Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 > I spent last week up in Boston for medical appointments and saw Dr. Sims for a follow-up appointment. I agree that Dr. Sims is very good, but the last I knew, she was not taking any new adult patients. She is still seeing the adults she had been, but was only taking new pediatric patients. This could have changed, but this is what I knew from last December. Smiles, a > Re: Update > > > Hi Irene, > I'm not sure why no one else ever recommends Dr. Sims at Massachusetts > General Hospital. She is a close colleague of both Dr. Korson and Dr. > DiMauro. I believe she has a lot of contact with Shoffner, too, though > I'm not as sure. I think she's excellent. (Can you get to Boston?). > > I would say the only limitation with Sims is that Mass General can > only do frozen biopsies. (It's not clear to me whether you want > another biopsy or not.) However, if you can't travel to Atlanta to get > a fresh one, my understanding is that Mass General does frozen > biopsies better than most places. I had one there and have mixed > feelings about the fresh vs. frozen issue. If you are considering > another biopsy, I can say more about it if you'd like. If you don't > want a biopsy, but just need a specialist, Dr. Sims *is* a mito > specialist and I think she's very good. > > Best to you, > Shayna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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