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Who we are
About Colombia Orthopedics
An independent research and patient-coordination service for people considering orthopedic surgery in Colombia. We are based in Medellín, and we are not a clinic.
What we do
We publish the cost and logistics research we wish existed when we started looking at this market, and we help patients take the next step: getting imaging in front of an orthopedic surgeon and getting a written package quote back. That's the whole service.
What we are not
We are not a hospital, a clinic, or a medical practice. We do not diagnose, we do not treat, and we do not give medical advice. No one here is your physician. Everything on this site is general information to help you ask better questions of the people who will be your physicians.
How we make money
We're paid by the facilities we refer patients to, not by patients. That's the standard model in this industry, and you should know it about any medical travel site you read — including this one. It creates an obvious incentive, so here's how we try to keep it honest:
- We publish price ranges, and we say plainly when we don't have defensible data instead of inventing a number.
- We don't publish testimonials, patient stories or reviews. If we ever do, they'll be real and labelled as such.
- We don't name specific surgeons or clinics on this site. We point you at ReTHUS and the accrediting bodies so you can verify anyone yourself.
- We write the reasons not to travel next to the reasons to travel. Some patients and some cases genuinely should stay home, and we say so.
Our position on Colombian healthcare quality
The claim you'll see everywhere is that the World Health Organization ranked Colombia first in the Western Hemisphere and 22nd in the world. That's real, and it comes from the WHO's year-2000 health system assessment. It is also decades old, and any site presenting it as a current measurement is being sloppy or worse. We cite it as historical context and then point you at things you can check today: hospital-level Joint Commission International accreditation, verifiable through JCI directly, and individual physician registration, verifiable through ReTHUS, Colombia's national health-personnel registry.
The network
Colombia Orthopedics is part of a family of independent Colombian medical travel resources. The hub is colombiamedical.co, with the practical trip-planning material at Colombia Medical Guide. Related sites cover regenerative and cell-based therapy, cosmetic surgery, dental care and vision correction.
Talk to a person
Email andy@colombiamedical.co or message WhatsApp +1 (614) 607-1230. A real person reads it, usually within a business day.
Ready to see real numbers for your case?
Send us your joint, your diagnosis, and your timeline. We'll come back with typical package ranges, what's included, and what a realistic trip looks like — at no cost.