This is a new Hospital here in Houston and it supposed to be State of the art. Dr. Marvin is doing surgery their for WLS and from what I understand is a regular surgeon as well.

Is anyone familiar with him or the hospital?

UGH is a new hospital on Fannin in the Medical Center. I have not been there, but I've heard good things and I know Dr. Spivak practices there as well.

I haven't heard of the doctor you mentioned, but have heard wonderful things about the hospital. Dr. Spivak did my surgery and is the BEST!

University General Hospital is amazing! My husband and I had our surgeries 2/2/07 and it was like staying at a 5 star hotel! The nursing staff was so great and its a beautiful facility. Each room is private and has its own plasma tv and beautiful artwork, VOIP phone, couch/bed, thermastat, private tile beautiful bathroom, etc. Boyond the facility though I have to say the staff was amazing and so many of them had gastric surgery of some kind as well and were very encouraging. Don't know about your Dr. though, we went through Dr. Spiegel and he was great.

Haven't heard of your doctor, but I know Spiegel and Dr. Garth Davis operate there. I didn't realize that Spivak had also joined them. I wish that it had been open when I had my surgery, but the surgicenter is good as well. Where will you have your fills? Will it be there or at the surgicenter where most of us go in Houston who have Spivak and Spiegel?

UGH is a great facility, I wasn't a patient there but from people i speak to they love it. And actually Dr Spiegel is doing his fills in his office again. Unless you had surgery @ Physician's Surgicenter, otherwise you would have them there if your surgery was at Surgicenter. If at any other hospital then you would come into his office for your fills.