Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals

My sister is looking for a surgeon in Kerrville, Tx and does anyone know anything about Beech Street Insurance??

I am thinking of going to Dr. Hollis, but I have read some things about his staff. Has anyone used Dr. Hollis? If so, what was your experience with his support staff? The surgeon is very important, but I feel like his staff is as important since I will have the most interaction with them.

Hi! If any of Dr. Mueller's patients are on here, or if you had your surgery done at Sharp Memorial in San Diego, can you share your experience with me? So far I love his office staff, and have heard that he is a great guy, but I have not met anyone first hand that has had thier surgery done by him :smile1: thanks!!

anybody?? I am strongly considering him.

Dr. Erbella was my Lapband surgeon. He has such a wonderful bed side manner. He also did my tummy tuck 2 years after my Lapband. I still see him for my fills. He is in Bradenton Florida. I travel 2 hours one way to see him, that's how great he is. I have already sent 2 of my friends to see him, they love him too.

Im searching for sleevers that had gastric sleeve in Cancun Mexico Please let me know if any body used Dr. Hector Perez. T Y

I was a patient of Dr. Rowitz at Anmed. I went to see him one day with an appt. and he told me that he was leaving. I had no idea that he was going to leave nor did I know why he was leaving. Does anyone have an idea as to why?

My sister is getting her sleeve on June 1st, 2012 with Dr. Alvarez in Mexico. I was wondering if there is anyone else who is having theirs that day or weekend. I live in San Antonio so she is coming here from Mississippi and we are traveling together to Eagle Pass, Tx. I want to find some buddies that will be there at the same time! Please let me know if you had Dr. Alvarez as your surgeon, your experience, but especially if you are going to be sleeved on June 1! Would love to have a buddy to visit with while we are there and share experiences with.

I was banded by Dr. Singh March 24, 2008. Dr. Singh was the third WLS surgeon that I investigated. I chose his practice for a few reasons: 1) I felt comfortable with Dr. Singh; his “bedside manner” put me at ease. He likes to make jokes – corny but funny ones, 2) I was confident in his ability to get me through the surgery alive – trust me I read everything I could about his practice. I wanted to know the statistics on patients lost, infection, and anything else I could find out. One thing I really liked was that Dr. Singh actually trained other doctors to perform this surgery AND (and this is important people) he likes working through the smallest incision possible. I h…

Hi, I have a million questions. But right now i just want to introduce myself. I am 51 yrs old and currently at 285lbs would love to get to 135lbs. I have been married for 31 years and have a wonderful support group. I am waiting for the date for my surgery , hopefully aug 2nd. We are from Michigan but have a second home in arizona, so i have decided to get my surgery here in AZ. I am excited, nervous, happy, and terrified ) all in one. I have been reading on this forum for a week now and everyone is soo informative and very kind....I guess we r all in this together:))) I will let u all know when they schedule my surgery. Thanks for the time !

Hi, Since Dr Spivak moved back to Israel, I was wondering what Dr. his former patients are now using? And any experiences (good or bad) that you are having with them. I felt so lucky to land on Dr Spivak's doorstep and now I feel lost. I am having some small issues and want to get this checked out. Also do you know where they left our medical charts? Thanks for your input Josie

Hi, Does anyone know of a a good dr who performs lap band surgery In Bahrain?

I have been a pt. of Dr. Minkin for 2 years in July. I have lost over 75lbs and have been pleased with him. My wife and sister-in-law was banded by him also. He is strick with things and make sures that you are complying with things before he will do fills etc. Chris

This is a letter I wrote to the practice administrator for Dr. Cywes and Dr. Pinnar outlining the many reasons I decided to go with another surgeon even though it will cost me more money and time. I wasn't going to post it publicly, but since they seem inclined to ignore my repeated requests for my medical records, I feel justified in doing so. For what it's worth I do like Dr. Pinnar, but the accumulation of all the issues below finally motivated me to make the change. Dear ******, I am contacting you as the practice administrator to request that all claims submitted to my insurance provider be withdrawn and to outline the reasons for my decision to go with another…

Anyone knows a Dr in Puerto Rico that does lap band

I am so excited! I received a call from Dr. Zane on Friday to schedule my sleeve!!!!! I'm so upset that I missed his call. I would have my surgery date right now...I have to wait through the weekend! I can't take it lol. I was shocked he was the one actually calling me to schedule the surgery, and I was shocked that he was calling to schedule the surgery and not the pre-op appointment???? I'm so glad I was assigned to Dr. Zane :-) he seemed very nice at the seminar. ...

hey everyone, i have been looking into getting banded for a bit and want to take the next step to actually sit down with a dr and go over my options.. i live in allentown, pa and would love to be able to find a good dr in or around my area.. can anyone suggest a good doctor? thanks so much! christina

I'm trying to find a MTF that will do the sleeve close around south Oklahoma, north Texas. Any assistance would be great.

