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Good morning all, hope all is well. I am looking into the Lap Band and went to my first one on one Consult with a Dr. to only find out my insurance is not in network with him. So now, to get 100 % coverage, I have to go through either Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Huntington Memorial in Pasadena, or UCLA. Im from the Bay Area and no nothing about any of these places. Can anyone help me decide...thanks guys!!!:thumbup:

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UCLA is great, I did my clinical for my practitioners there. I do not know much about their Gastric Program but do remembe that it is a teaching University Medical so they will probably have you do through many meetings and appointments but maybe they can work around it since you are so far away.

BTW, who is your insurance carrier?

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My sister inlaw had her lapband several years ago done at UCLA. She had a really good experience and would recommend it.

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Good morning all, hope all is well. I am looking into the Lap Band and went to my first one on one Consult with a Dr. to only find out my insurance is not in network with him. So now, to get 100 % coverage, I have to go through either Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Huntington Memorial in Pasadena, or UCLA. Im from the Bay Area and no nothing about any of these places. Can anyone help me decide...thanks guys!!!:laugh:

Hi, did you have the surgery yet? I ended up going to Dr. Quilici from St. Josephs in Burbank. That's who my insurance would accept.

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MICHELLE FROM LONG BEACH CA. BEING BANDED ON THE JAN. 28,09 (unless cold forces me to push back a week)

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Got banded at Cedars Sinai on 1/3/08. BEST decision I ever made. Dr. Nishi and Dr. Cunneen were the best! I highly recommend Cedars Sinai.

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