Vejthani International Hospital

Spine Surgery at Vejthani International Hospital

Vejthani International Hospital provides advanced spine surgery services for patients facing high medical costs, extended waiting times, or limited treatment options at home. Founded in 1994 and widely recognized as "The King of Bones," this luxury private hospital has recently completed a major renovation, significantly enhancing patient comfort and overall experience even further.

Vejthani is internationally renowned for its highly experienced team of spine specialists, offering a comprehensive range of procedures from cutting-edge robotic surgeries to minimally invasive treatments, each carefully customized to the patient's individual needs.

A Hospital with True Spine Expertise

Spine Surgery patients at Vejthani International Hospital are treated by highly skilled surgeons who are experts in their field. One such expert is Dr. Pattara Kosanunt, who has 18 years of spine surgeon experience, and has undergone extensive overseas specialized training including Minimally Invasive Surgery and OLIF Fusion techniques in Korea, as well as Robotic Spine Surgery in Germany.

The Vejthani Spine Team has also performed over 3,500 Endoscopic Decompression surgeries in recent years, including Microdiscectomy surgery, and their Scoliosis Correction experts have successfully operated on young patients with scoliosis exceeding a 100 Degree curvature.

When combined with advanced in-patient Rehabilitation, the Vejthani Hospital Spine Team provides international patients with world-class surgical care and the optimal conditions for their best possible recovery.

Spine Conditions Treated at Vejthani International Hospital

  • Lower Back Pain
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Facet Joint Arthropathy
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Retrolisthesis
  • Pars Defect
  • Scoliosis (Idiopathic / Congenital)
  • Spinal Fractures
  • SI Joint Dysfunction
  • Ligament Injuries
  • Failed Back Surgery

Spine Surgery techniques at Vejthani International Hospital

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
    for decompression & fusion
  • Full-endoscopic & microscopic
    discectomy/decompression
  • Laminotomy / Laminectomy
  • Foraminotomy
  • Spinal fusion (ALIF, PLIF, TLIF, OLIF)
  • Percutaneous Kyphoplasty & Vertebroplasty
  • Scoliosis & Deformity Correction
    (fusion, expandable rods, VBT)
  • Robotic-assisted / O-Arm + Navigation Surgery
    with Neuromonitoring
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (facet/sacroiliac joints)

Personalized Care for International Patients

From your first enquiry through to when you return home, Spine Connection works closely with you and Vejthani’s medical teams to provide clear, step-by-step guidance throughout your entire medical travel experience.

We will help you get ready for your remote assessment, ensuring the specialists have everything they need. We will then provide your Treatment Plan, guide you on travel arrangements, comfortable accommodation, transportation, and logistics for you and your accompanying family or friends. This is our area of speciality, and we have helped hundreds of patients before you over the last 10+ years.

Vejthani International Hospital also offers multilingual support in over 20 languages, dedicated care coordinators, and comprehensive assistance with visas and immigration, ensuring your experience is seamless from initial consultation through to recovery.


Featured Spine & Orthopaedic Surgeons

Dr. Pattara Kasanunt

Dr. Vit Kotheeranurak

Dr. Weerasak Singhatanadgige

Rehabilitation After Spine Surgery at Vejthani International Hospital

Having a successful spine surgery is only part of the recovery equation. During their in-patient recovery time in the luxury Hospital ward rooms, patients undergo advanced rehabilitation to help them move confidently again.

In combination with traditional Physiotherapy and Personal Training modalities, the Rehabilitation Floor includes robotic assisted gait and balance training, C-Mill virtual reality treadmill, the Keeogo robotic exoskeleton, hydrotherapy, as well as shockwave and laser therapies. Together with a successful surgery, this approach helps patients to regain their strength, mobility and independence, so they can return to an active lifestyle at home.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Spine Surgery at Vejthani International Hospital

Vejthani International Hospital holds Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation and complies with global healthcare standards. The spine surgeons participate in continuous training and international fellowships to ensure safety and quality outcomes. Surgery is performed with the latest O-Arm navigation (real time imaging) to ensure accuracy, and a Neuromonitoring team is always used for required cases. Our top Spine Surgeons in Thailand are as experienced and confident in the latest techniques as the top surgeons in any Western country with a modern healthcare system, and potential complication rates are similar, often less.
Contact Spine Connection via our “Contact Us” form, and our team will guide you through the online assessment process. We will help you through each step, from how to complete your Patient Evaluation Form, send your Body Schematic Diagram, and how to share your spine images. If you don’t have up-to-date MRI & X-Rays taken within 12 months, our team will provide a letter to take to your Personal Physician to arrange these. Once our top Spine Surgeons at Vejthani International Hospital evaluate your data, we will send your Treatment Plan and help explain everything for you to easily understand – with your surgeon answering any medical questions. Spine Connection has helped hundreds of international patients travel for surgery in the last 10+ years, giving us the experience to help you on this journey.
Contact Spine Connection via our “Contact Us” form if you are already travelling to Thailand or are currently in Thailand, and we will fast-track your request for an in-person consultation with our top Spine Surgeons at Vejthani International Hospital. We will ask you simple questions about your spine history and symptoms and determine if you need spine images taken as part of the in-person Consultation. We will confirm the next availability and costs, and after your consultation we will explain your Treatment Plan and all pricing clearly for you to understand.
Our team of Leading Spine Surgeons can treat Herniated Discs, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Facet Joint Hypertrophy/Arthritis, Scoliosis in Children / Adolescents / Adults, Spine Trauma, Spine Tumours, and Complex Deformities using the very latest and most minimally invasive techniques.
Vejthani International Hospital offers interpreter support in the following languages: English, Arabic, Amharic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Nepalese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese, with additional languages upon request. This will ensure clear communication throughout your care journey.
Procedure costs vary by complexity, but Thailand often offers savings of 30–60% compared to Western countries, and in most cases can offer the same surgery with the same technologies and implants, or sometimes more advanced than what you can receive at home. A detailed cost estimate - including surgeon fees, hospital stay, and rehabilitation- will be provided after your initial assessment.
For patients who are self-funding their spine surgery at Vejthani International Hospital, payment can be made using international credit cards, direct wire transfer and cash.
For patients that have private health insurance that covers international elective spine surgery, Vejthani Internation Hospital has a dedicated team that will work directly with your insurance company, helping alleviate any additional stress and worry around the time of your surgery and recovery.
From your first consultation to surgery can take 2-4 weeks, depending on your medical evaluation, VISA processing, and scheduling availability of your chosen surgeon.
Inpatient stays range from 3–7 days for minimally invasive procedures and up to 10 days for complex surgeries. Generally, you will arrive in Thailand at least 3 days prior to the surgery date, and can stay in Thailand for 4-7 days after your hospital discharge before your final consultation with your surgeon for the “green light” to travel home. We will liaise with you after your return home and help you with any follow-up X-Rays required via your Personal Physician, usually 3 months after the surgery date. Spine Connection is here to assist you before, during and after your spine surgery at Vejthani International Hospital.
Yes, we facilitate comfortable companion accommodations, meal arrangements, and visa support so your loved ones can be by your side throughout hospitalization and rehabilitation. You will see in the Hospital photo gallery above that the ward rooms are spacious and have room for a rollaway bed for a support person to stay with them during the hospital recovery. Along with affordable luxury hotels nearby in Bankgok, Vejthani International Hospital also offers their in-house “Residences” which offer a range of comfortable hotel style rooms for patients and/or support partners who want to stay as close to the hospital as possible.
Our International Patient Services team assists with medical visa invitations, immigration guidance, airport transfers, and local transportation, ensuring a seamless arrival and departure process.

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