Brad Cook

Hospital Clinica Biblica, Costa Rica

Brad launched the Medical Tourism initiative for Hospital Clinica Biblica orchestrating an aggressive service oriented model that has helped position Hospital Clinica Biblica as one of the top destinations in Latin America for medical services. Under his direction, the International Department has been recognized for providing outstanding services to international patients, insurance companies and facilitators. 

Born in Costa Rica of U.S. parents, Brad spent time in Brazil and the U.S. before finally settling down in Costa Rica. This unique tri-cultural background has allowed Brad to better understand the concerns and expectations of clients from many different cultural backgrounds. 

More recently Brad along with other industry leaders developed Surgical Trip, a medical network that specializes in arranging patient care for employers and insurance companies at select internationally accredited hospitals around the world. 

Mr. Cook began helping international patients long before the term Medical Tourism came into vogue having coordinated surgeries, emergency services, air ambulance evacuations and insurance benefits and billing, for thousands of international patients in need of medical care.

Through his company Segrupex/Midam, Brad is a pioneer in the field of international insurance billing and collections in Latin America having provided this service for Hospital Clinica Biblica and its physicians for the past 15 years. 

Brad is a recognized expert on the topic of Medical Tourism and International patient services having spoken and directed workshops at various Medical Tourism and Benefits conferences. 

The success Mr. Cook has had developing the international patient program has been viewed as a model for other hospitals in Latin America who are implementing a medical tourism program of their own and he is often contacted by hospitals and governments as a consultant. 

As an Advisory Board Member and Strategic Development officer for Latin America for the Medical Tourism Association, Brad is contacted regularly by local and international publications on the subject of Medical Tourism and is a key proponent and strategic contact for the Costa Rican government in their ongoing development of Costa Rica as the region’s premiere medical tourism destination.   

Mr. Cook has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI.