Disease Specialties
From CAR-T cancer immunotherapy to dental implants — explore what Chinese medicine does best, with costs, leading hospitals and FAQs for each specialty.
CAR-T Cancer Therapy
China leads the world in affordable CAR-T cell therapy: $30–50k vs $373k+ in the US.
View top 10 hospitals →Cardiac Surgery
Heart bypass surgery around $40,000 vs $130,000 in the US.
View top 10 hospitals →Orthopedics
Robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement, $8–15k.
View top 10 hospitals →Dentistry
Implants from $800 with Straumann and Nobel Biocare systems.
View top 10 hospitals →Ophthalmology
SMILE LASIK / ICL from $1,200 with femtosecond lasers.
View top 10 hospitals →Health Checkups
Full-body screening $300–2,000, results the same day.
View top 10 hospitals →Do doctors speak English?
Bottom line: at China's leading Grade 3A hospitals, reading and writing English is not a problem — physicians read international guidelines, publish in English journals and present at congresses from their student years. Speaking is uneven: international departments work in English, general clinics usually need an interpreter.
What matters more than language is qualification: an attending surgeon who operates independently has typically trained 11–14 years and performed well over a thousand operations. At the top 100 hospitals 40–60% of physicians hold a PhD and more than half hold a senior title. Language can be bought as a service — credentials cannot.
Read the full explainer: credentials and languageIs it safe to have surgery in China?
Leading hospitals are Grade 3A or JCI-accredited and treat over one million international patients a year.
Do doctors speak English?
International departments in major cities provide English-speaking staff and professional medical interpreters.