Looking for Arizona Doc Recommendations

yellowroseaz · February 1, 2008

Hi everyone! Has anyone heard of this Doc? RAMON MOURELO

440 N CAMINO MERCADO STE 2

CASA GRANDE, AZ 85222 . I was wondering about him because I live near Casa Grande. Do you have any Docs to recommend to me? Phoenix or Tucson area? I really like this forum. Very informative and fun and it's so great to talk with others who understand what you are going through.

Maya314 · February 4, 2008

I've never heard of that Dr, I'm going to Dr Schwartz in Tucson, and There's Dr Chaisson in Tucson as well.. I have friends who have seen Dr Simpson in Phoenix and I checked out his website and video lecture and really liked him.. Good Luck!

adorkbl · February 4, 2008

I guess it depends on who your insurance will cover. I was self pay so I went to Colorado for my surgery. I tried to find aftercare here in Tucson and had no luck.

I am doing my aftercare in Flagstaff with Dr Berger. Mainly chose him because he uses Fluoro for fills. I love him. I went with a friend for her fill and thought the facilities were excellent and I love the fact that he does fills under fluoro.

I went to a seminar for Dr Blackstone (Scottsdale) and was impressed with her. Had planned on using her in the beginning of my research, until I found out my insurance wasn't going to pay. I also heard she is better for RNY than she is LapBands, that she prefers to do RNY and the majority of her practice is such. That info came from antoher surgeon's staff... so I take that with a grain of salt. *shrug*

I was very impressed with WLIAZ Dr DeBarros & Dr Orris (Tempe). I was going to use them for my follow up care originally, but their program is spendy for a self payer. They are VERY good surgeons and are considered amongst the top 3 in the region.

There is also Dr. Chiasson and Dr. Burpee out of Northwest Hospital in Tucson. I got a great impression from their staff, very friendly. Did not attend their seminar or research them fully. I was looking into them for aftercare.

I was NOT impressed with Dr. Schwartz's staff (Tucson). At all. I guess initially I was disappointed he wouldn't take me for aftercare, but out of all the places I called, his staff took the longest to respond and were not friendly. That was enough for me to know I did not want to have to deal with that office on a long term basis. In all fairness, I have not met with him personally, nor I have researched his practice. He was out of my price range.

Your best bet is to check out ObesityHelp.com. They have a lot of surgeons profiles, along with reviews. That might help you narrow down who you want to look into first. Here is the link for LapBand surgeons in AZ with a profile there. Good luck!