-Surgical Recovery Facilities in Malaysia: JCI, ACHS, and MSQH triple-accredited. Dedicated rehabilitation programs with international patient services.
Prenatal Care Quality in Malaysia: JCI/ACHS-accredited. MFM consultant Dr. Janani Sivanathan. Provides amniocentesis, CVS, cordocentesis, and detailed ultrasound under specialist guidance.
Preventive Screening Packages in Malaysia: Malaysia's only hospital with three simultaneous international accreditations: JCI, ACHS, and MSQH. Ranked No. 1 in Malaysia by Newsweek 2025 and among top 250 hospitals globally. Operates solid-state digital photon counting PET-CT.
Psychedelic Treatment Quality in Malaysia: ACHS-accredited
Psychiatric Care Quality in Malaysia: JCI Gold Seal 2024, triple-accredited with ACHS and MSQH (first Malaysian hospital to hold all three), Mental Health Centre
Radiation Therapy Quality in Malaysia: Operates six radiotherapy machines including Gamma Knife ICON, TrueBeam STx, and Radixact X9 TomoTherapy. Offers 3D-CRT, IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, SRS, SBRT, HDR brachytherapy, and IORT. Triple accreditation: JCI, ACHS, MSQH. ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care.
Rhinoplasty Quality in Malaysia: Offers plastic and reconstructive surgery with visiting specialists for facial surgery
Second Opinion Services in Malaysia: JCI Gold Seal of Approval 2024 (first in Malaysia to hold three major hospital-wide accreditations); ESMO Designated Centre 2025-2027; served over 113,000 international patients from 170+ countries; Medical Tourism Hospital of the Year in Asia-Pacific multiple times
Specialist Credentials in Malaysia: Received JCI (Joint Commission International) Gold Seal of Approval in August 2024
Specialized Diagnostics in Malaysia: JCI Gold Seal of Approval (August 2024); Radiology & Interventional Centre staffed by more than 20 radiologists including Dr Adam Pany Abdullah and Dr Catherine Kong Khi Ling; performs ultrasound-guided and CT-guided biopsies, drainage catheter placement, embolization, and radiofrequency/microwave ablation
Stem Cell Therapy Quality in Malaysia: JCI-accredited
Surgical Cost Savings in Malaysia: First Malaysian hospital to hold JCI, ACHS, and MSQH accreditation simultaneously; ranked #1 in Malaysia by Newsweek 2026; treats 52,000+ international patients annually; JCI gold seal awarded August 2024
Telemedicine Diagnostics in Malaysia: Operates Malaysia's first 24/7 free in-house telemedicine command centre; accessible by phone, email, Facebook, WhatsApp; served 113,000+ international patients from 170+ countries; 24/7 international helpline; multilingual support
Wellness Retreat Quality in Malaysia: Awarded JCI Gold Seal accreditation 2024. First hospital in Malaysia with three major accreditations simultaneously (JCI, ACHS, MSQH).

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