Just looking for some feedback on him is all?? I am a self payer and just looking for some info on this Doc. I am getting reaedy to make my appointment soon and I would lke to make sure he is a good guy on the up and up . I'd hate to wake up in mexico with my kidney missing lol . But really I need some good feed back about mr. Santiago so that i feel better aobut making my appointment with destany.

Thank you

Sam

P.S. I know aobut yahoo mexican bansters but I hate how that fourm works its so confusing and besdies you all here seem very nice :-)

Sam,

Dr. Kuri (in Spanish-language cultures, it goes "First Name...Dad's Last...Mom's Last" so that he is Dr. Kuri, whose mother's maiden name is Santiago and that Roberto Rumbaut Diaz you've been reading about is Dr. Rumbaut) is one of the LapBand pioneers. He is where problems are sent by Inamed, the manufacturer. And, while other Mexican doctors proctor US doctors as they learn how to place the band, Kuri prefers to stay home. So, if you have complications of any kind, it is HIGHLY likely he will be available by phone as opposed to on an airplane somewhere.

Now, here's where I get in trouble. One of his facilities (he now has two) is very bare-bones. Very. (When I was last there, the daily rate for a room there was $47.00. And it looked like a $47.00 room to me.)

Now, before I am (again) assaulted, I have NO BASIS to judge what makes a good hospital. And I never saw the OR. And many nurses have been there for surgery and swear by the place. But, had I "signed up" for surgery and walked in without a warning, I'd have walked out. (Yeah, I know. My loss.)

I go to Dr. Kuri for adjustments. I trust him implicitly. Inamed trusts him to fix messes. But I'm a spolied, big city girl and Monterrey had big city (teaching) hospitals, whereas the typical Tijuana hospital is very small and has very few doctors who work there. When I go under, I want to know there's a cardiologist down the hall and a pulmonologist on the next floor and that kind of thing.

You can't go wrong with Kuri.

Sue

One other thing: the first time I stayed at the Palacio Azteca, all went well. The next time, it was okay. The third time, my friend and I had to check out and go elsewhere, as there were REAL plumbing problems and it was a tad icky.

i am thinking of going to see dr kuri as well. your thread was done almost a year ago so i dont know if you will see this. please let me know how things went. i did an search for dr kuri on this sight and this was the only thread that came up. but i also did searches through netscape ext... and have only found good things about him. :bandit