2026 ranking
Best hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in 🇰🇷 Daegu
10 hospitals from the Medcasts database, ordered by centre-of-excellence status, patient rating and review count. Use it as a shortlist, not a verdict.
Methodology: how we rank · pricing
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01 Gold Daegu Catholic University Chilgok Catholic HospitalWhy #1: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Daegu Catholic University Chilgok Catholic Hospital runs from Daegu, South Korea. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. It opened in 2002. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus…
Est. 2002From$8,220all-in · case-specific -
02 Silver COMWEL Daegu HospitalWhy #2: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
COMWEL Daegu Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 2012. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. If you're planning treatment here, expect to s…
Est. 2012From$7,765all-in · case-specific -
03 Bronze Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan HospitalWhy #3: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. On-th…
From$7,443all-in · case-specific -
04 Daegu Medical CenterWhy #4: Established 1914 — long institutional track record
Daegu Medical Center operates in Daegu, South Korea, a growing destination for Asian medical tourists. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. It opened in 1914. On the clinical side, the hospital covers ca…
Est. 1914From$7,506all-in · case-specific -
05 Daegu Fatima HospitalWhy #5: Established 1917 — long institutional track record
In Daegu, Daegu Fatima Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. It opened in 1917. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. A…
Est. 1917From$8,725all-in · case-specific -
06 Keimyung University Dongsan HospitalWhy #6: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital — a hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Most international patients on the desk…
From$7,653all-in · case-specific -
07 Kyungpook National University Chilgok HospitalWhy #7: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital runs from South Korea. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. It opened in 2011. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 more. If …
Est. 2011From$8,308all-in · case-specific - 08 Kyungpook National University Hospital
Why #8: Established 1907 — long institutional track record
Kyungpook National University Hospital (Korean: 경북대학교병원) is located in Daegu, South Korea. It was derived from the DongIn Clinic which opened in 1908. It is the central hospital of Gyeongsangbuk-do. In 1952 Kyungpook Nat…
Est. 1907From$3,370all-in · case-specific -
09 Daegu Veterans HospitalWhy #9: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Daegu Veterans Hospital — a hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Most international patients on the desk arrive from …
From$8,542all-in · case-specific -
10 Daegu Catholic University Medical CenterWhy #10: Established 1980 — long institutional track record
Based in Daegu, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 1980. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current…
Est. 1980From$2,990all-in · case-specific
How this list is ordered
What decides the order
Hospitals are sorted by these database fields, in this order. Nothing else is weighted.
We do not score outcomes, surgeon case volume or publications. Ask each hospital for surgeon-level case numbers before you decide.
- 1Centre-of-excellence flag
Hospitals marked as a centre of excellence for this specialty come first.
- 2Patient rating
A higher average rating ranks higher.
- 3Number of reviews
Breaks ties between hospitals with the same rating.
What this list isn't
Rating ≠ outcome
A hospital ranking is a qualifying filter, not a prediction of your outcome. Within any listed hospital, your outcome is shaped by your specific surgeon's volume, the program's protocol for your indication, and your own clinical baseline. Always ask for surgeon-level data — case volume per year, conversion rate, infection rate — before committing.
Next step · Cardiac Surgery
Ready when you are.
Three ways forward. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.
Destination · South Korea
Why patients choose South Korea for cardiac surgery (cardiac surgery)
South Korea is Asia's leader in cosmetic, plastic, and dental surgery, with parallel strengths in spinal, orthopedic, and stem-cell programs. The country's Big Five hospitals (Asan, Samsung, Severance, Seoul National, Catholic) run JCI-accredited international wings with dedicated translators, recovery suites, and multilingual aftercare. For cardiac surgery, Korea attracts patients from China, Japan, Russia, Mongolia, the GCC, and increasingly the US — drawn by surgical refinement, post-op aesthetics, and recovery hospitality that sets the global benchmark.
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Gangnam-district plastic surgery has 500+ board-certified clinics within a 2 km radius — the consequence is hyper-specialisation that's hard to replicate.
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Big Five academic hospitals run multidisciplinary review on every international referral; outcomes auditing is publicly reported.
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K-Medical Hub coordination at Incheon Airport runs hospital-direct transfers, removing logistics friction.
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Stem-cell and regenerative therapy programs are uniquely permissive and well-regulated under the MFDS — Korea is a destination of last resort for some advanced cell-therapy indications.
Cost note. Korean medical-tourism pricing is supported by the won's softness and a deep clinical workforce; aesthetic procedures are 30-60% below US/EU list with measurably better aesthetic outcomes per peer-reviewed comparisons.
How to use this list
What to look for
- Surgeon's personal annual case volume on your specific procedure (not just institutional volume).
- Heart-team review documented in writing for major cases.
- 30-day mortality rate published, broken out by procedure and risk class (EuroSCORE/STS).
- Perfusion-team experience (often discussed with the surgical team during pre-op).
- ICU step-down capability with cardiac intensivist on call 24/7.
- Re-do or complex aortic experience for higher-risk cases.
Volume benchmarks
Surgeon volume benchmarks
Travel timing
When to travel to South Korea
Peak window: April, May, June, September, October
Avoid: July, August
Spring and fall are most pleasant. Summer (July–August) is hot and humid. Winter is cold and snowy — uncomfortable for some recoveries but indoor infrastructure is excellent.
Questions
What to ask each program on this list
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What's the surgeon's annual case volume on my specific procedure?
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What's the 30-day mortality rate for elective cases at your program?
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Does heart-team review happen for every major case, and can I see the recommendation in writing?
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What's your repair rate for mitral surgery (if applicable)?
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What's your conversion-from-minimally-invasive-to-open rate?
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What's your protocol if I deteriorate post-op — is there a cardiac intensivist on call 24/7?
Adjacent rankings
Other ways to slice Cardiac Surgery in Daegu
Best-of lists are one cut. These hubs let you re-rank by destination, by city, by surgeon volume, or by procedure.
- Specialty Cardiac Surgery hub All cardiac surgery programs across all destinations.
- Best of Best Cardiac Surgery in South Korea Step up from Daegu to the full South Korea ranking.
- City Daegu hospital hub All hospitals and pricing benchmarks in Daegu.
- Destination South Korea hospital hub Featured programs and pricing benchmarks for South Korea.
- Surgeons Cardiac Surgery surgeons Volume-ranked physician directory across all destinations.
- Surgeons Cardiac Surgery surgeons in South Korea Filtered to South Korea-based programs only.
- Hospitals All South Korea hospitals Filter by city, specialty, accreditation, beds.
- Hospitals Hospitals filtered by Cardiac Surgery Programs credentialed for cardiac surgery across all destinations.
- Browse Other best-of rankings All specialty × country ranking combinations.
- Compare Hospital comparison Side-by-side accreditations, ratings, beds, and pricing for up to 4 hospitals.
- Compare Doctor comparison Surgeons compared on volume, fees, languages, video-consult availability.
- Tool Cost calculator Hospital-reported pricing for cardiac surgery procedures across destinations.
- Tool Match-me triage Three questions, get a specialty + destination + 3-hospital shortlist.
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