Travel program campaign

Get The Care You Need

The Center for Innovative GYN Care® (CIGC®) is a world-renowned facility specializing in advanced laparoscopic techniques to treat complex GYN conditions. Women travel from around the world for advanced minimally invasive GYN surgery performed by CIGC physicians.

If you are traveling to CIGC from out of town, our Patient Relations Coordinators (PRCs) and Surgical Schedulers will walk you through each step to ensure you are prepared for your arrival. Whether you are coming from across the country or from the other side of the globe, we will do everything we can to assist you in preparing for your procedure.

Women often travel to CIGC for the following conditions:

Fibroids

Endometriosis

Pelvic Pain

DualPortGYN® and LAAM-BUAO® are the powerful laparoscopic GYN techniques developed by the minimally invasive GYN specialists at The Center for Innovative GYN Care® (CIGC®). Our specialists use these surgical techniques to give women suffering from complex gynecological conditions a better surgical outcome, with less risk and recovery time.

2,575

Total Travel Patients

States

Countries

Dwina traveled all the way from Indonesia for advanced laparoscopic fibroid removal techniques developed by the world-renowned surgical specialists at CIGC.

“The way that CIGC handles out of town patients was very smooth. How I was handled from the start, it was easy for me.”

– Dwina, traveled from Indonesia.

Cindy traveled 1,400 miles from Kansas to avoid an open hysterectomy that would leave her with a vertical scar all the way from her sternum to her pubic bone.

“I want to let everyone know that this was a life-changing event for me. Women need to demand the care they deserve.”

– Cindy, traveled from Kansas.

Have You Been Delaying Your GYN Care?

Women may delay care for their gynecological conditions for any number of reasons, including motherhood, financial concern, or lack of time. At CIGC, we understand that as a woman, you lead a busy, complex life and may not think that you have the resources to put your health first – but you do, and we are here to help.

If you’ve been delaying your care because of any of the following situations, we can help you find a solution:

COVID-19 Pandemic

Being unable or feeling unsafe to travel has been a major concern for women everywhere. Luckily, the worst of the pandemic is behind us, and travel is an option again. Even in the midst of the pandemic, our facilities prioritized patient health and safety, and now we are more prepared than ever to help more women get the care they deserve from anywhere they travel from.

Financial Constraints

Finances should never get in the way of the safe, effective and high-quality care that a patient deserves. At CIGC, we know that financial concerns should not mean that a woman has to settle for loss of fertility, large scars and lengthy recovery periods. That is why we provide financial counseling to help patients understand their out-of-pocket responsibilities and financial options.

Our patient advocacy team understands the ins and outs of health insurance plans and can help you use your benefits to their fullest potential. Our patient advocates:

Contact your health insurance provider to confirm your plan has participating benefits
Calculate your out-of-pocket costs
File any necessary paperwork on your behalf
Take the guesswork out of the process so you can focus on what’s important: finding relief and getting back to your life

Lack of Childcare during Recovery

Working mothers and stay-at-home moms alike know the difficulty associated with taking time to yourself. Whether you cannot afford a lengthy recovery due to parenthood, career, or personal desires, CIGC provides the minimally invasive procedures to help you recover faster.

Our patients go home the same day of surgery and many are up walking around the next day, fully recovered within 1-2 weeks, not 8 weeks like other surgical techniques.

GYN Conditions Are Not Rare

GYN conditions are incredibly common, yet they are rarely talked about. As a result, many women are not properly diagnosed, don’t fully understand their condition, or fear the idea of treatment. At CIGC, we meet you where you are on your journey toward wellness.

We work to empower you with information on your condition so you can make an informed decision on how to move forward. We provide in-depth consultations to help us get a clear picture of where your health is right now and what your goals are for the future so we can provide you with the treatments in line with your plans.

Jeanette traveled from Iowa for a second opinion with CIGC to discuss minimally invasive treatment options that would preserve her fertility.

“[Dr. MacKoul] saved my uterus. He actually did what I begged him to do.”

– Jeanette, traveled from Iowa.

Patients have traveled from:

Traveling to CIGC for Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery: What You Need to Know

Women travel from around the world to meet with our leading-edge CIGC surgical specialists. Our travel program makes traveling long distances for GYN surgery as seamless as possible. We provide an initial consultation over the phone and guide patients and their travel companion through every stage of their pre and post op tasks and itinerary.

Symptoms and Conditions We Treat

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for women’s GYN symptoms to be ignored or misdiagnosed by providers at other facilities. Even worse, these providers may scare their patients into thinking an invasive procedure is the only appropriate form of treatment. At CIGC, we hear you when you say something isn’t right. Our state-of-the-art techniques treat a range of symptoms and conditions, such as:

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, talk to our patient advocate today!

DualPortGYN: Not Your Mother’s Hysterectomy

Minimally invasive techniques

Our trademarked hysterectomy procedure involves only one hour of surgery time, two small incisions and barely noticeable scars.

The safest procedure

Research shows CIGC’s technique is safer than other types of surgery and has the lowest complication rates.

Avoid the hospital

Have an outpatient procedure at a freestanding surgery center and go home the same day.

Rapid recovery

Rather than an eight-week recovery time after open surgery, we’ll have you back to your daily routine in a week on average.

LAAM: A Better Myomectomy

The Laparoscopically Assisted Abdominal Myomectomy (LAAM®) is our fertility-preserving, advanced laparoscopic myomectomy procedure that removes both small and large fibroids for women of childbearing age.

This groundbreaking procedure allows for the removal of as many fibroids as an open procedure — including small fibroids often left behind in other procedures — without any large incisions, hospital stays or long recoveries.

“Tons of gratitude to Dr. Danilyants, the surgical team and staff for making this extreme fibroid surgery possible for me and putting my body on the right path for fertility. God Bless you all and thank you so very much.”

– Aziza, traveled from New York

Patients Who Traveled for the Care They Deserved

If your current physicians are not offering you the GYN care or options you need to maintain fertility, recover quickly and get back to a pain-free life, then CIGC is here for you. We have helped countless out-of-town patients get the care they deserve.

Read their stories, and join them in taking an active role in your health.

“Within days I was walking around with little to no pain. By the end of the second week, I was doing light exercises like walking a mile through my neighborhood. I'm a runner and by the end of the third week, I was able to get in a few miles. Today, I feel amazing – like myself in college. Thank you, thank you.”