We have been arranging treatment in India for patients from abroad since 2012.
Marlin is a medical assistance company based in New Delhi. We work with a fixed group of accredited hospitals to arrange consultations, written cost estimates, visas and travel — most often for patients coming from Kenya, Nigeria and across East and West Africa. One coordinator handles your case from the first message to the flight home.
- Registered name
- Marlin Medical Assistance Pvt Ltd
- Operating since
- 2012 · incorporated 2018
- Head office
- New Delhi, India
- Recognition
- Best CEO of the Year 2019, Lokmat
A coordinator, not a call centre
Arranging treatment abroad on your own means contacting hospitals one at a time, trying to assess doctors from another country, and piecing together costs, visas, flights and accommodation yourself — often from another time zone.
You send us your reports instead. A coordinator reviews them and takes your case to the departments best suited to it at our partner hospitals, then comes back with named specialists, a written estimate and a realistic timeline — usually within 24–48 hours.
If you go ahead, the same person handles the visa invitation letter, airport pickup, accommodation, an interpreter if you need one, and follow-up once you are home.
You send reports
Scans, discharge summaries, recent bloodwork — whatever you have. WhatsApp is fine.
We take it to the departments
Your case goes to the relevant departments at our partner hospitals. More than one option where more than one is appropriate.
You get an estimate
A written estimate covering the surgery, the hospital stay and the costs that quotes commonly leave out. Where a case can change once surgery begins, we tell you what would change and roughly by how much.
You decide
There is no obligation to proceed. If you go ahead, we handle the visa letter, travel and stay. If you don't, that's the end of it.
You don’t pay Marlin. The hospital does.
Marlin’s coordination service is free to patients. You pay the hospital directly, on the hospital’s own invoice and at its published tariff. There is no markup on your treatment cost for using Marlin.
Why a hospital pays for this
Every large Indian hospital runs an international patient department and spends money reaching patients abroad — advertising, exhibitions, representatives in other countries. A case that arrives with reports already assembled, questions already asked and paperwork in order costs the hospital less to take on than one it has to find and prepare itself. That fee comes out of the hospital’s international marketing budget, not your bill.
Does this affect which hospital we recommend?
No. The coordination fee is the same at every hospital we work with. We do not earn more by sending you to one hospital instead of another.
Where more than one partner hospital suits your case, you get written estimates from more than one and you choose. The hospital’s tariff is the same whether you come through Marlin or contact the hospital directly — if we were adding cost, going around us would save you money. It doesn’t.
What we coordinate
- Getting your medical file to the appropriate hospital department
- Written treatment estimates and comparison across hospitals
- Visa invitation letters and supporting paperwork
- Airport pickup, accommodation and interpreter support
- Coordination with the treating team and follow-up after you return home
What we don’t do
- Diagnose your condition or give medical advice — that comes from the treating doctor
- Take treatment payments on the hospital's behalf
- Guarantee treatment outcomes, dates or final costs
- Choose a surgeon for you
Treatment payments always go directly to the hospital.
If anyone asks you to send treatment money to Marlin, do not do so. Hospital invoices are paid directly to the hospital.
Who you are dealing with
Marlin is run by the two people who founded it. They began arranging treatment for international patients in 2012 and incorporated as Marlin Medical Assistance Pvt Ltd in 2018. Both came into this from inside the hospital system rather than from travel or sales, and their credentials are listed below because you should be able to check them independently.
Dr. Mohammad Afzal Siddiqui
Before founding Marlin, Afzal worked in medical tourism coordination at Delta Medical Tourism, based at Medanta.
- Vice President (Indian Chapter), IMIA (USA)
- General Secretary, MTDA (India)
- IMIA Interpreter of the Year, 2013
Mr. Rahmat Alam
Rahmat began his career in patient care services at Max Healthcare, Saket. He leads day-to-day patient coordination and hospital operations.
- Master's degree, Jamia Millia Islamia
- 14+ years in medical travel coordination
Awards
Each award is listed with the body that gave it and the event it was given at. Tap any photograph to see it at full size.
Best Medical Tourism Company
Eminent Research
Top Healthcare Icon Awards 2025
Global Business Award
Shasha Media
Global Business Awards 2024
Most Innovative Medical Tourism Company
Eminent Research
Achievers Brand Icon Awards 2023
40 Under 40 — Medical Tourism category
Business Mint
Nation Wide Awards 2021 · certificate no. 2021-U40IE-20
Indian Excelsior Award
G-Town Magazine
Indian Excelsior Awards 2021, Goa
Coverage in Hindustan Times (paid placement)Best CEO of the Year
Lokmat
Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conclave Awards, Mumbai
Where we have been written about
Publication, headline and date for each — with a link, a recording or a scan of the printed page, so you can check the piece rather than take our word for it.
Offering a backbone of convenience to people seeking medical care & attention
A fixed group of partner hospitals
We work with a small number of hospitals rather than a long directory, so coordinators know the departments, the admission process and the people. Accreditation for each is listed on that hospital's own page.
How to verify Marlin before you send anything
If you are weighing up whether we are real, these are the things to check. We would rather you did.
Registered office
Block F, Building No. 14, Upper Ground Floor, Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi 110025
Company identity
U33110DL2018PTC403930
Searchable on the MCA register
Find us elsewhere
Industry bodies
MTDA (India)
Dr. Siddiqui holds office personally; not a company membership
Send your reports and we'll come back within 24–48 hours
No cost, no obligation.