Facing surgery is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make, and it usually arrives at the worst possible moment: under stress, in a hurry, in a health system you do not fully know. Most people end up choosing a surgeon the only way they can, through a polished website, an advertisement, or a name a friend once mentioned. None of that tells you who is genuinely excellent at the specific procedure you need. This service exists to close that gap.

Dr de Windt, MD
Dr de Windt, MD Double board certified in Spain • Internal Medicine and Endocrinology • Full authority to diagnose and prescribe • Número de colegiado 292911860 Your care is directed and monitored by me personally. Consultations by secure video, at your residence, or at a private partner clinic on Avenida Ricardo Soriano, Marbella, with access to full hospital infrastructure across Marbella for imaging, laboratory work and procedures whenever a case requires it. Nine years of hospital training after the Spanish national MIR examination.

How we choose

Our recommendation comes from first-hand clinical insight. Through years of working inside the hospital system, we know the professional landscape from within: the surgeons, the anesthesiologists, the teams, and how their patients actually do. That perspective cannot be found in any ranking or advertisement. A surgeon who is outstanding for one operation is not automatically the right hands for another, so the recommendation is always matched to your exact condition and procedure, never to a general reputation.

We are independent. We do not perform these operations ourselves, and no surgeon or clinic pays us to be recommended. Our only interest is the outcome that is best for you.

Second opinions

Sometimes the question is not "who should operate" but "should anyone operate at all." If you have been told you need surgery and want an honest, independent review of the diagnosis and the alternatives before committing, we provide exactly that, in plain language, in English or Dutch.

Guided from the first question to recovery

A name is only the beginning. Once the right surgeon is identified, we arrange the consultations, help you understand your options and trade-offs in plain language, liaise across hospitals and departments, and make sure nothing falls between the cracks. We stay alongside you before the procedure and follow up with you through your recovery, so your care feels continuous rather than a series of disconnected appointments. Clinical responsibility for the operation and post-operative care always remains with the operating surgeon and their hospital team; our role is to make sure you are in the right hands and never navigating alone.

Areas we frequently coordinate

If your situation falls outside this list, we will still guide you to the right specialist.

How it works

  1. A private intake consultation, by video, at your residence, or in clinic, where we go through your diagnosis, your records and your questions.
  2. We identify the right surgeon for your specific procedure and arrange the consultation.
  3. We stay involved through the decision, the admission and your recovery, available to you throughout.

As with all our services, this is personalized care; the scope and fee are discussed openly after the initial consultation. Consultations are conducted in English or Dutch.

The questions worth asking anyone guiding your surgery

Who actually chooses the surgeon, and on what information?

I do, personally, on first-hand clinical insight from years inside the hospital system: the surgeons, the teams, and how their patients actually do. The recommendation is matched to your exact condition and procedure, never to a general reputation.

What exactly is included, start to finish?

The intake consultation over your diagnosis, records and questions; identifying the right surgeon and arranging the consultations; plain-language explanation of your options and trade-offs; liaison across hospitals and departments; and follow-up alongside you through recovery, so nothing falls between the cracks.

What if the second opinion says I do not need surgery?

Then that is what you hear, in plain language, with the alternatives explained. The service exists to get you the right treatment, and sometimes the right treatment is not an operation.

Which records should I bring?

Whatever you have: imaging, reports, letters, blood work. The intake goes through all of it, and where something important is missing, it is arranged rather than guessed at.

Who holds clinical responsibility for the operation?

The operating surgeon and their hospital team, always. My role is independent: making sure you are in the right hands, and that you are never navigating alone.

What does the service cost?

Costs are discussed transparently after the intake consultation, with no obligation, once it is clear what your case actually needs.

When would you advise waiting?

See the next section; it is a question anyone guiding surgical decisions should be able to answer in writing.

When we advise waiting

Waiting is advice, not obstruction: the goal is the operation you need, by the surgeon who is genuinely excellent at it, at the moment it is right.

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5.0 on Google from 21 reviews

“I came to him with a lumbar hernia and could barely walk anymore. Instead of rushing me into an operation, he first focused on getting me physically ready. We worked on my strength and body composition so I would go into surgery in the best possible condition. He then arranged an appointment with a top spine surgeon, and I was operated on the day after that very first consultation.

The surgery went well, and my quality of life is already much better. I am still doing rehabilitation to keep getting stronger, but the difference is like night and day. What I appreciated most was how everything was arranged for me, from the preparation to finding the right surgeon to moving quickly. I felt looked after throughout the whole process.”

Charles Borg, Google review

Unedited Google reviews from the verified profile I manage. A selection is shown here; all twenty-one are on Google, including the ones in other languages.

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Handled in confidence and never shared. Consultations in English or Dutch, by secure video or across the Costa del Sol.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you guarantee the outcome of my surgery?

No one can, and you should be wary of anyone who implies otherwise. What we can do is materially improve the quality of the decision: the right diagnosis, the right procedure, the right surgeon for that procedure.

Do surgeons pay you to be recommended?

No. We are paid by you, and only by you. That is what keeps the recommendation honest.

I already have a surgeon. Is a second opinion still useful?

Often, yes. Confirming that the plan is right is valuable in itself, and if there is a better route, this is the moment to find out, before the operation, not after.

Do you coordinate outside the Costa del Sol?

The intake and second-opinion consultations are available by video anywhere in Spain. In-person coordination is centred on the Costa del Sol.

This page is for general information only and is not medical advice. All care is subject to individual assessment by a qualified doctor. In an emergency, go directly to a hospital or call 112.

Facing a surgical decision, or want to be ready before you ever are?

Arrange a private consultation, by video, at your residence, or in clinic, in English or Dutch. And if the operation is still a possibility rather than a plan, the strongest position is a documented baseline: muscle, visceral fat and function measured before any anesthesia, so recovery has a target instead of a guess. That is the Body Composition Assessment, and it is what being ready looks like in practice.

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