Live in Oakland,ca I am going to summit for my RNY Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk

I went through an entire process to have my surgery with Dr. McEwen. I found him to be a really wonderful person and doctor and he answered every question I had, as well as being very patient and understanding. He's a very peaceful personality and was felt good about my original choice in having him do the surgery. Unfortunately I had a very horrible experience with his office manager / executive manager. I had a very hard time getting through to this office most of the time getting a voice mail or answering service. I would leave messages and never receive return calls. I was told by the executive director that if I called multiple times in a day that my file wou…

So far love this doctor and his staff.

Echo! Echo! Ok I will just wait sigh...... ok I'm bored...... I might just take a nap......

Would love any feedback and your experiences. Thanks

Dr Neace! Anyone have vsg thru him?

Hi. I was just wondering if anyone has had the LB placed by Dr. William O'Malley at Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY. I have heard that he is an excellent surgeon (By my PCP), and was just wondering if any of you had Dr. O'Malley. I have my Informational Seminar on March 26. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks, Susan

Found a 2 places I am interested in here in the US. Louisana has Dr. Thomas A. Borland which is now my 1st choice. He has some good reviews but on here they seem to be older ones. But his cash price is outstanding. Also Need info on Dr. Philip Gachassin and his partner Dr. Dennis Eschete Jr. They have a reasonable cash price good reviews but they leave a drain in for an entire WEEK? I really want to stay in the US. But If not the Aceves or Kelly will do my procedure. Opinions on the Drain also please. Thanks

hi i am in the process of deciding on a doctor for my surgery and would like to know if ayone heard of him. i went to the seminar in the physician-surgi center. 2 previous patients gave the seminar but no doctor. i thought that was weird. when i investigated this in NY...one of the top lap band surgeon's there gave her own seminar. anyway any suggestions are greatly appreciated thanks

This is the doctor I've chosen. He seems like he really knows what he's talking about and speaks to his patients like they are real people. He says that obesity is a disease and should be treated as such. After my seminar, for the first time, I actually felt like I had hope. Has anyone else had experience with Dr. Gorjala?

Hi all...Newbie here so please be gentle. :scared0: I am seriously considering a revision from a lapband to the sleeve and in the process of looking for a surgeon. I called Dr. Nicholson's office today to ask about a consultation and they told me that I needed a current Upper GI and EGB before I could even come in. Is that standard for any Dr. or is this just his office? Any advice/insight is greatly appreciated or any recommendations for a Dallas/Plano area surgeon. Beth

Hello, I'm so glad I found this site ... I have a band which I would like to be revised to VSG has any one have this done by Dr Scarborough in Houston TX and what is ur opinion of this dr... Dr Spivak did my band Thank you for any info

I am getting banded next month! Looking for any Dr. Barba patients and what they think of him, the practice, his aftercare - your experience?

Saw an Internet ad for Victor Gonzalez in Dallas/ft worth area. Anyone know about him? I am self pay & it's under 10K.

Ok here we go I am at the hospital waiting to be called.Omg this day came so fast.

Hey all, my insurance doesnt cover bariatric surgery so I started looking else where, i didn't want to travel to Mexico. I wanted to stay in the US. I found dr. morris washington. I have my surgery date set for september 12th. Everyones questioning why its so cheap so i asked. Here was the reply: Ok ....why it's so cheap. Our bariatric program here at Conway Medical Center with Dr. Washington is new. Our former bariatric surgeon left this area about 1.5 years ago. The hospital recruited Dr. Washington from his practice in NJ (Freehold I think). Our facility was previously a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery with the former surgeon. When he left, we lost that …

Hi, anybody else having sleeve here? Has anybody else had it done at Same day surgery center?

Dr. George Woodman is my surgeon and he is the best. He has taken great care of me and I couldn't be happier. I recommend to anyone in our area that is considering having surgery to call Dr. Woodman. He and his staff are the most experienced of anyone in this part of the country and everyone that I know goes to him. He will not tell you what surgery to have he leaves it up to you and makes sure that you know everything you can before surgery. It still takes work to lose weight but it's nice to know that Dr. Woodman is there whenever I need him. Thank you Dr. Woodman!

