Re: San Francisco Surgeon Search -- correction to 's list

[Guest guest]

> ....

> There are exactly 3 surgeons in the state of California who do the

DS:

Hi :

forgot one, i.e., Dr. Crookes in LA. Dr. Crookes & Dr. Anthone

are both at USC University Hospital. Both are fantastic surgeons and

wonderful human beings, although I have to admit I'm more partial to

Dr. Anthone. (;

> Dr. Rabkin in San Francisco

> Dr. Keshishian in Delano (near Bakersfield)

> Dr. Anthone in LA

By the way, I also investigated the other California surgeons quite

thoroughly before deciding on Dr. Anthone.

Dr. Rabkin is also an extremely accomplished surgeon, with impeccable

credentials, and a great deal of experience both as a general surgeon

as well as in doing the DS.

Dr. Keshishian is the only California surgeon who I cannot recommend,

(although I'm sure others will disagree violently with me). My

reasons for rejecting him are twofold. First, he attended a medical

school called the " American University of the Caribbean. " My

understanding is that the medical schools in the Caribbean take

mostly (exclusively) students who wanted to go to a medical school in

the US, but could not find one that would accept them. Second, he

has only been in practice a short time, and he has performed only

about 50 DS procedures. Personally, I wanted a surgeon who not only

knew how to do the procedure, but who could save my life if something

went wrong while I was on the operating table.

Good luck in your search.

Tom

Panniculectomy, Dr. Anthone, 11/10/2000

Open DS, Dr. Anthone, 03/30/2001

11/10/2000....384

03/30/2001....360

04/19/2001....338

04/22/2001....334.5

05/03/2001....328

05/14/2001....319

05/18/2001....316

68 Ugly Pounds, GONE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

--- tlarussa@... wrote:

> Dr. Keshishian is the only California surgeon who I cannot recommend,

> (although I'm sure others will disagree violently with me). Second,

>he

> has only been in practice a short time, and he has performed only

> about 50 DS procedures. Personally, I wanted a surgeon who not only

> knew how to do the procedure, but who could save my life if something

> went wrong while I was on the operating table.

Wow! What an uninformed and slanderous post, Tom! Dr. K. has actually

performed over 200 DS procedures as a resident in Michigan and has

performed nearly 100 DS procedures in Delano. That is vastly different

from 50. Why do I know this? Because I researched his background before

he did my surgery.

Please get your facts straight before you slander a very fine surgeon.

I entrusted my life to him and he has been BY FAR the best doctor I've

ever encountered. I'm very happy to have chosen him.

H

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[Guest guest]

> Dr. K. has actually performed over 200 DS procedures as

> a resident in Michigan and has performed nearly 100 DS

> procedures in Delano.

First off, I don't count procedures done while still in residency,

because residents can only operate with an attending standing over

their shoulders ready to take over if anything goes wrong.

Second, the 50 surgeries at Delano was based on a post I saw recently

from one of his post-ops. So I sit corrected on that point. He has

performed " nearly 100 " DS surgeries since he got his training wheels

taken off.

> Please get your facts straight before you slander

> a very fine surgeon.

Please learn the meanings of words before you use them in public.

There was absolutely nothing " slanderous " about anything I said. I

simply stated that I would not have surgery done by the man because,

in my opinion, he does not have the qualifications or experience I

require before I am willing to place my life in his hands.

Suppose you were on trial for murder, (unjustly accused I'm

assuming). Would you rather have a defense attorney who just started

trying cases on his own, or would you prefer to have a battle-scarred

veteran who's been in the trenches for a while?

Personally, I would take the veteran over the relative rookie. But,

reasonable people can differ on all manner of things, including both

defense attorneys and surgeons. You are entitled to your opinion, as

I am to mine.

Tom