Guest guest Posted June 13, 2001 Report Share Posted June 13, 2001 Dear , While I was searching for surgeons to do my surgery, I also had to make a choice between NYU & Mt. Sinai (I live in NJ). I choose Dr. Ren and NYU even though they were " out of network " and Mt. Sinai and Dr. Gagner were " in network " . I would do it again in a minute. Dr. Ren was fabulous (she did her fellowship under and was trained by Dr. Gagner and assisted him in the first Lap BPD/DS that he did). My lap surgery was done in under 3 hours with only 3 tiny incisions plus one in my bellybutton (and I had 2 previous c-sections). NYU, the recovery room nurses, the support staff and it's floor nurses were fabulous (I had no need for an aide or companion). Dr. Ren's nutritionist, Barrie Wolfe and nurse practioner Gio Dugay are wonderful and easily accessible (very important to me). Every call or e-mail I have made either has a pre-op and as a post-op was answered in a friendly and timely manner. I never got the runaround with paperwork or test results. When I was a newbie post-op, I called Dr. Ren with a non-urgent question and she personally called me back within 10 minutes and she was in Kentucky at a conference! My follow-up was great. Dr. Ren takes alot of time with each of her patients. She really listens to you. My recovery and healing was swift and uncomplicated. Both in the hospital and at home not only did Dr. Ren check on me so did Gio and Barrie. NYU also has a growing friendly support group. So, the answer is YES to going back to NYU if I had to do it all over again. Jane J. 230/195 lbs. Lap BPD/DS April 26, 2001 Dr. Ren NYU Medical Center, NYC www.thinforlife.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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