Is it difficult for a person who can not speak well English to have surgery in the United States?

[edsince18]

I am not American and my English is very awkward.

Now, there are a few doctors in our country who do surgery more than 100 times a year

But my country's market is too small compared to the US, so by the time I get revision surgery(20years later~), these high volume doctor may have retired and remaining doctor's volume may be low.

If so, I want to go to the US for surgery rather than go to low volume doctor , but I do not have good English skill. when i write on the internet, I can use translator and dictionary, but fluent conversation is still hard.

Can clumsy english be serious problem?

[ThePlumber1964]

Which is your native language? Believe me, many offices are staffed with people that can fluently speak many languages.

[dg_moore]

The University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, where Dr. Andrew Kramer practices, provides interpretive assistance for patients and families: https://www.ummidtown.org/patients/patient-services/interpretive. I imagine other teaching hospitals provide such services as well. Language doesn't have to be a barrier to getting care.

[Larry10625]

I am not American and my English is very awkward.

Now, there are a few doctors in our country who do surgery more than 100 times a year

But my country's market is too small compared to the US, so by the time I get revision surgery(20years later~), these high volume doctor may have retired and remaining doctor's volume may be low.

If so, I want to go to the US for surgery rather than go to low volume doctor , but I do not have good English skill. when i write on the internet, I can use translator and dictionary, but fluent conversation is still hard.

Can clumsy english be serious problem?

Please create a signature. It makes things much easier to answer your questions without asking a lot of questions. Here's how you do it
Click on your name in the top right corner and select "user control panel"

Then under the big letters "User Control Panel" there is a row of words... select "Profile"

Then down the left had side of the "User Control Panel" select "Edit Signature" (You might have Create Signature or something. I don't know exactly what you'll get because I already have a signature to edit)

Most guys put something like what I have, but you can put whatever you want. Here is mine -
"AMS 700 (18 + 2 rte's). Implanted March 30, 2017 by Dr. Brock of London, Ont, CANADA. Great surgeon. Went in to septic shock and had to have implant removed April 29, 2017. I'm from Belleville, Ontario, CANADA. Appt. for consult for second attempt is on November 6, 2017... I can't wait."

Don't get too carried away with the doctor like his name, address, phone number, etc (anything that looks like advertising for him).. you can certainly say Dr. Jones (great Dr.)

If you need further help, please ask, that's what I'm here for.

Larry
Moderator

[dirtman1993]

Kramer and the University can help with this

[ThePlumber1964]

In NYC you can find any language translation services on most medical settings.