Hi Everyone,

I'm still searching for a surgeon and I've narrowed it down to either Dr Turnquest or Dr Richard Collier. Other than expierence, after surgery support for fills and questions on new eating lifestyle is VERY important to me.

Dr Turnquest seemed very down to earth and easy to talk to during his seminar. He answered all our questions and made sure we understood how HUGE of an effort on our part this would be and that this isn't an easy way out. I liked that he cared enough to be honest. All of my doctors are affiliated with Northwest Medical Hospital and so is Dr Turnquest.

Dr Collier's presentation was very informative and his Surgicenter sounds wonderful. It's a whole center just for patients that have the lapband surgery. And I've heard plenty of good things about him and his staff. Dr Collier is affiliated with Woodlands Memorial Hospital.

How do I choose?

I've heard good things about both of them. I think you will do well with either one. Go with the one you feel the most comfortable with and has the aftercare program you can live with.

Good luck

HI. I am currently working with insurance to get lap band revision surgery approved with Dr. Turnquest. I also had a great feeling about him when we visited. Did you know he was voted one of the "super doctors" in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine? He was voted on by his peers. He also had 2 awards in his office from a hospital where he was voted favorite Doctor by the staff. Having worked in a hospital with doctors... this is a huge honor and says alot about his character. As far as his experience with Laps, his nurse tells me he has done about 80. This is not a huge amount, but in the texas monthly magazine it said he had no complaints against him with the medical board. good luck. hope this helps! Bullit

Dr.Collier is not even Board Certified!!! Unless he recently passed the exam. Scarry right. He is fully allowed to do surgery though. There should be a rule against that!

Dr.Collier is not even Board Certified!!! Unless he recently passed the exam. Scarry right. He is fully allowed to do surgery though. There should be a rule against that!

Certification by specialty boards can indicate a certain level of expertise, but the lack of certification does not indicate the converse. It's just one tool by which we can gather information about a doctor.

Dr. Collier has an excellent reputation; he's practiced surgery for 34 years, 20+ of those in Texas. He's done bariatric surgery since 1989, laparascopically since it was first available; he is certified in these techniques. There has been no action against his license, which is really quite remarkable in this day and age.

I dont have any affiliation with him (I don't even live in Texas any more--and never practiced nursing in any hospital where he had privileges)--but just wanted to remind people that credentials don't tell the whole story.