Looking for a great Lapband surgeon in the dc/maryland/va metro area. If anyone has any suggestions/reccomendations, I would appreciate it so much!!

Thanks and good luck and health!!

J2Mommi

Hi J2mommi,

Where do you live? I was banded on 4/30/07 by Dr. Brody at George Washington University Hospital in DC. Absolutely wonderful hospital, excellent surgeon...very compassionate people. I highly recommend him. In fact, I went to see him this morning for my 2-week check-up. He's a very nice person. If you would like, I can provide you with the phone number to his office. Just let me know. Good luck!

Tina

Hi Tina,

I don't know how far you want to travel but GBMC in Baltimore has a great surgeon Dr. David von Rueden. I haven't had my surgery with him yet but I've met with him and his staff and they are all great.

Good luck,

Gail

Hi, my name is Sonya I reside in the Hyattsville, Md area I'm new to this web site as well, I too have an appointment with Dr. Brody on 6/5/07, but I'm little nervous as well, but very excited about having the Lap Band procedure. I'm little frustrated at this time because I had an appointment with a Doctor in Silver Spring, they had me to have all the necessary test as far as blood work, chest-x ray, nutrition class, and psychiatric. I had all that done on March 23, 07 and they still dont have a schedule date for me for surgery, something sounds fishey so I decided to go with another doctor.

Sonya,

Get a copy of all of the tests that you had run in March. Dr. Brody's office will need that. If you have all of that and everything else that they are looking for, you should get a surgery date in no time. Good luck!!! By the way...you will really like Dr. Brody. He's great!!!

Tina

Ms. Sunshinesonya!

You need to see another doctor. And stop playing with scam artist.

Take care,

Chanda

Thank you for giving me that suggestion, I just made the phone calls to have them sent to Dr. Brody, I wasnt even thinking about that. Just didnt feel like starting all over again. thank you so much. I will keep you and chanda posted, also I forgot to mention chanda is one of my old friends from back in the day.

What doctor did you use for psychiatric evaluation?

Hi everyone,

I just got back from psych. eval.!!! Yeah one step closer! My surgeon's name is Dr. Amir Moazzez. He has an office in Fairfax but it is also starting to work with Dr. Afram in D.C. I am going through the D.C. office. They are just starting to do lap band in that office but Dr. Moazzez has done plenty of lapband surgeries. The surgeries take place at George Washington Hospital. Have had a great experience so far, now just waiting for insurance approval and surgery date!! I'm excited!

Looking for a great Lapband surgeon in the dc/maryland/va metro area. If anyone has any suggestions/reccomendations, I would appreciate it so much!!

Thanks and good luck and health!!

J2Mommi

Hi J2mommi!

I am from Southern MD and I am using Dr. Halmi & Dr. Tran in Woodbridge, VA. I will be having my surgery at Potomac Hospital. They and their staff are great. They are considered a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

Check 'em out.