For the very first time in India, FOREIGN OPD ™(FOPD) -India’s first and only medical healthcare brand that enables face2face™ second medical opinion consultations brings Dr. Simon Taylor, Consultant Hepatologist from Imperial College London, to India. In a scenario where the Indian Healthcare industry is evolving rapidly and more & more patients are demanding world class expertise and experience, this is a milestone achieved where a top level medical expert is coming down to India to cater to the growing demand of patients, that too at an affordable price. 

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Inder Maurya, Founder & CEO said, "We are happy to bring Dr. Simon Taylor an eminent faculty from the Imperial College, London, to India.  Our country is poised to avail of these kinds of service level innovations in Healthcare. Foreign OPD sees that the best of the best and world class 2nd medical opinion can be made available to patients suffering from chronic diseases and are unable to fly to International shores to seek such consultation if they discern. It is a paradigm shift in terms of how Healthcare is consumed in India and we are proud to assume a pioneering role”.  

Talking to the press, Dr. Simon Taylor, Consultant Hepatologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK said, "I am extremely happy to come to India and associate with Foreign OPD. The Medical & Healthcare sector is extremely professional in India and there are several innovative leaps that the country has taken in this direction which makes them on a par with global best practices. World over, the 2nd medical opinion is a pressing need, given the increasing complexity of modern medicine and these are concrete steps being taken in that direction”. He further added, “In UK / EU for Hepatalogy, the fraternity that I belong to, there are regional liver units and a network of hospitals sending patients for 2nd opinions and they operate in a hub & spoke model. A formal second medical opinion is actually mandatory before treatment!  I am happy to have engaged with Foreign OPD, who has also provided me with a platform to engage with my fellow colleagues for a fair exchange of knowledge as well"