Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin - Univ of MN Hosp.?

I am having my surgery Jan. 12, 2006 by Dr. Kuri in Mex. I could not rest until I found a doctor that would handle my fills or emergency issues if I were not able to get back to Kuri. I made many calls in and around the metro area of St. Paul/Mpls and found that Dr. Sayeed Irkamuddin at the Univ. of MN Hospital - will take patients that have had their surgery in Mexico. I have not recvd his confirmation letter yet (I made an appt to see him in Feb) so I don't know what he's like or how much he charges. He is the Director of Bariatric Surgery and specializes in non-invasive surgery at the U of MN Hosp.

Has anyone heard of him or been to see him???

I had Dr. Ikramuddin for my surgery and follow up and I LOVE HIM. He is fantastic and I concider myself blessed to have him as my doctor. He has good bedside manner, is very good at explaining things, and is very sweet.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Megan

Hi Megan! Great! I emailed you all of my questions about this doc.

So glad you know of hime.

Patti

Megan, I noticed that your post says you have the Swedish Band??? I thought only the Inamed bands were FDA approved in the U.S.? Am I misunderstanding something? I also live in the Twin Cities.

Deb

Nope, Deb. I am part of the FDA trials for the Swedish Band at the U of M.

Hi,

I happened to catch this article someone posted on the SmartBandsters Yahoo message board, and it includes quite a few quotes from Dr. I.

He sounds like quite an accomplished surgeon...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/health/03obes.html?emc=eta1

I had my surgery in another state by a surgeon who is in the orginal trials. Dr.Ikramuddin was part of the trials also but not in Minnesota at the time.

While he did my first fill, his nurse Donna did them after that. I always seemed a little more at ease with her then him!!