Hi all. Just starting process with Dr Rami Lutfi. Anyone else have him and what was your experience?

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He's my doctor!! I'm scheduled for August 3rd. My brother did his sleeve with him and results were great. His staff and program are top notch and he's a great guy. So far preop I'm feeling good about things.

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I just started with him in late July. I did a lot of research before choosing a surgeon. He is one of the best in Chicago, and he has had a very good success rate and has done a lot of surgeries. When I met him, I was also glad that he was super nice, not judge-y like most doctors, and really understanding of what obese people go through. I still have to go through 5 more months of insurance requirements before surgery, but it's worth the wait, and I'm glad I chose Dr. Lutfi.

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As far as researching how do you do the analysis?

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Well I looked him up on Healthgrades. It shows his education, experience, and awards and recognitions, papers he has written. And on my first appointment I asked about his statistics. How many he surgeries has he done, how often are there complications from his surgeries, etc. I hope this answer is helpful.

I also found some podcasts that he had been on and listened to him talk (to other medical professionals) about his work, and that was also very telling for me about his competency.

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How many has he done?

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He's mentioned something around 700 to 800 when I had my consolation. And based on how busy his office is e every time I had a visit I know that number is increasing.

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He told me that he has done over 800 sleeves. I know he does the other WLS too. And he does regular surgery too, I believe. I have a lot of confidence in him.

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How do you know how long your process will take with dr. Lutfi. he is supposed to be my doctor to and I'm wondering

It's based on your insurance or if you are self pay. My insurance requires 6 months of nutritionist appointments on top of a psych eval, pulmonalogist visit, and cardiologist visit. But don't worry, they go through all of that on your first visit.

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On 8/27/2016 at 1:05 AM, MissJDVSG said:

It's based on your insurance or if you are self pay. My insurance requires 6 months of nutritionist appointments on top of a psych eval, pulmonalogist visit, and cardiologist visit. But don't worry, they go through all of that on your first visit.

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Did you have to pay anything out of pocket for the psych evaluation or did insurance cover it

I had to pay for all of the psych eval because my insurance wouldn't. However, I did it via bariatricpsychevals.com so it only cost me $300, I think (sorry, it's been a while). I hope this helps.

2 hours ago, MissJDVSG said:

I had to pay for all of the psych eval because my insurance wouldn't. However, I did it via bariatricpsychevals.com so it only cost me $300, I think (sorry, it's been a while). I hope this helps.

Thank you