Has anyone used any of the surgeons at Cedars Sinai? If so, which one did you select and why? What was your experience?

My doctor is Theodore Khalili he is the best, and the director of the program there. I'm 3 months post op.

I get mine done at Cedars on April 9th. How are things going for you? Did you have to spend the night?

My surgeon Dr. Carson Liu who will be performing the operation at Cedars. So far him and his team have been a dream to work with.

If you do a search on this forum using Cedars, you will find several people who have had some unpleasant experiences there. I think at least one of them had a VERY bad experience with Dr. Khalili, who, as mentioned by Socalchic, is now head of the Cedars Bariatric program.

With regard to Dr. Carson Liu, I am acquainted with a Bariatric Surgeon in the Southern California area who is regarded as an expert in the repair of BAD Lap band installations (and he is the Chief of Bariatric Surgery for a Major national HMO), and he specifically mentioned Dr. Liu in one of our conversations. He said that he could recognize Dr. Liu’s “work” when a patient came to him with problems, and apparently there have been a number of problems in his Lap Band installations. I do not know this from first hand experience, only what I have been told by a very reliable source.

I would proceed with caution.

With regard to Dr. Carson Liu, I am acquainted with a Bariatric Surgeon in the Southern California area who is regarded as an expert in the repair of BAD LAP-BAND® installations (and he is the Chief of Bariatric Surgery for a Major national HMO), and he specifically mentioned Dr. Liu in one of our conversations. He said that he could recognize Dr. Liu’s “work” when a patient came to him with problems, and apparently there have been a number of problems in his LAP-BAND® installations. I do not know this from first hand experience, only what I have been told by a very reliable source.

You sure do know a lot about bad surgeons! Know any good ones you can recommend? I realize this may come off as defensive, but that's not my intention. I have personal friends and family members who have been to Dr. Liu and have had nothing but wonderful things to say about him and his staff. However, that's no reason to ignore the bad. Would you be willing to cite the source of this information and perhaps a contact number? I would be most anxious to speak with your acquaintance.