Why do athletes when they get injured travel around the world to go to see a specific doctor, aren’t all doctors able to study specialists to learn the best techniques?

Question

Always hear of athletes based in UK or US for example travelling to Spain or other countries to get surgery.

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Answer 1

Aside from the medical expertise they also tend to select them by having knowledge about medication limitations due to doping restrictions. Not every doctor is capable and knowledgable in that area as it requires intensive extra studies