Just in a few hrs I will be waking up and heading to the hospital for my sleeve i am looking forward to it little nervous but I am not to bad it will all workout.

I am going to have the Lap band surgery done in a few months and I am going to have it done by Dr. Northup here in Cincinnati, OH. I am wondering if anyone on here has had it done by him and if anyone has any info, advice, warnings, etc. Thanks!

I was just hoping to find a surgery date buddy on here...I am getting my sleeve done 8-17-12 with Dr. Rodriguez in Tijuana, Mexico. I had my Lap Band done with him in 2010 and had a great experience! Feel free to email me: erikaj@aol.com. Have a great day!!

I had my consultation, psych eval, and nutritional consultation all yesterday. I really liked everyone in the office, including Dr. Cavazos. He was just awesome! We got along really well. He's super down-to-earth and realistic. He thinks I am a great candidate for lap-band, and since I am self-pay, we can do my surgery as soon as I am given the O.K.--but the surgery day will most likely be after October 1 since I won't have the total amount until then. Very excited about this journey. Can't wait to start.

Anyone have theirs.done by dr malley here on KC?? He did mine on monday..may 1st......

I was just banded may 22. I had not only the very best experience with the dr himself, but his office staff are phenomenal! They are extremely nice, quick, and so very well experienced that they know and are very sure if you follow their steps you will be approved. I already saw him for my post op visit, nd I must say I was very impressed by him and his very helpful RN who sat down with me for a while talking about food and nutrition! She was amazing !! I have to go back on the 27 for my first fill... Very excited I've lost 13 lbs so far!!!

I met with Dr. Rohrscheib monday (feb. 22) he is very nice and answered all of my questions! I am really looking forward to my lap band experience with him. Any other patients of Dr. Rohscheib on here?

I got banded by him six years ago and lost 80 pounds (don't pay any attention to the numbers on my profile. They're very old and I haven't changed them yet). I chose Dr. Spivak because at the time he had the most experience and the best recommendations for Houston. He is very knoweldgeable and compassionate and has a great bedside manner. His staff is also very nice and that's almost as important.

Hi I'verecently moved from Sydney Australia to San Francisco and am looking for a WLS in the city. I had my surgery about 3 years ago and need to have Fluid taken out as I've been experiencing horrible night coughs and know my band is too tight. Can anyone recommend a good surgeon to visit? Thanks everyone. MGH

I had my surgery done with Dr Feiz in May 2010 at his Encino Office. I never really went to check out any other Dr but him. I was referred to him from Family so I just trusted them and went to him. Because I wasn't too overweight to get qualified by Insurance I had to pay cash. So after the seminar I went to within one week I had my surgery and paid CASH for it as well. It's been almost a year and I've lost 40 pounds. Very happy for that I can say. Since my surgery I've had adjustments done by Larry his Assistant which I Love going to because he is very caring for his patients unlike the Dr himself which I've seen once after my surgery to this date. A month after my surge…

I'm considering lapband and GBY in Utah and I'd like to hear from people who have had the surgery done by a Utah doc. I'd like to be able to ask questions to help me choose the right one. Thank so much!

Dr. Naim is my surgeon. Had lap band on 8/17/10. Surgery went smoothly, not much pain. I'm down 17lbs as of today, my 1st month anniversary!

Was banded by Dr Brad Watkins May 25,2012. I live in NE Indiand an hour north of Fort Wayne IN. When I was researching where to go I did alot of watching YouTube videos , obisity help.com you name it I was reading. I knew that I had a doctor in fort Wayne IN an hour south of me to preform the surgery so I went to the semiar and filled out all the insurance info. Well that's as far as I got with the fort Wayne location after months emails and calling the office NOTHING! I knew my insurance covered the surgery so I felt at a loss with comunation with Fort wayne. back to square one for a office that has better Comunniaton skills and cares. End result called Dr Watkins and…

I am seeing Dr. Ben-David at Shands in Gainesville FL for my surgery. I am told he is very good, pretty strict but good! I have read a lot of feedback about him on obesity help and it was all positve....though I hear a friend of a friend is having problems with her surgery and she saw the same Dr. I am not really going to let that affect my decision b/c I know every case is different and who knows if she followed directions as they were given etc.. He has given me 30 pounds to lose before he will do surgery. I had first intended to have lap-band but he told me that it really wasn't an option for somene my size that I should have the sleeve. Anyone else …