2026 ranking

Best hospitals for ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) in 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

8 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

Hospitals ranked: 8Hospitals ranked

01 Gold

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Why #1: Established 1975 — long institutional track record

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Arabic: مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي ومركز الأبحاث) (KFSHRC) is a non-profit tertiary healthcare institution headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Est. 1975

From

$2,710

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02 Silver

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Saud Medical Complex
Why #2: Established 1956 — long institutional track record

King Saud Medical City (KSMC), also known as Shemaisi Hospital, is a large public district general hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1956 and is one of the largest tertiary car…

Est. 1956

From

$2,820

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03 Bronze

🇸🇦 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Why #3: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare is a joint project between Saudi Aramco, energy and integrated global petrochemicals company, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the academic medical teaching and research arm of Johns …

Est. 2014

From

$2,900

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04

🇸🇦 Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Saad Specialist Hospital
Why #4: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Saad Specialist Hospital, often abbreviated as SSH, is a private hospital in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. It was initially owned and operated by the Saad Group, founded in 2001 by a businessman, Maan Abdul Wahed Al-Sanea. SSH i…

Est. 1997

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$3,000

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05

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Fahad Medical City
Why #5: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) is a medical complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It consists of four hospitals: The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, The Specialist Hospital, The Rehabilitation Hospital, and The Pediatric H…

Est. 2004

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$3,090

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06

🇸🇦 Khobar, Saudi Arabia
King Fahd University Hospital
Why #6: Established 1981 — long institutional track record

The King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU) in Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is affiliated to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Formerly called University of Dammam, which was previously a part of King Faisal…

Est. 1981

From

$3,130

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07

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Why #7: Established 1983 — long institutional track record

King Abdulaziz Medical City is a district general hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; it was established by a royal decree in May 1983. With a bed capacity of 690 beds, it provides all types of care to all Saudi National G…

Est. 1983

From

$3,180

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08

🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
International Medical Center
Why #8: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

International Medical Center or IMC is a large private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and was built in 2005. The CEO of the center is Dr. Walid Fitaihi. The IMC is a multi-disciplinary hospital that features specialty…

Est. 2005

From

$3,240

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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.

1

Centre-of-excellence flag

Hospitals marked as a centre of excellence for this specialty come first.
2

Patient rating

A higher average rating ranks higher.
3

Number of reviews

Breaks ties between hospitals with the same rating.
4

Lowest listed price

For a single procedure, a lower listed starting price breaks any remaining tie.

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.

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Destination · Saudi Arabia

Why patients choose Saudi Arabia for ercp (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) (gi surgery)

Saudi Arabia's medical infrastructure has expanded sharply under Vision 2030 — King Faisal Specialist Hospital (Riyadh, Jeddah), Saudi German Hospital (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam), and the new Cleveland Clinic Riyadh project anchor a network where clinical depth is increasingly competitive with Dubai or Doha. For ercp (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), Saudi Arabia is the right destination for GCC and wider Arab patients who need same-region, Arabic-first care under religiously aligned protocols, and increasingly for transplant and oncology cases under the Kingdom's residency-priority programs.

Top medical hubs Riyadh Jeddah Dammam Khobar

01

King Faisal Specialist Hospital runs the GCC's deepest BMT, oncology, and transplant programs — outcomes are benchmarked against US academic centres.
02

Religious accommodation, prayer-aligned scheduling, halal pharmacology, and gender-aligned nursing teams are default, not a request.
03

Direct flights from every GCC capital, Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Khartoum, Karachi, Dhaka, and Manila make Riyadh and Jeddah short-transit destinations.
04

The Health Holding Company reform has standardised public-private hospital pricing, reducing the cost-uncertainty that historically pushed Saudis to travel.

Cost note. KSA pricing has come down substantially under Vision 2030 reforms; for GCC patients, the saving over Dubai is modest but the cultural fit is unmatched.

How to use this list

What to look for

Pre-op nutritional optimization protocol.
Anastomotic leak rate published (5-10% typical at experienced centers).
Conversion rate (lap-to-open) for your procedure type.
ICU and intermediate care availability.
Multi-disciplinary review for cancer cases.
Pathology lab integration.

Volume benchmarks

Surgeon volume benchmarks

100+ Whipples/year program Top-tier HPB; mortality typically <3%

50–100/year Strong HPB

Under 30 Whipples/year Lower volume; mortality measurably higher

Travel timing

When to travel to Saudi Arabia

Peak window: November, December, January, February, March, April

Avoid: June, July, August, September

Travel best in cool season (October–April), 15–28°C. Summer (May–September) is harsh: 35–48°C with high humidity in coastal areas. Recovery is much more comfortable in winter.

Questions

What to ask each program on this list

01
What's your laparoscopic/robotic conversion rate?
02
What's the leak rate or anastomotic complication rate?
03
What's the nutritional plan post-discharge?
04
What follow-up endoscopy or imaging schedule applies?
05
How is pathology reviewed, and how does my home GI specialist receive results?

Adjacent rankings

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