Dr. Rajan Joshi

Gender : Male

Age : 47 Years

Languages Spoken : English, Gujarati, Hindi

Specialization : Gynecologist

Kosansh.com profile : Dr. Joshi's Maternity and Gynaec Hospital

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Interview with Dr. Rajan Joshi. A tech savvy Gynecologist.

Dr. Rajan Joshi is a very well known Gyneacologist practicing in the State of Gujarat, India. After getting trained in Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA, Dr. Rajan Joshi started practicing in India. While most doctors in India have resisted to embrace technology, Dr. Rajan Joshi – currently 47 has kept himself upto date on latest technology trends. This can also be seen from his modern and high tech setup in his small hospital.

In 2005, Dr. Rajan Joshi has bagged the prestigious 'Health Professional of the Year' award from international biographical center, Cambridgeshire, England. Dr. Joshi has been one of the very few doctors who have been recognized for outstanding contribution in his field. Kosansh team is very excited to interview a tech-savvy and highly responsive expert medical practitioner. 

Dr. Joshi is very optimistic about Medical Tourism industry and its growth prospects. His own practice has seen growth of 20% year-on-year from medical tourists. According to Dr. Rajan Joshi, medical tourism is a symbiosis of between patients and doctors. Patients who cannot afford medical facilities get more personalized world class treatment from Indian doctors. Indian doctors on other hand, get to widen their horizon of business. At Dr. Joshi's clinic a patient feels at home and gets best treatment at reasonable price. Key to Dr. Joshi's success in medical tourism business is constant communication and being accessible for follow up consultations with patients once they reach back home. Patients carry trust back with them. In his own words, Dr. Rajan Joshi states : “ The first and the foremost thing is core competence and quality control.. When a patient is coming all the way from her country , needless to say she needs and assurance that the doctor and the hospital can provide flawless medical service .. Everything else becomes secondary”.

 Dr. Joshi pays personal attention after every medical tourist. He ensures that patient's family members, refering facilitators and physician are fully updated throughout the length of treatment. A full discharge summary and follow-up protocol is also provided to patient's family physician for his record. Communication is done via phone as well as e-mail. Dr. Joshi also intends to start using Kosansh's Patient Vault that enables him to share patient's record securely with remote physician. Tele-medicine and Tele-health is also on agenda of Dr. Joshi. Lot of people are worried about patient's privacy issues. Dr. Joshi thinks that patients privacy issues are important but it is not something where one has to lose sleep. It is not like credit card transaction where one would feel very insecure. Health 2.0 is all about sharing experiences on what works and what does not work. Patient just needs to be reassured about his privacy and most patients are fine with that. 

Dr Joshi believes that medical tourism industry suffers from lack of awareness in patients. Except for some focal areas, this industry is not growing at a pace at a rate it should be growing. Some countries have restricting laws that hamper the growth of this industry. In Gujarat, India where Dr. Rajan Joshi practices Gyneacology, government has been talking about medical tourism since long but the very fact is that everything is happening in private sector. Dr. Joshi does not think government has got drive to do anything here. Dr. Joshi also adds that many patients who are suffering from chronic ailments are turning towards ayurveda and homeopathy and India has a lot to offer in this space. India will play a major part as it is known as “God of alternative therapies”. Dr. Joshi definitely sees immense value in Ayurveda, Reiki, Homeopathy and Bach Flower Remedies.

Today everyone in medical tourism is talking about accreditation. On accreditation, Dr. Joshi feels that formal accreditation process are very lengthy, tedious and expensive. Moderate sized hospitals will not be able to spend time and energy going for accreditation. He says “It is important to have standards in execution and not to go for the alphabets!!. I have one accreditation – I Do Good Work(IDGW)” 

Dr. Joshi says that if you have to be successful in Medical Tourism as a doctor, you must have absolute excellence in your medical facility. Overseas patients should not feel that the services you provide are in any way inferior to international standards. And most important is no discrepancy should exist in the fees quoted and the fees charged. 

Dr. Joshi in past tied up with four facilitators but did not get a single patient from them. One company just packed up after collection of fees. Dr. Joshi adds “ I have always tried to work with a team so there can be sharing of responsibilities but except koshansh, I have not got any business or even inquires.. Whatever work I have got till now is from my own website and from word of mouth publicity. I do not read a lot on medical tourism but I am a regular visitor of Kosansh website. I am a member of Kosansh from its first day of going into beta” . 

Dr Joshi wants somone to simplify the technical part of electronic networking as he feels most doctors are “cyber challenged”. Dr Joshi adds - “Roshan – although a non-medico person is doing a great job in promoting Medical Tourism through Kosansh. I am thankful to him for taking so much interest in interacting off and onn and presenting new ideas and is open to all suggestions. The Medical Tourism Boot camp organized recently by Kosansh team was an eye opener to all of us as to the scope and opportunities in this business. ” 

Kosansh Health Solutions team has really enjoyed interviewing Dr. Rajan Joshi and wishes him all the best as he continues to expand his practice serving international patients.