Re: Mt. Sinai- which Dr. to choose... Empire Bluechoice HMO =- Maggie

January 8, 2001

Maggie,

I had my DS surgery done by Dr. Herron. He is wonderful, both as a

surgeon and a person. He will answer emails, so you could write him

some questions before you have an appointment. He will answer.

Let me know if you want any further details (christadi@...)

Christa

P.S. you can always read my little story at www.duodonelswitch.com

under 'Patients' 'Christa'

> I am getting ready to start the ball rolling and would like some

> advice. Our new insurance (Empire Bluechoice HMO) goes into effect

> Feb. 1st and I have picked Mt. Sinai for the surgery. My main

questuon

> is on the surgeons. How do I choose? I know Dr. Gagner is the most

> experienced, and probably has the longest wait. I'd love to hear

some

> experiences with any of the Drs. at Mt. Sinai (Gagner, Herron,

> Inabnet, Pomp) and/or Bluechoice for the DS. I see Bluechoice has

> approved a lot of open RNY's, but didn't see many DS's listed.

> Thanks'

> Maggie

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