About Summit
Medical Tourism Research Group

The Medical Tourism Research Group is based at Simon Fraser University (SFU) near Vancouver, Canada. Its research is ongoing, so please check on this collection from time to time to see their latest work. If you have questions about the research, please send an email to: medtour@sfu.ca
Medical tourism involves international travel with the intent of addressing medical care needs of the traveler that occurs outside of arranged cross-border care. Such medical care is usually paid for out-of-pocket. Specific interventions include necessary surgeries, cosmetic surgeries, reproductive treatments, organ transplantation, and travel for experimental treatments such as stem cell transfers and CCSVI treatment for multiple sclerosis. The research team is particularly interested in Canadians’ travel for elective surgeries that do not involve purchased human organs.