Med Viajar
About Med Viajar

Built on trust.
Driven by outcomes.

We started Med Viajar because we saw how hard it was for international patients to navigate medical care in Panama alone. We decided to fix that.

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2019
Founded
Our Story

Why we built
Med Viajar.

In 2019, our founder watched a close family friend navigate knee replacement surgery in Panama City entirely alone — struggling with language barriers, confusing hospital billing, and no support for the logistics of recovery. The surgery went well. The experience around it didn't have to be so hard.

Med Viajar was founded with one purpose: to make world-class medical care in Panama genuinely accessible to international patients — not just in theory, but in practice. From the airport transfer to the post-op phone call with your doctor back home.

Today our team of bilingual coordinators has supported patients from over 15 countries, working with Panama City's leading JCI-accredited hospitals and internationally trained specialists. Every patient gets a named coordinator. Every case is handled personally.

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What We Stand For

Three things we
never compromise on.

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Honest Advice
We tell every patient the truth — even when that means saying Panama isn't the right choice for their situation. Trust is earned by being straight, not by closing every deal.
02
Real Coordination
We don't send you a list of hospitals and call it coordination. We book, arrange, attend, translate, follow up and stay available throughout. The difference matters when things get complicated.
03
Accountability
Every patient has a named coordinator and a direct WhatsApp line. When something needs fixing, there's always a specific person responsible — not a support ticket.
Our Coordinators

The people who
handle your case.

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Sofia Mendez
Senior Patient Coordinator
5 years coordinating international patients across orthopaedics, dental and cosmetic surgery. Fluent in English, Spanish and French. Based in Panama City.
🇺🇸 English 🇪🇸 Spanish 🇫🇷 French
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Rafael Cruz
Medical Liaison
Former hospital administrator at Hospital Punta Pacífica with deep relationships across Panama City's medical community. Specialises in complex surgical cases.
🇺🇸 English 🇪🇸 Spanish
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Ana Lucia Vega
Patient Coordinator
Specialises in bariatric and fertility cases. Has personally supported over 200 patients through their Panama medical journey since joining in 2021.
🇺🇸 English 🇪🇸 Spanish 🇩🇪 German
Our Medical Network

Specialists we
trust and recommend.

Dr. Eduardo Fong
Dr. Eduardo Fong
Ophthalmology
Centro Médico Paitilla
Dr. Carlos Reyes
Dr. Carlos Reyes
Dentistry
Grupo dental Sorriso
Dr. Rodrigo Castillo
Dr. Rodrigo Castillo
Orthopedics
Hospital Punta Pacífica
Dr. Amelia Vásquez
Dr. Amelia Vásquez
Bariatric Surgery
Hospital Punta Pacífica
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