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Our Mission
Health Tourism News exists to close the information gap in one of healthcare's fastest-growing and most complex sectors. We deliver independent, expert-led coverage of medical tourism, wellness travel, dental tourism, fertility tourism, longevity tourism, and cross-border healthcare policy - without commercial bias, without sensationalism, and without compromise.
Our coverage is built on a foundation of genuine industry expertise, a broad global network of healthcare professionals, destination specialists, and policy experts, and a commitment to holding the industry to higher standards of transparency and quality.
Editorial Standards
All reporting on Health Tourism News is fact-checked, independently sourced, and free from commercial influence. Sponsored content is clearly labeled and strictly separated from editorial coverage. We do not accept payment for editorial placement, rankings, or recommendations.
Corrections and clarifications are addressed promptly and transparently. If you believe something we have published requires a correction, please contact us at [email protected].
Editor-in-Chief
Christian Fadi El-Khouri is a health and medical tourism professional with over 12 years of hands-on industry experience and a lifetime of immersion in a field his family has been part of for generations. Spanning international patient services, healthcare consulting, destination development, and digital health, his expertise covers the full value chain of global health travel. Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, he has advised hospitals, government bodies, regional clusters, and startups across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond on strategy, international patient management, compliance, and business development. He built and headed the consulting department at MESC International Patient Service, Germany's first and oldest medical tourism facilitator. Co-Founder and Vice President of the European Health and Medical Tourism Association (EHMTA), he is a published author and sought-after international speaker, regularly invited to share his perspective at industry events spanning from Saudi Arabia to South Korea, bringing a grounded, critical, and forward-looking voice to global conversations about the future of health travel. He holds an MBA in International Healthcare Management from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and an LLB in Business Law. At Health Tourism News, he serves as Editor-in-Chief, applying his cross-border expertise and broad network of industry connections to deliver independent, authoritative coverage of the global health tourism industry.
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Our Contributors
Health Tourism News publishes original analysis and commentary from a curated network of industry experts, healthcare professionals, destination specialists, and policy analysts.
Ivan Rendulic is an experienced professional in the field of medical tourism, with over a decade of work facilitating international patients and shaping cross-border healthcare initiatives. He is the Founder of ZagrebMed, a leading medical network in Croatia, and currently serves as the President of the European Health and Medical Tourism Association (EHMTA). Ivan works closely with hospitals, clinics, tourism clusters, and industry associations worldwide, and is a frequent presence at the most important global medical tourism conferences and events.
Pierre Hollenbeck is the founder of Medcom, a company specializing in marketing and international healthcare provider support for those entering the European market. Medcom was established in April 2004 and quickly became a pioneer in the French market by offering the first hair transplant services in Turkey. The following years, the company diversified its offerings, providing dental and cosmetic surgery options and operates now on 17 countries.
With a career spanning from the operating room to the boardroom, Kevin Ciresi has combined clinical expertise with operational leadership to advance the global conversation around medical tourism. After founding and leading multiple healthcare facilities in the U.S., he shifted his focus to developing safe, transparent frameworks for international care and "blue zone" wellness destinations. His work bridges quality improvement, patient experience, and cross-border healthcare access, offering a vision of medical tourism that is both innovative and patient-centered.