Surgeon and Safari is a registered South African company (Estab. 1999) with its trademark registered in USA, Europe and South Africa.
Surgeon and Safari spearheaded the global medical / health tourism industry in 1999 as a facilitator marketing South Africa as a destination with a network of top quality medical professionals, private hospitals, extensive after care, follow up with professional service and reputable support focusing on clients needs with a clear code of conduct.
Surgeon and Safari offers a reliable medical concierge service for medical tourists
Lorraine Melvill – Founder of Surgeon and Safari
• 2001 presented Business model to Institute of Directors in London.
• 2002 Nominated for the South African Business Woman of the Year Award
• 2002 Finalist in the Nedbank Business Achiever Awards
• 2003 Surgeon and Safari was nominated by the Department of Trade and Industry for a Business Partnership and Collaboration award
• 2004 nominated GIBS Top Speaker of the year award
The Surgeon and Safari business model has been written up as a case study in a Marketing Text Book used in some South African Universities and used by the World Economic development organisation based in Switzerland as a business model in developing countries
Lorraine Melvill is a founder member of Medical Tourism Association of South African ( Est. 2006 ) a Non Profit Organization committed to maintain the highest quality standard and service to the industry
Surgeon and Safari website was accredited in 2009 by The Health on the net Foundation commitment to developing professional standards, thus putting quality into the industry and including Medical Tourism Facilitators as acknowledged equals in the care of medical travelers and a true partner with the various service providers
Books Published profiling Surgeon and Safari
• Brush with Perfection - By Alex Kuczynski
• Patients Beyond Borders – By Josef Woodman
• OffBeat South Africa - By Richard George, Denise Slabbert,Kim Wildman
• The Complete Medical Tourist - By David Hancock
Surgeon and Safari’s reputation as The World Leader in Medical Tourism continues to be reported in the international media : Time, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CBS, ABC, BBC, CNN , NBC, SKY, Reuters, Associated Press, etc.....
We believe that our past clients are testimony to our success.