Representative facility exterior. We publish the hospital's own photograph as soon as its desk sends one — we do not use stock photos of doctors.
Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
Bengaluru
A long-established tertiary hospital on Old Airport Road, strong in gastroenterology and urology, with a desk that will name the planned procedure on the letter if you ask in your first email.
- Capacity
- 600+ beds
- Established
- 1991 · 35 years
- International patients
- International desk with named coordinators
- VIL turnaround
- 3–5 working days
Figures confirmed with the hospital's international patient desk on 14 August 2026. Network re-checked 14 August 2026.
Centres of excellence
You are not travelling for a general ward. These are the units this hospital is actually known for, and the equipment that backs them up.
Surgical Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary
- 3D laparoscopy
- Advanced therapeutic endoscopy
- Endoscopic ultrasound
Urology & Andrology
- Robotic-assisted urological surgery
- Laser lithotripsy
Neurosurgery & Spine
- Intra-operative neuro-monitoring
- Neuro-navigation
Oncology
- Day-care chemotherapy unit
- PET-CT access on campus
The people who would operate
We publish a consultant's name and photograph only once their office gives us written permission. Until then we show the post, the qualifications the desk confirms for it, and what that unit does — never an invented doctor.
Head of Department — Surgical Gastroenterology
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology)
Pancreatic and hepatobiliary resections, laparoscopic-first approach.
Head of Department — Urology
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Urology)
Robotic prostatectomy and complex stone disease.
Ask us for the named consultant and their surgical volume for your exact condition — we request it from the desk in writing and forward their reply unedited.
What is waiting for you before you arrive
Visa invitation letter (VIL)
- Issued in 3–5 working days once complete records reach the desk
- MED-X attendants can be named on the same letter (up to 2)
- Ask the desk to state the planned procedure — vague wording gets queried
Language & culture
- Translators: Arabic, French, Swahili, Bengali
- Halal meals on request
- Vegetarian options
- Prayer space
Ground logistics
- International Patient Department (IPD) lounge inside the hospital
- Airport pickup arranged by the desk on confirmed appointment dates
- Attendant seating and long-stay accommodation guidance near campus
The desk will ask you for
- Diagnosis summary
- Referral letter from your treating doctor
- Passport bio page
Ask the desk to state the planned procedure on the letter — embassies query vague wording.
Verified video reviews
A video only appears here when three things are true: we recorded it ourselves with the patient or their family, we hold their signed consent, and the treatment happened at this hospital. No paid testimonials, no actors, nothing bought from a review farm.
No consented video review for this hospital yet.
We would rather show you an empty section than a stock testimonial. Written stories from other corridors are on the how-it-works page.
What this profile is not
- We are not this hospital and we never issue the invitation letter. Only its international patient desk can.
- You can contact this desk yourself, free, without us. Turnarounds are what patients report, not a promise.
- If you ask us to introduce you, this hospital may pay us a referral fee. It never changes your treatment price, and we always show estimates from more than one hospital.
- We never hold your passport, and neither should any hospital or agent.
Your next step for Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
Generate your free visa checklist for Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
Your passport, this hospital's city and specialities, and up to two MED-X attendants — all 7 stages, in order, with the exact documents this desk asks for.
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Our Bengaluru team takes your records to this hospital's international desk, chases it every working day until the letter is issued, and checks that your attendants are named on it before you file.
Turnaround is the desk's, not ours — we cannot promise a letter in 24 hours and we will not pretend to.
Rules verified against official sources on 14 August 2026
We do not paraphrase other agencies. Every requirement on this site traces back to one of these pages — check us any time.
- Indian Visa Online (Bureau of Immigration)
Medical (MED) and Medical Attendant (MED-X) visa categories, fees and forms
- Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs
Entry conditions, port of entry rules and visa validity
- e-FRRO, Ministry of Home Affairs
Registration for stays over 180 days, extensions and exit permits
- NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals)
Which hospitals are accredited to issue a visa invitation letter