PLEASE HELP! ! !:help: :help:

I recently discovered that the doctor I was going to use when medicare kicked in next month is no longer accepting medicare. He supposedly revoked his privlidges with them because they did not pay. Although that does not sound right to me, now I am left to find a good surgeon who can perform the lap band. Can anyone recommend a doctor in the Tampa Bay, New Tampa area? Please provide me with there address and your reviews of them if you would. Any help would be extremely appreciated. The Dr.'s name is Dr. Grossbard I found this out with a call to his office.

Thanks,

Sal

Dr Grossbard has left me high and dry as well. He did my Band and might I say..I have had nothing but problems. I was driving from Orlando over to him for my fills and without any notice to his patients he pulls this. I hope and pray you find a really good surgeon who truly care about his patients not just the bottom line!

I am in your area. Here is who I know of so far:

Dr. Michael Murr, Tampa General Hospital/University of South Florida

Town and Country Weight Loss bariatric., Tampa, 33601 - (813) 329-6098

Palms of Pasadena, 1501 Pasadena Ave St. Petersburg, FL 33707

Surgical Weight Loss Institute 3659 S. Miami Ave. Suite 5002 Miami, FL 33133

LAP-BAND as well as Laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass. At these weight loss seminars presented by John Dietrick, MD, Board Certified Surgeon and member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, you’ll learn what weight loss surgery is, who is a likelycandidate and what it takes to achieve significant loss of excess weight.

UCH Surgical Weight Loss Center 3115 East 138th Avenue Tampa, Fl. 33613

University Community Hospital

University Community Hospital

Tampa Florida

Surgical Weightloss Center 813-615-7077

Surgeon and Hospital fee: $16,625.00

From meeting Dr. Dietrick at a seminar yesterday, I think he seems wonderful. He was patient with explaining things to us, and he went over how the process involves meetings with psychologists, dieticians, etc... to make sure this causes a LIFESTYLE change.

I'm still deciding if I want to take the plunge, but I thought I'd let you know about Dr. Dietrick.

Good luck with your doctor.

I called Grossbard's office regarding fills. Wow did my negative vibe, red flags zinger go off in my head. Pass.

I am going to go to a local seminar here in Tampa but I'm considering have the surgery done in Bradenton by the Bradenton Surgical Group (Dr. Bunch).

Has anyone else used them? I'm too concerned to go out of the country!

DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER DR GROSSBARD. He is a rude man and even my doc said stay away from him. The almighty dollar is his main concern,not patients. I am investigating Dr. Murr in Tampa. I have heard only good about him and u can read patient testimonials on his website. He is with TGH.

Being banded 3/4/08 with Dr. Murr at Tampa General. His team is spectacular and he is a very kind, patient, and thorough surgeon. Looking forward to getting the monkey off my back. Good luckQ